Construction work for CMA CGM’s new multi-temperature warehouse at DP World London Gateway has started. Eric Legros, CMA CGM Vice President Specialised Products and Value-Added Services and Jean Vanmalle, Business Development Manager Inland – Supply Chain & Logistics joined DP World executives for a ground-breaking ceremony at DP World London… Read more »
New Watchdog data reveals the UK transport and logistics sector remains on the right track
Figures released today in the latest quarterly Creditsafe Watchdog Report show promising signs of growth for the UK’s Transport and Logistics sector, as the total value of sales, number of employees and number of active companies all increased year-on-year. The sector’s total sales figures grew by 6.3% to £210bn… Read more »
UK freight forwarders association expresses surprise at the recent news on the UK Government’s plans for Customs
The trade association for UK freight forwarders has expressed its surprise at the recent report in the Times newspaper that the UK Government is planning to invest £8 million in customs training and automation to support the extra demand for customs brokerage services in the event that the UK leaves… Read more »
Descartes successfully submit first declarations under new Customs Declaration Service
Descartes Systems UK Ltd is proud to announce that the first successful declarations submitted via HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) new Customs Declaration Service in the UK were achieved with Descartes e-Customs. The Customs Declaration Service or CDS is the new system for managing import and export customs declarations, replacing… Read more »
Europa Air & Sea Jets Towards £35m Turnover
The Air & Sea division of the UK’s largest independent freight forwarder, Europa Worldwide Group, is celebrating reaching a turnover of £35million having achieved its best-ever quarterly results. Europa Air, which is based at Europa’s Heathrow site, and Europa Sea, based at the business’s Birmingham site, have both achieved record… Read more »
Start-up London Forwarder Races Ahead with Four New Managers
Start-up London forwarder FSC Oceans, which has just broken through the £1m turnover mark in less than 6 months, is accelerating its growth plan with the appointment of four experienced managers. Headquartered in Fulham, the business specialises in a variety of sectors including automotive, FMCG, industrial, oil & gas, high… Read more »
Finding the right synergy between going global and staying local
With the advent of globalization, businesses have opened themselves up to new areas of growth but often to the detriment of their local business environments. Conversely local businesses may be reluctant to ride the globalization wave due to change which comes too much and too fast. Global for some is… Read more »
Europa Road Acquires Continental Cargo Carriers
Ambitious logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group has today (01.06.18) announced that it has acquired the specialist part and full load operator, Continental Cargo Carriers. Privately-owned Europa, headquartered in Dartford, has bought Oostende headquartered Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC) which started its trailer freight activities in 1983. Europa’s Managing Director, Andrew Baxter,… Read more »
Europa Motoring Towards Bumper Year
The UK’s largest independent freight forwarder, Europa Worldwide Group, is tracking ahead of forecast with turnover expected to reach around £200m by the end of the year as the business marks five years since it was acquired by current Managing Director Andrew Baxter. Since then, the business has doubled… Read more »
A match made in Malta for Europa Road
The small island nation of Malta has become the latest addition to Europa Road’s product range with the announcement of a new weekly service between its capital Valletta, and Europa’s £30m 1hub facility in Dartford, the UK’s largest European groupage hub. Malta is the second farthest destination on Europa… Read more »
