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Responding to the EFRA Committee’s letter to Defra Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, regarding new border checks proposed for 30 April: EFRA Committee raises concerns and seeks clarity from Defra, Nichola Mallon, Logistics UK Head of Trade and Devolved Policy says: “Logistics UK wholeheartedly supports the EFRA Committee’s request for a clear and unambiguous [...]

Digital “Authorization for Pick-Up” will replace PIN procedure  DAKOSY and dbh make container imports via German sea ports more secure Hamburg/Bremen, 24.04.2024 – A standardized digital release process for containers imported into German sea ports is being launched under the name "Secure Release Order." This is intended to gradually replace the previously used PIN [...]

Responding to Shadow Secretary of State Louise Haigh’s announcement regarding the Labour Party’s proposals for rail and specifically rail freight, Ellis Shelton, Senior Policy Advisor at business group Logistics UK, says: “Logistics UK welcomes the Labour Party’s support for rail freight and recognition of the significant contribution it makes to the UK economy and [...]

Capabilities of new £25m cranes in Greenock key to securing the new route The Port of Greenock has been awarded a new weekly deep sea container service that will directly connect Scotland to the Mediterranean market of Turkey. The new call on the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s Türkiye-to-and-from-UK West Coast service is an extension of [...]

The new tool helps fleets plan their transition to electric vehicles (EVs) by identifying vehicles eligible for conversion and advising on suitable EV models, whilst evaluating cost implications and charging infrastructure requirements, based on their fleet data. The tool directly connects customers to EV experts to execute their transition plan, including recommendations on chargers [...]

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has completed a transition from Diesel to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) for its 160-strong ground vehicle fleet at London Heathrow. HVO is a drop-in replacement for White Diesel, made from plant waste and from fully renewable materials, meaning that it has a significant impact [...]

FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations opened the 2024 edition of the annual FIATA HQ Meeting yesterday, under the theme “Uniting for Resilience”. A special fireside chat with the opening keynote speaker Mr Willie Walsh, Director General of IATA, inaugurated the meeting, with the themes of modernisation, collaboration and digitalisation at the forefront [...]

Feeder and Short Sea carrier Diamond Line enhances its NET2 service loop, which has been established already in 2017 with standard Panamax vessels. NET2 provides stable serving from the UK and Northwest Europe basis ports direct to the southern part of Turkey and levant countries in East Mediterranean, and to Adriatic and Black Sea [...]

BlueBox Systems, one of the leading developers of intelligent air freight tracking solutions, has gained a new customer for its state-of-the-art air freight tracking programming interface: Logicsols. The platform of the digital logistics solution provider from New York, USA, allows its customers to manage their entire logistics operations, including features like shipment visibility, data [...]

The demand for organisations across the freight transport spectrum to develop a cogent ESG – Environment, Social, Governance – policy is ever increasing. Leading insurance provider to the sector, TT Club is providing an active toolkit to assist in the development of relevant policies. In collaboration with its Members, partners and service providers, TT [...]

The Antonov 124, one of the largest commercial aircrafts in the world, was recently chartered by air freight operator Europa Air & Sea to move time-critical cargo from the UK to the UAE.  The AN-124 is capable of carrying up 120 tonnes at take-off. Europa’s Air & Sea division, which has specialist teams both [...]

Investment strengthens HHLA’s service portfolio in the intermodal sector Business model and management structure remain unchanged Angela Titzrath, HHLA’s CEO: “Roland is an extraordinary addition to our existing service portfolio and strengthens the connection between the Port of Hamburg and Austria.” Roland management: “HHLA’s investment creates long-term perspectives for the company, employees and customers [...]

Paddie Allen has joined PML Seafrigo as Air Freight Director, heading up the company’s UK air freight operations. Allen has spent the last 16 years in the logistics business, after first entering the industry upon the recommendation of his father who had enjoyed an illustrious career in sales with a number of major airlines. [...]

Located in Atherstone in the English Midlands, the new hub further enhances the company’s capacity to deliver logistics fulfilment services to businesses seeking to outsource their supply chain management requirements. The new multi-user hub is a fully Customs-bonded facility, with 140,000 sq ft of warehousing, incorporating a high bay fully racked area, with a [...]

Markus Söder: “We need forward-looking entrepreneurs and motivated employees more than ever” / Around 150 guests from industry and government briefed on expansion plans and e-mobility / Gebrüder Weiss turns Straubing into Eastern Bavaria’s prime location / Company CEO Wolfram Senger-Weiss: “Good set of conditions in Bavaria” Bavaria’s Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder opened the [...]

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has received two Gold Awards among a total of six accolades, in the latest annual international ASTRID Awards for outstanding achievement in corporate design and branding. Hactl received the Gold Award in the Video category for its "The Best Team" Video, presenting its new mascots family. “The [...]

Rhenus PartnerShip is strengthening its own competitive position on the river Rhine heading to Belgium with immediate effect. By adopting an internationalisation strategy, the inland waterway shipping specialist is expanding its services towards Antwerp and will act as an independent company in the Belgian market in future. To enable this development, Rhenus is increasing [...]

Logistics UK, the UK’s most prominent business group representing organisations across the supply chain, has been confirmed as a founder member of the UK government’s new Critical Imports Council, which has been established to identify and mitigate disruptions to the supply of critical imports such as medicine and hi-tech components.  David Wells OBE, the [...]

More than 12 industrial projects for global clients successfully concluded Q1 of 2024 has started out well for CPC Coli Project Cargo in Istanbul. The company contracted a continuous flow of industrial project cargo shipments. The full subsidiary of COLI Group (Germany) handled projects consisting of more than 10,000 freight tonnes, including various (heavy) [...]

Higher capacity 3D printed crane hooks made by Huisman tested to 350 tonnes

Confined space in factories, industrial plants and hospitals are all natural environments for the new Enerpac telescopic gantry

Confined space in factories, industrial plants and hospitals are all natural environments for the new Enerpac telescopic gantry

Mammoet completes first heavy transport project using alternative to fossil-fuel diesel

The 2021 Crane & Rigging Workshop will be held September 14-16 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

The new Tadano AC 4.070-1 and AC 4.070L-1 have a capacity of 75 tons,

Manitowoc announces 110 US ton (100 tonne) GHC110 telescopic boom crawler crane

It is time to submit your entry for the 2021 IC Tower Index ranking of the world’s largest tower crane-owning companies

Updated 70 tonne Tadano all terrain crane available in two versions with 44 or 52 metre boom

The tower crane collapsed as it was being dismantled.

The tower crane collapsed as it was being dismantled.

Eisele AG has been a Tadano customer for over 30 years.

Mountains, tight turns, steep inclines and minimal space were all challenges met by Fanger with its 160 tonne Demag AT crane on a dam job in the Swiss Alps

Urcan Makina has been appointed official distributor to represent the full range of RT cranes for Turkey.

Palfinger delivered a PK 23500 truck with a loader crane to Djibouti, Africa.

The new RC-Trio is a general-purpose cylinder available in 41 models and is designed for use in all positions.

The 51-crane package will support Maxim’s seven new locations.

Construction boom and growing trend towards prefabricated buildings is increasing demand for Potain tower crane models

Landmark LHM 550 mobile harbour crane will be the eighth Rostock machine installed at the Port of Tema in Ghana 

Landmark LHM 550 mobile harbour crane will be the eighth Rostock machine installed at the Port of Tema in Ghana