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Maritime Transport (Maritime) has launched two new dedicated rail services from DP World London Gateway to its rail terminals in Trafford Park and Wakefield, advancing its expansion into the intermodal market in response to rising customer demand. Commencing on 24th June, the two daily services hauled by DB Cargo UK …

With electrification projects underway for the Port of Los Angeles in the US and Valencia in Spain, Hyster Europe reveals some surprising facts about the progress of the zero-emission Container Handler projects. Two Laden Container Handlers and one ReachStacker are currently in development at the Hyster® Big Truck Development Centre …

The concrete pour of the first slab of the Tilbury2 roll on /roll off terminal took place this week by main contractor GRAHAM civils and Gill Civil Engineering supporting with the concrete project. When operational in Spring 2020, Tilbury2 will be the UK’s largest unaccompanied freight ferry port, the country’s …

At TOC Europe from 18-20 June 2019 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Hyster Europe will showcase products and innovative handling solutions for ports and terminals. Visitors can also get an update regarding the progress of the zero-emission Container Handler projects underway at the Port of Los Angeles in the US and …

Solent Transport Services are first in the UK to take delivery of Krone’s sliding bogie Box Liner container carriers with underslung genset, to provide power for refrigerated shipping containers. Based in Southampton, a short distance from the Docks, Solent has so far this year added 10 Box Liners to its …

COD, CYCY, DM, and DT. Say what? For an untrained ear, this is just gibberish. To international shippers, however, it is a different story. Understanding shipping terms is absolutely crucial when transporting goods across the globe. That being said, it is not easy to remember exactly what the various abbreviations …

As an innovation leader, Austrian Post is driving forward the topic of “autonomous driving” and intelligent solutions in in-house logistics. While an automatic parcel unloading system was recently introduced, the successful use of drones and the delivery of parcels with an autonomous vehicle had previously been tested. The next step …

P&O Ferrymasters today announces the ordering of 600 new 45’ pallet wide high-cube containers to add to its already growing fleet. The multi-million euro investment is key to P&O Ferrymasters’ strategic growth plan and will allow continued growth of new routes and services across Europe and Asia, with the containers …

The Bureau International des Containers (BIC) has announced that the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme (CCP) has won the 2018 BIC Award which was recently presented at the World Customs Organization headquarters in Brussels. The Container Control Programme (CCP) is a program run jointly by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and …

The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, is warning its members about the cost of containers abandoned overseas for which they may be liable and how to implement safeguards to prevent this situation occurring. BIFA says that one of the most …