logistics

Yellow fleet goes East

P&O Ferrymasters is basing some of its ‘Yellow Fleet’ trailers in Hungary, Romania and Slovakia for the first time. The company is currently operating in Poland and the Czech Republic with euro liners, mega trailers and coilers repositioned from its western Europe fleet last September. By adding own-trailers to the existing charter network, company aims to underpin freight management contracts and improve access to the growing spot premium market.   [+]

Russia by rail

The new Russian port of Ust-Luga can now move containers by rail to Moscow and St Petersburg.  The company says that it has the possibility to dispatch up to 30% of its container traffic by rail, by-passing the congested St Petersburg yard. The port’s rail terminal consists of four25-wagon  sidings ... [+]

Fallow sells stake to Singaporeans

Romford-based Fallow International Freight Limitedhas sold a strategic stake in its business to CWT Globelink, the freight arm of Singapore listed CWT, say legal advisors  Birkett Long. Fallow has been renamed Globelink Fallow Limited and has joined Globelink’s global group, whose g network now includes over 100 offices in 25 countries. Globelinksaid ... [+]

Barging into Runcorn

Peel Ports' barge Manchester Ship Canal barge service has moved its first project cargo - a 30 metre high, 20-tonne chemical tank to the Ineos facility at Runcorn. The tank arrived at the Port of Liverpool from Holland on the ACL vessel Atlantic Concert, and made the onward journey on ... [+]

Charter brokers get it together

Cargo charter brokers Pacific Airlift of Singapore, The Charter Store of the US, and recently-formed NEO Air Charter of Germany have joined forces to launch Global Charter Alliance – the world’s first consortium of independent brokers, they say. Their aim is to continue providing highly-personalised service, but will work closely together to ... [+]

AEA calls for transatlantic air security standards

The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has called on the US to fully recognise European cargo security standards and to sign a mutual recognition agreement. AEA secretary-general Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus said in a statement released on 16 April: "At the moment, European airlines have to seek cargo security approval on both ... [+]

‘Merchant of death’ air cargo man gets 25 years

Arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed the "merchant of death", has been sentenced to 25 years in jail by a US judge, the BBC reported. The 45 year old the ex-Soviet officer tuirned cargo airline boss was found guilty in November of attempting to sell arms to a supposed Colombian rebel ... [+]

FPS offers direct groupage option to Hawaii

Famous Pacific Shipping Group member FPS Hong Kong is launching a new direct ocean groupage service to Honolulu, Hawaii It starts in late April, and initially offer fortnightly sailings and will cut transit times currently offered by lines by up to five days. All general cargoes apart from hazardous cargo ... [+]

Lincs goes to Hull

Lincs Wind Farm has chosen ' Port of Hull as one of its logistics bases . The Albert and William Wright Docks will be used for storage and distribution of transition pieces for the new wind farm being developed in the Greater Wash area.   [+]

DFDS and LD get it together

DFDS and Louis Dreyfus Lines have formed a new joint company combining all their Channel routes plus an LDA Mediterranean service. From 1 July, the new company will operate nine passenger and freight ferries on four routes in the Channel and one in the Mediterranean, with DFDS owning 82 % ... [+]

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