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Guide to freight transportation and logistics. Freight shipping and cargo logistics via all modes of transport including forwarding, cargo, freight, trucking, air freight, cargo shipping, express freight, freight forwarders, intermodal, container companies, third party logistics providers, maritime, moving, storage, railroads, trucking, customs house brokers, steamship companies, transportation brokers, freight clearinghouses, leasing and capital equipment financing, shipment tracking, shipment...

Boost for UK Apprenticeship Scheme Wins Approval from Freight Forwarders Extra Money Announced by Government and Welcomed UK – The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association that represents UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, says that it welcomes the news that the government is increasing incentive payments to companies that hire a new apprentice. The expansion of the scheme means that employers will now receive £3,000 for new apprentices of any age...

Freight Loyalty Programme Sees Another Nation Sign Up WLP Moves In on South America URUGUAY – WORLDWIDE – The World Logistics Passport (WLP), a loyalty programme which aims to overcome non-tariff trade barriers by incentivising increased trade through more efficient and cheaper trade processes, gained more ground this week. Spawned in the UAE the Passport saw Uruguay’s Ministry of Foreign Relations sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), meaning more than ten countries are now part of ...

Another Contract Win for Rail Container Haulage Operation Intermodal Group Extends Partnership with Box Line UK – Another win for Maritime Transport this month with the start of a new contract providing committed space for the movement of containers by rail across the country. The two year deal with Maersk commenced on March 1. Under the terms of the new contract, Maersk will utilise four of Maritime’s intermodal services daily, including two from the Port of Felixstowe to Maritime’s Wak...

Channel Tunnel Firm Opens Web Portal Customs Alternative Clearances Possible Away from Borders FRANCE – UK – In the battle to speed up Customs clearances, often delayed by post Brexit problems, Eurotunnel has partnered with inspection, controls, and certification group SGS, to offer customers a web-portal Customs transit solution for those who wish to move their goods under Common Transit Customs procedures and carry out their Customs clearance operations away from the borders. The SGS Tra...

Scrubber Technology Group Looks at Utilising Carbon Capture One More Way the Shipping Industry Looks to Clean Up FINLAND – WORLDWIDE – Two of the most contentious subjects as regards the reduction or elimination of harmful emissions produced by the worlds ocean going shipping fleet are scrubbers and carbon capture. Nevertheless the technologies exist and are seen by many as suitable routes to assist in the environmental fight. As one of the main marine exhaust gas cleaning system manufactu...

Haulage and Warehousing Outfit Scoops a Massive Cash Tax Bonus Ignorance of HMRC Scheme Almost Lost a Windfall UK – A lesson for companies in the supply chain which feel they might be entitled to receive financial incentives from the government after a Lincoln based haulage and warehousing firm received £150,850 in tax relief for multiple projects that qualified under HMRCs criteria. Cartwright Brothers runs a 60 strong fleet of vehicles from its 200,000+ square feet of heated warehousing ...

Guide to freight transportation and logistics. Freight shipping and cargo logistics via all modes of transport including forwarding, cargo, freight, trucking, air freight, cargo shipping, express freight, freight forwarders, intermodal, container companies, third party logistics providers, maritime, moving, storage, railroads, trucking, customs house brokers, steamship companies, transportation brokers, freight clearinghouses, leasing and capital equipment financing, shipment tracking, shipment...

Guide to freight transportation and logistics. Freight shipping and cargo logistics via all modes of transport including forwarding, cargo, freight, trucking, air freight, cargo shipping, express freight, freight forwarders, intermodal, container companies, third party logistics providers, maritime, moving, storage, railroads, trucking, customs house brokers, steamship companies, transportation brokers, freight clearinghouses, leasing and capital equipment financing, shipment tracking, shipment...

Staff Moves Throughout the Logistics Industry Who to Know and Where They Go UK – Articulated Fork truck maker Narrow Aisle Ltd has appointed Stephen Astbury as the company’s new Head of Strategic Development. He will oversee delivery of sales and commercial and customer strategy across a number of key territories – including the USA and Canada. UK – Pall-Ex London has named Brian Devine as its new General Manager. He heads up an Owned Operation of Pall-Ex (UK) Ltd, based in Basildon, Es...