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World Cup Freight Affected

Strikes by transport workers in South Africa are delaying freight which is on its way in preparation for the World Cup. Shipping of equipment for broadcast...
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Posted on May 18, 2010

Strikes in Norway

Having averted a strike by the construction workers' union, the Government of Norway is now faced with industrial action from hairdressers and transport wo...
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Ash affects freight again

UK shipping and forwarding may once again face delays and unpredictable schedules as ash from the Icelandic volcano once again comes into European airspace...
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Stricter rules for freight lorry drivers

From this week, regulations on the drivers of international freight lorries will be more strictly enforced.  Roadside checks on foreign drivers will i...
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Channel Freight disrupted

Freight lorries through the Channel Tunnel were disrupted on Saturday as a Carbon Dioxide sensor triggered an alarm, which caused a Eurotunnel freight trai...
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Freight Transport Association Welcomes Transport Secretary

The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the appointment of Phil Hammond as Transport Secretary in the new coalition government.  Mr Hammond had...
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Posted on May 13, 2010

Tachograph Fraud

The Road Haulage Association has put out a statement today saying that freight truck drivers are abusing their tachographs by jamming them with magnets. Wh...
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Freight Forwarders Networking Event

An international networking weekend organised by 'Freightbook', a specialist networking and collaboration site for freight forwarders, has changed its venu...
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German Air Freight Improvement

Official statistics show a marked increase in air passenger and freight volumes in the first three months of this year.  Air Freight showed record gro...
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Posted on May 11, 2010

BIFA Wants Government Focus on Freight

The Chairman of BIFA wants to ensure that whatever government finally has responsibility for running the country, they will not neglect the freight industr...
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Rail Freight declines in Hungary

The Hungarian rail freight operator, Mav Cargo, has gone into the red after a 25% decline in volumes over the previous year.  This was caused by a red...
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Posted on May 6, 2010

French Waterways flowing again

Barge operators have been blockading the main river freight arteries in northern and eastern France in protest at below-cost rates. An agreement on rates w...
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Oslo freight train crash

A report publishing the results of the investigation into the freight train which crashed in Norway on 24 March, killing three people, blames lack of safet...
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Posted on May 4, 2010

Airfreighter clears backlog

An Antonov air freight plane is being used to clear the backlog of European-bound freight from China.  The freighter is normally used to carry very la...
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