Chris Lewis
The Port of Tilbury’s Grain Terminal has completed major construction works with the commissioning of ten, 30 metre tall, steel silos and a flat store with a combined storage capacity of 36,000 tonnes.
The metal silos will be filled and emptied using a new 650 tonne per hour transfer conveyor system. The conveyor also serves as an automated filling system for the 16,000 tonne flat store which has a direct delivery ...
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The Port of Dundee has been chosen as the pre-assembly and marshalling site for the 1.1GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.
Turbine blades, towers and nacelles will be delivered to and pre-assembled at the port’s Renewables Hub before being shipped out for installation 12km off the Angus coast.
Forth Ports-owned Dundee was ...
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Turkish Airlines says it has become the leading European air cargo carrier and the fourth globally, according to the latest IATA World Air Transport Statistics data. It increased its freight tonne kilometres by over 32% in 2021 to 9.2 million The airline now operates 20 all-cargo planes and the number ...
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Intermodal operator Maritime Transport has leased an additional four acres at the iPort terminal in Doncaster from site developer Verdion, doubling the size of its HGV parking facility. Maritime Transport will now be able to accommodate up to 170 HGVs. The business took an initial 4 acres in 2020, including ...
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FTA Ireland (FTAI) has welcomed the opening of the new North Runway at Dublin Airport but also warns that it will bring challenges for express freight operators.
It says that recommendations by the Airport Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) has led to the numerical cap on flights permitted between certain hours being ...
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Ukrainian technology company Awery Aviation Software has pledged its support for an initiative to protect and develop the country’s aviation industry, including the rebuilding of the unique Antonov Mriya AN-225, destroyed when Russian forces tried to occupy the Hostomel base early in the year.
Another Ukrainian startup company Metal Time has ...
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Côte d'Ivoire Terminal (CIT), Abidjan’s second container terminal, is expected to open in November. The APM Terminal joint venture has received six ship-to-shore cranes and seven rubber-tyred gantry cranes from ZPMC, the last delivery of equipment before the terminal goes live.
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Cathay Pacific has extended its Fly Greener carbon-offset programme to its air cargo services.
A calculator works out the carbon emissions of shipments and the cost to offset them and customers can then make a contribution to purchase carbon offsets that come from selected certified carbon-offset projects.
The carbon-offset programme follows the ...
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François Lavallee has been elected chairman of the Board of Directors at the ports of Bouogne Calais while Benoît Rochet has become general manager. Lavallee is also first vice-president of CCI Hauts-de-France and managing director of the Evariste Group. Benoît Rochet was previously deputy director general of Port Boulogne Calais.
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Head of consumer research at ParcelHero, David Jinks is warning that the logistics industry is facing a “perfect storm” with dock, rail and postal workers and even Amazon operatives staging industrial action over the summer.
He said: “It’s estimated that the port strike alone will disrupt trade worth up to £700m ...
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