GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced a new three-year deal with fellow rail freight company DB Cargo UK to undertake the maintenance of ten Class 60 locomotives as well as providing technical in-field support. The agreement will see GBRf’s engineering team work closely with DB Cargo UK to drive locomotive performance… Read more »
Xeneta container rates alert: grim economic outlook spurs slight fall in long-term ocean freight rates
Long-term contracted ocean freights fell for the second consecutive month, and are now 1.3% down year-on-year, as the ramifications of Coronavirus continue to shake the foundations of the global economy. According to the latest XSI® Public Indices report from Oslo-based Xeneta, rates fell by 1.8% in June, following on from… Read more »
Powering the supply chain – Peel Ports and CLdN introduce new Spanish / UK RoRo service
European short sea Ro-Ro specialist CLdN have introduced a new call at the Port of Liverpool, opening the first pure RoRo service in a triangle trade between Santander (ES), Liverpool (UK) and Dublin (IE). The new service will operate a weekly loop connecting Spain directly to the UK and Ireland…. Read more »
BG Freight Line introduces tri-weekly Dublin-Liverpool service to meet growing demand in the Irish Sea
BG Freight Line has taken a positive step by adding an additional weekly service call to meet the growing demands of container traffic between Liverpool and the Irish Sea hub. The newly announced service will call between Liverpool and Dublin on a tri-weekly basis, ensuring a regular facility to the… Read more »
Humber container terminal update: Ship to shore cranes on the way to Immingham
Last week, two new ship to shore cranes worth £11.5 million have left manufacturers in China on their way to the Port of Immingham as part of the Humber Container Terminal expansion. The cranes are part of a £33million upgrade and improvement programme at Immingham Container Terminal (ICT) to future… Read more »
In safe hands: the 2.3MW turbine destined to power 1,100 Cornish homes
Bristol Port’s agility in handling project cargo came to the fore again this month as a flurry of turbine parts arrived destined for a new wind farm in Cornwall. The 2.3 megawatt Enercon turbine will supply green energy to 1,100 Cornish homes and its shipment, through Bristol Port, for onward… Read more »
Port Welfare Fund to support seafarers visiting the Tyne
Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, has raised almost £18,000 for the benefit of seafarers visiting the River Tyne. The Port of Tyne Welfare Fund gives shipping lines the option to pay a voluntary levy each time one of their vessels comes into Port. The optional… Read more »
Solent Stevedores set to expand its container handling facility at DP World London Gateway
Award-winning stevedoring company, Solent Stevedores, begins work today to expand its empty container handling facility at DP World London Gateway. Solent Stevedores first opened the five-acre facility at London Gateway in 2016. The expansion will increase their site by 82% and will be fully operational by the end of 2020…. Read more »
Comment from FTA on the Prime Minister’s announcement on social distancing / retail opening
Following yesterday’s (23 January) announcement by the Prime Minister on the re-opening of some areas of retail, Elizabeth de Jong, Policy Director at FTA said: “The logistics industry, which directly impacts more than seven million people employed throughout the supply chain, has welcomed the news that more of the economy… Read more »
NHS thanks kind-hearted team at Aztek Logistics
A Hertfordshire-based logistics company has been thanked by the NHS for providing vital storage for essential PPE during the coronavirus pandemic. Aztek Logistics, which is a shareholder member of the award-winning Pallet-Track network, stepped up to help the NHS East Ambulance Service after the service received an influx of PPE…. Read more »
