Freight News
BIFA policy and compliance advisor Igor Popovics is urging companies to “practice, practice, practice” ahead of introduction of the latest iteration of the EU’s transit system, NCTS5 on 22 January. They should also check with their software providers that they can support the new regime.
In an episode of BIFAlink TV on 23 October, he said that NCTS5 will usher in a paperless environment, with the paper transit document disappearing from ...
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The Port of Tilbury, as part of the London Construction Hub, has hosted a tour of its facilities by several businesses, in conjunction with Essex Chambers of Commerce. They were given an in-depth look at the streamlined supply chain operations, vast storage capabilities, and 24/7 ...
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Normally, the mundane matter of vessel berthing trials are of interest only to shipping experts but a row has broken out in the Isle of Jersey.
Jersey and Guernsey are in the final stages of a competitive tender for a 15-year contract for the islands’ main ...
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Massachusetts-based Cold Chain Technologies has acquired fellow packaging specialist Tower Cold Chain in the UK for an undisclosed sum.
CCT provides advanced thermal packaging and digital monitoring solutions for temperature-sensitive life sciences products.
Founded in 1999, Tower designs, manufactures, and operates a fleet of passive reusable temperature-controlled ...
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DHL eCommerce UK has appointed Julian Harrison (top) as chief information officer. He has spent 12 years in retail and FMCG businesses including senior tech roles at ASOS and Marks and Spencer. He also held the role of Head of Technology, Fulfilment and Enterprise at ...
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Rotterdam’s container throughput increased 3% in terms of weight to 101.1 million tonnes and 2.2% in volume terms to 10.4 million TEU in the first nine months of 2024, said the port authority. The rise occurred against a background of a 0.4% decrease in total ...
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DP World has opened a forwarding office in Panama City, offering multimodal freight services, customs clearance and warehousing. It follows the opening of a similar office in Bogotá, Colombia earlier this month and already has outlets in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Suriname. DP ...
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DHL Express and DHL Global Forwarding have signed the largest ever sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) agreement with IAG Cargo.
The partners plan to use an extra 60 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under a renewed contract with IAG Cargo in 2024 and 2025. They ...
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DHL Express has started work on expanding its aircraft apron and a 305,000sq ft aircraft maintenance facility at its main US hub in Cincinnati. The $292 million scheme includes eight new gates, bringing the total at the gateway to 75 and is expected to be ...
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Iraq has acceded to the TIR Convention, paving the way for the implementation of the United Nations transit system in the country. The International Road Transport Union (IRU) said the TIR system would cut border waiting times significantly by allowing trucks to cross borders without ...
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