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Pharma Freight Hub

This week a new storage and distribution hub dedicated to healthcare only has opened in Italy.  It has access to the major freight arteries, due to its po...
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Posted on May 17, 2013

Norway Ship Tunnel could improve freight transit

The Norwegian government has given its support to an ambitious plan to create a ship tunnel able to accommodate 16000 tonne freight and passenger ships. Th...
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Posted on May 16, 2013

Switzerland – New Logistics Centre

This week saw the beginning of construction of a new logistics centre in Switzerland.  The new location will offer a one stop shop for contract logistics,...
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Posted on May 15, 2013

Freight Container Ship in Accident

A container ship collided with a control tower at the port of Genoa in Italy on Tuesday evening.  It is thought that there were at least six fatalities an...
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Posted on May 14, 2013

Shipping Lines Squeezed out

Smaller shipping lines are abandoning east-west trade routes as they are finding themselves unable to compete in a market dominated by big ships. According...
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Posted on May 9, 2013

Rail Freight to compete with road

Rail Freight terminals in the UK are being expanded to accommodate 750 metre trains.  New logistics terminals at London Gateway and Felixstowe are also pr...
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Posted on May 6, 2013

Sea freight rates decline on Asia Europe

Although some shipping lines are withdrawing capacity in an attempt to improve rates, other carriers are still taking delivery of new ships, tending to can...
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Posted on May 5, 2013

New Rail Freight Terminal for Sweden

Karlskrona in Sweden is to be the site of a new rail freight terminal, which will improve inter-modal transport options for freight forwarders and industry...
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Posted on April 30, 2013

Global Freight Awards

The date of the annual Freight Awards ceremony for 2013 has just been announced. ON 20 November, entrants will compete for prizes such as 'Young Freight Fo...
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Posted on April 29, 2013

Freight on Water

Moving freight on coastal and feeder shipping services has created an 'M6 of the North Sea', offering a more environmental friendly way of transporting car...
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Posted on April 28, 2013

More Funds for Freight Dividend

The European Regional Development Fund is increasing its funding to Haven Gateway to enable it to extend its 'Low Carbon Freight Dividend' to coastal and s...
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Posted on April 27, 2013

Swedish Freight Standstill

Unless employers and unions come to an agreement beforehand, industrial action is likely to bring freight in Sweden to a standstill later this week.  Swed...
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Posted on April 24, 2013

Freight Disruption Sweden

The Transport Workers Union of Sweden has given final notice of industrial action to the employers' association.  From tomorrow, freight forwarding traffi...
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Posted on April 23, 2013

Freight Forwarders report growth

According to the latest Danske Bank European Freight Forwarding Index, European Freight Forwarders are reporting improving volumes and expect this to conti...
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Posted on April 20, 2013

Breakfast Freight moves to Canal

Kellog has increased the volume of breakfast cereals to be transported via the Manchester Ship Canal container shuttle.  Hundreds of freight trucks will b...
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Posted on April 18, 2013

New Sea Highway from Spain

Two European ro-ro operators are co-operating to offer a sea highway for freight moving between Spain and the UK.  They are hoping to attract viable volum...
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Posted on April 16, 2013

New Cargo Flight to Tokyo

A new daily non-stop flight from Dubai to Tokyo will start on 3 June.  Haneda Airport in Tokyo is the second biggest airport in Asia, and the new flight w...
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Posted on April 14, 2013

Freight Association welcomes electronic bill

The British International Freight Association has welcomed the approval by IATA and FIATA of the standard for the multilateral electronic air waybill. The ...
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Posted on April 12, 2013

Frankfurt Germany loses freight volume

Frankfurt airport has announced that there will be fewer freighter flights in its summer timetable.  The number of freighter departures per week will be r...
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Posted on April 6, 2013

China Tackles Freight Trucks

At last the authorities in China are taking action on the safety standards of freight haulage operators. 28% of all road traffic accidents involve a commer...
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Posted on April 5, 2013

Targets to force freight back to roads

A report commissioned by the UK Chamber of Shipping suggests that new emission targets could force freight back on to the roads from the sea. From the year...
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Posted on March 31, 2013

New Rail Freight Terminal Felixstowe

A new rail freight terminal opening this summer in Felixstowe should enable the port to double its capacity. The port already has the busiest intermodal ra...
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Posted on March 29, 2013

Russia container freight flourishes

An shipping industry leader says that Russia 'remains a bright spot' in the global container industry. Growth is more than double that of the global averag...
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Posted on March 24, 2013

French Snow halts freight

Last week heavy snow in France caused chaos on the A1 Paris to Lille motorway, as thousands of freight trucks came to a standstill.  Operation Stack on th...
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Posted on March 20, 2013

Giant Freight Container Ships

Whilst shipping lines can benefit from the scales of economy offered by larger and larger freight ships, terminal operators have concerns about being able ...
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Posted on March 19, 2013

