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Amsterdam Welcomes Cocoa Shipping

Although export handling problems with Ghana have been reported in the trade press, three shipping groups are set to continue collecting from there and use...
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Posted on December 22, 2011

Longer Freight Trains in France

in 2009 the French government announced plans to promote sustainable freight transport.  Contributing towards this goal are 'train motorways' which can ta...
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Logistics Growth Review

The Government's Logistics Growth review, published at the end of last month emphasised the importance of the logstics industry working with local authorit...
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Posted on December 21, 2011

Freight Conditions under Review

The General Conditions of the Nordic Association of Freight Forwarders are generally used within the Nordic countries (ie, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finl...
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Posted on December 20, 2011

Freight Transport backs Mary

The Freight Transport Association has spoken out in support of recent recommendations in a review of the retail industry by Mary Portas. The review makes 2...
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Posted on December 19, 2011

Transport and Logistics Awards for Women

Nominations for the MAN Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards close on 13 February. One in eight people work within the transport and logistics indu...
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Posted on December 18, 2011

Freight drivers stopped by blizzard

As Scotland faced its worst blizzard for twenty five years on 8 December, police were forced to stop lorry drivers, cars and pedestrians from braving the r...
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Posted on December 17, 2011

Freight Project Mars

Last week a project freight forwarder was responsible for shipping to Cape Canaveral major parts needed for a rover mission to Mars. NASA' s most ambiti...
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Posted on December 16, 2011

US freight blockaded

Ports on the West Coast of the USA came to a halt earlier in the week as Occupy Wall Street protesters blocked freight trucks at ports.  Freight and logis...
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Posted on December 15, 2011

Weather halts IoM Freight

Stormy weather has affected freight traffic to the Isle of Man as gale force winds threaten the island.  Essential supplies of medicines and foodstuffs ha...
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Posted on December 14, 2011

Rhine Shipping threatened

During one of the driest Novembers in record in Europe, shipping on the Rhine was forced to carry reduced volumes of freight, with consequent increases in ...
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Posted on December 13, 2011

New Rail Freight Terminal for Felixstowe

A new rail terminal at Felixstowe will be the first in the UK to be able to handle longer, 30-wagon freight trains which allow more containers to be moved ...
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Posted on December 12, 2011

Rail Freight disruption in France

Next year France's railway network will be modernised at around 1000 locations, as part of a plan to renovate the whole rail structure by 2016. Most of th...
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Posted on December 11, 2011

Rail Freight Encouragement

Last week the Government issued Policy Guidance on Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges. This is part of the Logistics Growth Review.  The Government supp...
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Posted on December 10, 2011

EU investigates China steel imports

Eurofer, the European steel producers' group, has filed an anti-dumping complaint with the European commission against imports of organic-coated steel from...
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Posted on December 9, 2011

Freight Service Awards Ceremony

The 23rd awards ceremony organised by the British International Freight Association will be held on Thursday 19 January in London. Industry members have be...
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Posted on December 8, 2011

International Freight Forwarders day

This annual international forum for professionals in the transport, freight forwarding an logistics industry will be held in Odessa.  The day commemorates...
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Posted on December 7, 2011

Freight Industry Sigh of Relief

The Freight Transport Association, together with other Drivers' and Freight organisations, has welcomed the Chancellor's decision to postpone the projected...
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Posted on December 6, 2011

Severn Toll Hike for Freight Drivers

Freight operators using the Severn crossing, already the most expensive toll in the UK, will have to pay 90p more in the New Year. The Freight Transport...
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Posted on December 5, 2011

Timber Exports to China

While China - in spite of slowing economic growth - is still exporting tons of finished product to the West, few industries have succeeded in increasing ex...
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Posted on December 4, 2011

Gothenburg Logistics Area Grows

A major tyre supplier will be the first company to set up its operations in the new Tankgatan logistics area adjacent to the port of Gothenburg in Sweden. ...
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Posted on December 3, 2011

Tumbling freight rates continue

Container freight rates are continuing to fall while shipping lines have excess capacity and compete with each other for reducing volumes of cargo. Rates o...
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Posted on December 2, 2011

Irish Shipping still declining

The latest statistics from the Irish Maritime Development Office show that only one of the five principal freight segments showed any growth over the same ...
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Posted on December 1, 2011
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