Priority Freight, a leading time-critical logistics specialist has further enhanced its reputation as a provider of expedited logistics solutions, receiving full AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) accreditation for its UK-based Midlands operations. Priority Freight goes the extra mile to ensure it has everything in place to speed up delivery, including obtaining… Read more »
Eddie Stobart extends its UK rail offering to ensure maximum flexibility and reliability for customer supply chains
Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) has today officially announced the launch of a new rail service from the Port of Tilbury to Daventry – the only rail operation from the port for inbound traffic – with a forecast capacity of 200 containers a week. The move is part of its ongoing… Read more »
Europa Air & Sea Team soars into 2019
Europa Air & Sea, a dedicated division of logistics provider, Europa Worldwide Group, is continuing its ambitious growth plans by investing in a new role. Matthew Greenway has recently joined the team, bringing with him a wealth of experience, having spent over 13 years working within the logistics and… Read more »
New Aviation Strategy shows Government is listening to logistics sector, says FTA
Earlier this month (17 December 2018) the government launched its Aviation Strategy Consultation, which details its long-term vision for aviation to 2050. Alex Veitch, Head of Global Policy at the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the only business group representing all of logistics, commented: “FTA fully supports the government’s new… Read more »
Common Transit Convention a positive step forward
The Port of Dover has warmly welcomed the news that the United Kingdom is to join the Common Transit Convention (CTC) in its own right. CTC will enable logistics operators to make a single declaration when despatching their goods which will then cover their entire journey, rather than having to… Read more »
Port of Dover pledges support and celebrates Women in Maritime
The Port of Dover is proud to announce that it has become one of over 80 signatories of the Maritime UK Women in Maritime Pledge. The Pledge states: “We are committed to building an employment culture that actively supports and celebrates gender diversity, at all levels, throughout our organisation and… Read more »
Onward Holdings plans summer launch to logistics market
Onward Holdings Ltd has awarded Tolent Construction the contract to build a new warehouse facility at its Phoenix Park site on the Green Lane Industrial Estate in Featherstone, following the granting of B8 planning permission. The facility should be available to lease by the end of June 2019. It… Read more »
Teesport secures long-term deal with major UK manufacturer creating new jobs and investment
PD Ports, one of the UK’s major port groups, has signed a multi-million pound, five-year contract with British Gypsum, creating new jobs and cementing Teesport’s growing reputation as the premier port for bulk handling on the country’s east coast. Part of the global Saint-Gobain group, British Gypsum, which is the… Read more »
Davies Turner on the move in Scotland
Davies Turner Air Cargo has doubled the size of its branch in Glasgow following a recent move on the Hillington Park business estate. The airfreight subsidiary of the UK’s largest independent freight forwarding company has had a base on the estate since 2004 and has moved into a 10,000 sq… Read more »
One in a million – DP World London Gateway’s one millionth TEU of the year is unloaded from MOL Truth
Last month, DP World London Gateway handled its millionth TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) of 2018 – the first time it has handled a six-figure number of containers in a calendar year. It was an Ocean Network Express (ONE) container that was arriving in the UK on the MOL Truth, a… Read more »