Air Freight volumes for 2012

In 2012 freight traffic handled at European airports decreased by 2.8% over the previous year.  The two Moscow gateways, Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo, howe...
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Posted on March 16, 2013

Air Freight Growth

Air freight traffic in Europe grew by 1.9% in January, according to the Airports Council International. ACI wanted to emphasise that the increase in freigh...
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Posted on March 15, 2013

Intermodal Freight Terminal on River Tees

A new intermodal freight and logistics terminal on the river Tees has begun its first phase of operation.  The terminal has a direct link to the East Coas...
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Posted on March 10, 2013

Freight ro-ro and lo-lo report

According to a freight industry report recently published, the shipping capacity serving the UK's short sea trailer and container freight demand was suffic...
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Posted on March 9, 2013

Calais Freight Reduction

Last year Calais suffered a double-digit reduction in freight tonnage compared with the year before.  A French shipping line cancelled sailings through th...
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Posted on March 8, 2013

Indian Rail Freight Development

The French national railway has signed an agreement with India's railway board to co-operate on the modernisation of the country's rail network.  India ha...
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Posted on March 7, 2013

Freight Threat from A9 expansion

Plans to dualise the A9 Perth-Inverness road may lead to loss of freight traffic from the parallel railway.  The Rail Freight Group has accused the transp...
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Posted on March 6, 2013

Freight Rates squeezed in Europe

Road freight rates in Europe were pushed down last year because of growing capacity in the market.  In the last quarter of 2012, the European road freight...
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Posted on March 2, 2013

More freight corridors for India

Indian Railways is planning to build five new freight corridors, in addition to the two already under implementation. Feasibility studies are being underta...
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Posted on March 1, 2013

Logistics Fair

The SITL Logistics Solutions Fair takes place from 26 to 28 March 2013 in Paris. Logistics and freight operators will be exhibiting to potential clients an...
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Posted on February 27, 2013

French Rail Freight Appeal

The French rail operator SNCF is appealing against a fine levied on the rail freight division.  The company president says that the fine is unfair, becaus...
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Posted on February 25, 2013

Shipping hopes for peak

Ocean shipping lines are hoping that the traditional July-October cargo rush will take place this year, having failed to materialise in 2012.  Freight rat...
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Posted on February 23, 2013

Freight Containers made in Chile

The world's largest shipping line has set up its new insulated container factory in San Antonio, Chile.  This is the first such production facility outsid...
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Posted on February 20, 2013

New Container Freight Terminal in Kenya

A new inland freight container station has been opened 4km from the port of Mombasa in Kenya.  The facility has direct rail links to the port and inland c...
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Posted on February 14, 2013

New Freight Interchange Approved

Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local government, has finally approved Planning Permission for the Strategic Rail Freight Intercha...
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Posted on February 11, 2013

Logistics Conference

Once again the British International Freight Association hosted an awards ceremony designed to highlight the skills within the industry.  Awards were give...
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Posted on February 10, 2013

Logistics Conference

One of the largest supply chain conferences in the UK will take place at Birmingham NEC from 23 - 25 April.  Designed to benefit all kinds of shippers - w...
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Posted on February 9, 2013

Manchester Ship Canal Freight

A larger vessel is being commissioned for the Manchester Ship Canal due to increased customer demand.  An upgrade in May 2012 has already removed hundreds...
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Posted on February 8, 2013

London Container Freight Improvement

Although overall trade through terminals on the River Thames fell by 10% during 2012, container freight traffic increased.  One of the largest cargo handl...
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Posted on February 7, 2013

New Freight Route for Spain

A new sea freight route to Spain will open on 19 March.  The ferry will depart from Poole on Tuesday, call at Bilbao in the mid afternoon on Wednesday and...
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Posted on February 2, 2013

Rail Freight Access charges

The Rail Freight group said it was disappointed at the conclusions of the Office of the Rail Regulator on track access charges.  These charges will apply ...
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Posted on February 1, 2013

Container Freight Boost in Korea

Throughput of freight containers in 2012  rose 4.1% compared with the previous year at South Korean ports.  Most of the increase was due to transhipment ...
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Posted on January 31, 2013

Record Freight Trucks for Eurotunnel

Rail shuttles through Eurotunnel last year carried more freight trucks than ever before.  Overall revenue increased by 14%, but there was a 3% reduction i...
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Posted on January 29, 2013

Denmark to charge freight truckers

The Department of Finance and Ministry of Taxation in Denmark are developing a system to charge freight vehicles a levy for using the roads.  The plan is ...
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Posted on January 27, 2013

Freight Vehicles in Sweden – stronger regulations

Following a serious accident involving three freight lorries earlier this month, the Department of Transport in Sweden is considering stricter laws to regu...
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Posted on January 26, 2013
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