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Freight companies unprepared for 2012

A survey published by the Freight Transport Association has revealed that most of its respondents are completely unprepared for the disruption to collectio...
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Posted on July 30, 2011

Container shipping rates tumble

Having announced last week that they would impose a freight increase on the Asia Europe route in August, shipping lines have revealed that spot rates have ...
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Posted on July 29, 2011

Antwerp freight increase

The port of Antwerp in Belgium is out-doing rival ports by increasing freight volumes for both cars and ro-ro tonnage.  Volumes increased by more than 10%...
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Posted on July 28, 2011

FTA defends trailer heights

The Freight Transport Association has voiced concerns that the European Commission has suggested the UK should conform to the minimum trailer height of Eur...
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Posted on July 27, 2011

Freight Saves Eurotunnel

A spectacular increase in freight traffic has helped Eurotunnel to get back in the black during the first half of 2011.  Truck shuttles increased by 21% o...
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Posted on July 26, 2011

Mumbai Congestion

Container shipping lines are imposing surcharges on shippers, to recoup the extra costs caused by drastic congestion at Mumbai, the busiest port in India. ...
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Shipping between Murmansk and China

A gas tanker followed by three ice breakers left Murmansk on Saturday carrying gas condensate for China.  The journey will take two weeks, and the crew ...
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Posted on July 6, 2011

Freight Upgrade for Southampton rail

Network Rail is hoping to remove up to 50 000 freight container lorries per year from the roads by up-grading a second rail route from Southampton docks. Â...
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India invests in ports and shipping

India's Ministry of Shipping is forming a new port operating and shipping company called Indian Ports Global.  The company will act as the investment arm ...
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Posted on July 5, 2011

EU Import controls for plastic kitchenware from China come into force

EU controls on the Import of polyamide and melamine plastic kitchenware from China and Hong Kong came into force on 1st July 2011. The full details are con...
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Posted on July 4, 2011

Container volumes weaken

A recently published report on North Europe produced by Hackett Associates and the Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics shows that volumes ...
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New Rail Freight Course

The first of a new series of courses designed by the Rail Freight Group and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has just been completed.  T...
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Posted on July 2, 2011

Logistics Mergers and Acquisitions

New research from Barclays Corporate and Grant Thornton suggest that more consolidation should be expected in the UK logistics sector.  Most of the countr...
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Posted on July 1, 2011
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