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Tokema International launches a digital marketing agency for the logistics sector
International Logistics
Peel Ports unveils virtual crane at Port of Liverpool
Port of Liverpool
Browning named cargo supply chain manager at DP World London Gateway
London Gateway
Port of Newhaven receives portable vessel tracking system
European Ports
Liverpool2 passes major construction milestone
Port of Liverpool
American Airlines Cargo Carries Colombian Gold Treasures To London For Major, New British Museum Exhibition
American Airlines
Top award for London Gateway’s Information Technology
Terminal Operators
New Chairman for Port of Milford Haven
European Ports
TruckStops' Rewrite Enhances Functionality, Usability, Data Handling and Reporting
Trucking Equipment
Ryder Supplies Additional Trucks to the MOD’s Defence School of Transport
Trucking Equipment
Virtualized Logistics Recognized for Supply Chain Excellence
Logistics Providers

MPV/HL charter rates may have peaked, but no crash ahead: analysts

09 Aug 2022
Easing container congestion and the summer “doldrums” have sent MPV rates drifting downward, but carriers expect energy-related demand and tight capacity to keep the sector healthy in the long term.
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Talks to avert Felixstowe dock strike break down as workers weigh Liverpool action
09 Aug 2022
About 1,900 stevedores plan on an eight-day strike at the UK’s busiest container port starting Aug. 21 if no new pay deal is reached.
Felixstowe port workers vote to strike in August
28 Jul 2022
Soaring inflation and a cost-of-living crisis is leading to a sharp increase in industrial action by workers across Europe, with Port of Felixstowe dockworkers the latest to vote for a walkout.
First direct China–Scotland ocean shipping service to halve transit time
21 Jul 2022
Lengthy delays at congested North European transshipment hubs will be avoided by a new direct service that has launched between China and Scotland.
European unions prepare workers for summer of strikes
28 Jun 2022
After two years of keeping supply chains moving in a heavily disrupted logistics sector, and now facing rapidly rising inflation, transport worker unions in Europe are turning up the heat on employers.
Sedna consolidates email automation space with startup acquisition
27 Jun 2022
Two logistics-focused email automation specialists are joining forces, with London-based Sedna acquiring San Diego-based Shelly to accelerate the former’s ability to automate email data extraction for logistics teams.
IMO members again dismiss $5 billion green fuel R&D fund
13 Jun 2022
Member states expressed concern over the equitable use of the R&D funds as well as fair and equal access to any patents and technologies that would be created.
New KlearNow product ties customs to drayage network
01 Jun 2022
Customs software provider KlearNow has added a drayage service to its product in order to sync cargo availability to capacity from its network of dray providers.
P&O Ferries service halt leaves cross-channel shippers scrambling
18 Mar 2022
The temporary suspension of P&O Ferries’ services has rocked a UK logistics industry already struggling to cope with a host of supply chain issues caused by Brexit, the pandemic, and ongoing manpower shortages.
Ukraine invasion could tighten already-scarce MPV tonnage
07 Mar 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could exacerbate a tonnage shortage in the global MPV/HL sector driven by ongoing container-side congestion and spillover cargo.
Clipper backs ‘highly attractive’ $1.3 billion GXO takeover offer
21 Feb 2022
The board of UK e-commerce and reverse logistics specialist Clipper will recommend shareholders accept terms of a takeover deal from New York-based GXO.