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Issue 6 2015 - Freight Business Journal


US forwarder is in fashion in UK


US global forwarder MIQ Logistics has gained new UK business with British casual wear brand, Crew Clothing and children’s TV channel Nickelodeon. The forwarder, whose main UK base is at Egham, Surrey, will support their global supply chains including, in


case of Nickelodeon,


replenishment of its flagship West End store and fulfilment of European on-line purchases. Nickelodeon is expanding its


physical presence in an effort to rival Disney, with the launch of its first European retail store in London’s Leicester Square this summer. Started in 1993 in Devon,


Crew Clothing is now selling its designs through 76 stores and six outlets across the UK. MIQ Logistics is a top 100 US-owned global forwarder,


with 150 offices in 80 countries and over 5,000 employees worldwide. Its client list also includes Gant, Phase 8 and Seraphine. Managing director of MIQ Logistics


(UK) Andy


Martin. “The successful launch of the Nickelodeon store and its continuous replenishment


is testament to the skill of my retail teams. The Crew Clothing appointment is particularly notable as MIQ were unknown when we entered the process.” He added that the forwarder


was working with Paul Kelly, founder of Actualis Marketing, to raise its profile.


Airlines develop a conscience aſter Cecil shooting


The world’s airlines have been falling over themselves in announcing bans on the transport of hunting trophies in the wake of the Cecil the Lion incident in Zimbabwe. Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer sparked a worldwide furore when he shot the popular beast aſter it was allegedly lured out of a game reserve. With campaigns and petitions


flooding the social media, and Walter Palmer in hiding, most of the world’s air carriers now say that they will no longer accept animal trophies as cargo shipments, even where the animals concerned are not covered by the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) legislation. These include Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines in the US, where blasting away at the local wildlife with powerful automatic weapons is still regarded as a birthright by many. Delta for example announced an immediate ban on the shipment of all lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo trophies worldwide as


freight, adding that it already checked carefully that cargo complied with regulations on protected species. Delta would also review acceptance policies of other hunting trophies with government agencies and other organizations. Other carriers, including


Luſthansa and Emirates SkyCargo claim that they had already banned hunting trophy shipments, before the Cecil incident. Virgin Atlantic Cargo said it


welcomed the other airlines’ ban on the carriage of hunting trophies and called on the airline cargo industry to adopt a strict ethical cargo policy to clearly identify shipments not acceptable for carriage. It said it adopted its own


ethical policy over three years ago, covering not only CITES- protected species but other hunting trophies as well. Virgin added that an industry-wide agreement that all airlines would be duty-bound to implement would eliminate shipments such as hunting trophies and endangered species, as well as removing confusion and inconsistency from the market.


It says that CITES and IATA


signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in June to create a formal framework for standards and best practices. Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s ethical


cargo policy also bans Bluefin tuna, shark fins, animals for research purposes, hatching eggs and day-old chicks, meat or products from Cetaceans, and furs and pelts. Qatar Airways is to extend


of its existing embargo on transporting hunting trophies to encompass all species identified by the CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. The airline’s existing ban on carrying CITES I hunting trophies has been extended to include all species included in the CITES I, II and III. CITES I includes species threatened with extinction. CITES II includes species for which trade must be controlled in order to avoid behaviour incompatible with their survival. CITES III contains species that are protected in at least one country, and which has asked other CITES parties for assistance in controlling the trade.


///NEWS Ital celebrates 15th birthday


European road freight specialists, Ital Logistics is celebrating its 15th anniversary in August. The company, initially specialising in the Italian groupage market, now operates extensive services throughout Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece,


loading over 40


export and import trailer every week. Ital’s niche area is dangerous goods, with services supported by competitors. Turnover has grown from


£6.3m three years ago to and expected £10m this year. Ital relocated to new


purpose-built premises in Heywood north Manchester in December 2014, having completely outgrown its shared facility in Sharston. Occupying 1.5 acres,


and comprising


16,000ft² warehousing and a yard area of 22,000ft² with


separate ingress and egress, the £0.6 million development allows multiple vehicles on-site and in situ ready for loading and unloading at any one time. There is 24/7 manned security for the whole business park, including automatic number plate recognition, CCTV, access and intruder systems. Managing director Phil


Denton said the move “will provide us with a platform to enable further growth as we enter the next chapter of the company’s journey. It has been an exciting year, and with many new irons in the fire, we are confident that our presence within our core markets and the chemical sector will continue to grow.”


Lowestoſt open for business again


Associated British Ports (ABP)’s port of Lowestoft has reopened after a £4.5 million reconstruction of Town Quay, officially re-opened by Lieutenant Commander Gavin Dawe, Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Navy tall ship Young Endeavour. The vessel returned to the port where she was built for the


first time since being given to Australia as a bicentennial gift in 1988. The quay has been


rebuilt following its collapse in 2012. ABP’s investment has made the quay stronger, deeper and suitable for a variety of uses, particularly


for the support of offshore wind and renewable energy industry.


By rail from China to Rotterdam


The first freight train from China arrived at the Rail Service Center Rotterdam on the evening of 23 July. Carrying 80 containers, it departed from Kumming on 5 July and travelled via the Zabaykalsk with Russia, Belarus Brest (Polish border) and Malaszewicze (Poland) where the units destined for Rotterdam were loaded onto European gauge wagons. China has set up a $40 billion


fund to invest in infrastructure along the ‘new silk road’. The


port of Rotterdam adds that it will help boost it as a European


logistics hub, including traffic to and from the UK.


Back to school, thanks to FedEx


FedEx has donated essential school equipment


to help


disadvantaged children and young people for Action for Children in the UK as part of


its FedEx Cares programme, FedEx team members collected over 2,500 items, which will be distributed at nine Action for Children services across the


UK in time for the start of the new school year. Donations included pens, pencils, notepads and first aid and sewing kits.


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