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Davies Turner welcomes closer Türkiye ties

Freight forwarder Davies Turner welcomed the news on 18 July that the UK and Türkiye (Turkey) have committed to negotiate an updated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and deepen the relationship between the two countries. Tariff-free arrangements like the one signed in 2020, which was rolled over from when the UK left the EU, covering goods, but not areas such as services, digital and data bring benefits to UK importers and exporters, ... [+]

Third safety gold in a row for Davies Turner

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has awarded forwarder Davies Turner a Gold Award for the third consecutive year. Group health and safety, insurance and environmental manager, Carl Inman, said: “In a very competitive awards scheme, to receive a Gold Award once is an achievement. To score a ... [+]

DT’s DDP offers smooth sailing for exporters

Davies Turner says it is seeing excellent results from the full Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) solution for UK to EU export service introduced after Brexit. The DDP solution is available to most EU countries. Head of European network, Danny Southby,  explained that the service can simplify shipping for some EU-based businesses ... [+]

Davies Turner goes direct to India

Davies Turner has launched a direct weekly LCL service from the UK to Nhava Sheva, near Mumbai in India. The forwarder’s previous service to Nhava Sheva was via transhipment in Jebel Ali, but by going direct, the forwarder can offer a 25 day port to port transit time. There are ... [+]

Davies Turner deal to keep boxes moving

Freight forwarder Davies Turner has signed an agreement with Transport Equipment Services to provide a dedicated truck fleet to move containers to and from the ports of Felixstowe, London Gateway and Southampton. With the domestic and international haulage market still in a difficult situation, with a lack of drivers, port ... [+]

Davies Turner offers a helping hand

Davies Turner is distributing 20% of the profits made in its last financial year to staff that have been in the company's employment for that time. The independent forwarder said it hoped that the payments in August and December would help to reduce the impact of the rising cost of ... [+]

Davies Turner to build Midlands logistics hub

Freight forwarder Davies Turner is to open a 140,000sq ft multi-user logistics hub at Atherstone in the Midlands in Spring 2023. It will offer quick access to the M1 and M6 motorways and rival in size the company’s largest logistics hub at Avonmouth, near Bristol, bringing Davies Turner’s nationwide warehousing and ... [+]

Davies Turner names new senior management

UK independent freight forwarder Davies Turner has added to its board of directors at its surface freight and logistics subsidiary Davies Turner & Co.Head of ocean Tony Cole joins Darren McLaughlan who heads up the subsidiary’s operations in Scotland along with Jason Edwards who is head of freight services for ... [+]

China rail gets back on track

Davies Turner says its Express China rail freight service to the UK is getting back on track after a difficult 2021, and is achieving a 29-day transit time from departure in Wuhan to arrival at UK depots. Soaring demand created by the extreme air and ocean freight difficulties contributed to operational ... [+]

Mainfreight boosts Davies Turner in Benelux

Davies Turner says its business in the Benelux region has gone from strength to strength since starting a daily trailer service with partner Mainfreight between the Netherlands and the UK in June last year.Head of European network at Davies Turner, Danny Southby says that the exclusive cooperation agreement with the ... [+]

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