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Multi Modal Freight terminal for Manchester

The Manchester Ship Canal will be home to the country's largest inland freight terminal, following approval of plans by Salford Council.  The port wil...
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Posted on July 28, 2009

Shipping lines reduce freight capacity

It is becoming difficult to book space on ships out of China due to carriers reducing their freight capacity.  This has meant that shipping lines have...
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Major Setback for Air Cargo

According to the CEO of the International Air Transport Association, air cargo throughout Europe has declined dramatically since last year and 'freight rem...
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Eurotunnel needs freight

Capacity for freight in the Tunnel is far ahead of demand, and Eurotunnel is desperate to attract more freight trains; the difficulty is in co-ordinating t...
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Posted on July 23, 2009

Cheap warehousing encourages expansion

Some freight forwarders are being encouraged to expand their business in spite of the reduction in market volumes.  Warehousing leasing deals are at a...
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Extra Access for Dover

There is a new dock exit system for freight vehicles at Dover, which should dramatically reduce waiting times for vehicles joining the A2 and the A20. &nbs...
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Freight Industry Merger activity

Commentators are reporting a high level of activity in the mergers and aquisitions market for freight forwarding; the larger logistics and freight operator...
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France to Spain Sea Motorway delayed

Political delays have postponed the launch of the first MOS between France and Spain; originally planned to begin service in October, the shipping line est...
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Posted on July 16, 2009

French Rail Freight conflict

The freight division of the French national railways expects to make a loss of about 600m euros this year.  The operator is reviewing its activities a...
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Increase capacity on Motorway of the Sea

The only Motorway of the Sea currently operational is increasing its frequency from three sailings to five sailings per week.  The Bilbao to Zeebrugge...
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Inter-Europe Freight Initiative

The European Commission has a stated policy of encouraging inter-modal transport and taking freight off the overcrowded roads of the European continent. &n...
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New Customs rules

Members of the freight forwarding industry should make sure that they are fully conversant with the new Customs Procedures which were implemented on 1 July...
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Posted on July 14, 2009

FIATA World Congress in Geneva

FIATA is the international non-governmental organisation representing freight forwarders all over the world; this year the World Conference will be held in...
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Collection of cargo from UK Transit Sheds

Requirements for collecting cargo from UK airport transit sheds have been agreed between representatives of the Transit Sheds, the Freight Forwarding commu...
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Debate on Light Dues continues

Trinity House, responsible for most of the lighthouses in the UK and for charging light dues to maintain them, has published a report answering criticisms ...
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EU Promotes Shipping

Although the EU's declared policy is to promote short sea shipping and get freight off the roads, the weight of regulations applied to the shipping and log...
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Posted on July 9, 2009

Trading patterns to change

Indications from the logistics and shipping sector suggest that the recession may have bottomed out for the time being, but commentators are spotting trend...
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Office/warehouse complex for Shanghai

A large Chinese logistics company has just begun work on a new warehouse and office complex at Shanghai Pudong airport.  It is close to Yang Shan, one...
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Challenge for Shortsea Shipping Lines

The bottlenecks inherent in short sea shipping sometimes discourage high volume freight shipper from using sea.  There is stiff competition from road ...
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Dry Bulk Shipping Conference

The sixth annual Dry Bulk Shipping Market Outlook conference takes place on 27/28 October at the Radisson SAS Portman Hotel in London.  The dry bulk f...
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New operators for Gothenburg port

The owner of the Port of Gothenburg, the biggest port in the Nordic region, is inviting private terminal operators to take over the terminals.  This i...
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Posted on July 2, 2009

Freight liability warning

In a case recently in the courts, a freight forwarding company was unable to rely on limited liability because it had mistakenly handled a consignment whil...
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Freight inferno in Italy

Accident investigators are trying to find out what caused a freight train carrying liquified petroleum to explode on Monday night, setting fire to homes ne...
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