All Logistics & Cold chain articles – Page 163
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ArticleIndustry faces crisis if Calais drama drags on
Suppliers will face 'serious problems' if Calais disruption continues past summer and into main UK import window
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ArticleNew banana freight route calls at Tilbury
A new service from CMA CGM will link west Africa with Europe and the UK on a weekly rotation calling at the Port of Tilbury
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ArticleAPMT enters Colombia
Terminal operator invests in JV in Cartagena, South America’s second busiest container port
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ArticleHauliers switch to east of England ports
Teesport, Hull and Tilbury have seen significant rises in freight numbers while Calais haulage firms are forced to raise costs
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ArticleLong-term Geest Line ship marks 100th journey
Klipper Stream, which has travelled 1.2m miles and carried 2.6bn bananas, has set sail for the Caribbean after celebratory event
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ArticleMaersk welcomes Suez expansion
The group, the largest customer of the Suez Canal gives the thumbs up to the expansion of the Suez Canal and the advantages it entails
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ArticleBeijing orders Cosco and CSG to merge
China Ocean Shipping Group (Cosco) and China Shipping Group are planning a merger, according to Chinese press reports
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ArticleNew terminal for Jebel Ali port
The Dubai port is set for expansion in the build-up to Expo 2020, with a new container terminal expected to add 3.1m TEU to its capacity by 2018
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ArticleAstronauts eat ‘first-ever’ space lettuce
Romaine lettuce grown using NASA’s bespoke growing system Veggie has been harvested for eating and analysis
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ArticleAPM acquires Italian container facility
Vado Ligure Reefer Terminal to be upgraded, and operated as a single unit with new deep-water semi-automated container terminal
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ArticleChina cracks down on port costs
The Chinese government is cutting the costs of services at its ports in an attempt to draw in more business
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ArticleDirect airfreight on cards for Tasmania
Export opportunities abound in a potential direct airfreight service from the Australian island-state to Asia
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ArticleSuez expansion lowers waiting times
Egypt’s expansion of the Suez canal will please shippers, but critics raise dire need for investment in Nile Delta
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ArticleRSA fruit caught up in container ship explosion
Several containers of South African citrus bound for the Middle East believed to be among cargo of damaged vessel
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ArticleAirfreight slowdown continues
Stagnating global markets resulted in a slowdown in aircargo demand in June, reports the IATA
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ArticleFresh produce excluded from Operation Stack
Vehicles carrying perishable produce can now travel straight directly to Port of Dover and Eurotunnel under new measures
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ArticleHauliers fined £4m for having migrants in their vehicles
More than 3,300 fines were issued by UK Border Force staff in 2014-15, up from 2,177 in 2013-14, according to BBC News
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ArticleAir cargo market slows
The outlook for the international air cargo market is uncertain as global trade slows, say experts
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VideoKent fruit packer 'finds woman and child in lorry'
Migrant stowaways, trodden fruit pallets and escalating order cancellations are now ‘weekly occurrence’, says distributor