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Cronus integrates Cardiff to facilitate expansion
Irish company Cronus Logistics has integrated Cardiff into its Irish Sea schedule to “strengthen its expansion of the southern UK to Ireland gateways”. The operation enables the logistics company to...
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Panama Canal Expansion to open in June
The Panama Canal Expansion will be officially inaugurated on Sunday, 26th June marking the end of a project that has taken almost ten years to complete. The existing locks allow the passage of vessels...
View ArticleFTA offers free briefing for shipping container rules
On 14th April, the FTA is offering a free one-hour briefing in London – the session aims to help shippers understand new global regulations for container weights, which come into force on 1st July....
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Culina first to occupy Port Salford
Culina Group has become the first occupier at the newly opened Port Salford National Import Centre. The facility will be branded as Great Bear. It has 45,000 pallet spaces, 30 loading doors, 30,000 sq...
View ArticleEcocem launches £2m handling facility
Ecocem Ireland, the producer of low carbon cement, has launched its first UK-based bulk import terminal along the Manchester Ship Canal, with an investment of £2million. It is working with Peel Ports...
View ArticleDP World unveils container weighing plan
DP World, which operates London Gateway and Southampton, has unveiled its plans an integrated container weighing service to meet the new SOLAS legislation that comes into force on 1st July. It has...
View ArticleP&I warns shippers unprepared for SOLAS weighing amendment
P&I Club (UK) has warned that some terminals and shippers still seem unprepared for, the new SOLAS weighing amendment which comes into force on 1st July, and unless steps have been made, ‘chaos and...
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Briggs supplies BAP with Felixstowe lifting service
Briggs Equipment has won a contract with BAP Group for the provision of lifting services at the Port of Felixstowe. Briggs’ has supplied the warehousing and distribution company’s Port Centric Services...
View ArticlePeel Ports awards £38m contract to Briggs
Peel Ports Group has awarded a £38 million contract to Briggs Equipment to supply materials handling equipment. The seven-year contract includes a three-year extension option and covers ten sites:...
View ArticleDHL expands Thermonet to ocean freight
DHL Global Forwarding has launched DHL Ocean Thermonet, a service for the life sciences and healthcare sector. The service enables round-the clock monitoring of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical...
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Scharwath to head DHL’s forwarding business
Tim Scharwath, is leaving Kuehne + Nagel to join DHL as board member responsible for DHL Global Forwarding and Freight. Tim Scharwath. Kuehne + Nagel revealed last week that Scharwath, who was board...
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Modal threat
Low diesel prices are driving the popularity of road haulage, putting pressure on intermodal services. Alexandra Leonards looks out how operators are responding to the new competitive conditions....
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Don’t be complacent about SOLAS, says BIFA
BIFA has warned the freight forwarding industry to avoid being complacent about new SOLAS rules, after the IMO suggested some leniency would apply for the first three months. The IMO said that there...
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In-port container weighing introduced at Liverpool
Peel Ports has installed weighbridges at the Port of Liverpool, which will be trialed before SOLAS rules come into force on 1st July 2016. The weighing systems have been installed at multi-lane...
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Peel Ports hits biomass milestone
Peel Ports has hit the milestone of dispatching more than 400 freight services from the railheads at Liverpool to Drax power station in North Yorkshire seven months after opening the first phase of its...
View ArticleShippers’ coalition offer guidance for SOLAS
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the TT Club, the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), and the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) have collaborated on a second Frequently Asked...
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MSC supports Liverpool2 trials
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is committing vessel support for Peel Ports’ berthing and marine trials at Liverpool2. The trials started last week with MV MSC Nederland – there will be a number...
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Ports sign pact to improve Northern freight
PD Ports, the Port of Tyne, ABP Ports and Peel Ports have signed an agreement to help improve freight and transport in the North. Geoff Lippitt, PD Ports’ development director. The partnership has said...
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Electrolux chooses DHL for ocean freight
Electrolux has chosen DHL Global Forwarding to handle the majority of its ocean freight Less-Than-Container-Load (LCL) shipments. DHL will handle an estimated cargo volume of over 20,000 cubic metres,...
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Out now: The Top 50
Logistics Manager’s 2016 survey of the Top Third Party Logistics Providers is now available. The survey takes an in-depth look at the Top 50 logistics service providers based on company turnover. The...
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