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Issue 2 2017 - Freight Business Journal


DFDS takes delivery of Gardenia as freight flourishes


DFDS has taken delivery of the first of two new ro ro freight vessels from the Flensburger Schifau shipyard. She and her sister ship, due to


be handed over in September, are 210 metres long with capacity for 262 trailers and a 4,076 metre load space. The vessels are set to enter service on DFDS’s Rotterdam- Immingham route where they will increase capacity by 20% compared with the tonnage they replace. DFDS adds that its new construction programme includes


two more ro ro freight vessels in 2019 and it is considering more new-buildings in the freight and cruise sector. Executive


vice-president of


DFDS’s shipping division, Peder Gellert, commented: “The volume on all routes within the DFDS network has grown noticeably, we are already using almost all the capacity available in our existing fleet. Gardenia Seaways and the next new ship will enable us to offer our customers the capacity they want, together with a significantly improved service. The design of


DSV expands Immingham hub


Logistics operator DSV is expanding its warehouse and offices at the port of Immingham. The centre, which is being increased to a 100,000 sq ſt logistics facility, will be fully operational at the end of May and has been designed to further streamline customer service levels and reinforce DSV’s UK domestic network. Immingham has become


a significant gateway to Scandinavia, Germany and the Benelux countries. DSV Road director of


operations, Karl Timmis, added that the company was anticipating


increased European road groupage in the coming months. Immingham has also become


an important location within the DSV UK domestic network, linking through the main hub in Tamworth to other centres in Glasgow, Chester Le Street, Manchester, Bristol and Purfleet. Divisional general manager


UK domestic, Nick Trencher, explained: “We have daily collections and deliveries throughout the regions of Yorkshire, Humberside, Doncaster and Lincolnshire and we are already seeing positive results from this investment.”


member gains customs status


Palletways


Southampton-based Palletways member Acclaim Logistics has gained ETSF (External Temporary Storage Facility) status for its warehouse at Totton following auditing and approval by HM Revenue & Customs. ETSF (formerly known as ERTS) denotes a secure, dedicated storage area which is used to hold imported goods not yet cleared by Customs. Customers can benefit from a seven day rent- free period before longer-term storage or onward shipment is arranged, thereby avoiding port storage charges and heſty


trunking costs. Acclaim’s managing director


Mark Robinson had noted customers’ frustration at the unnecessary


handling,


storage and transportation costs incurred in the typical de-van and delivery process. He explains: “Rather than customers trunking goods from Southampton Docks to their storage premises, oſten at a cost of several hundred pounds, our end-to-end ETSF service will collect, palletise and store goods at our customs-approved premises just five miles from


High-flying Kewill becomes BluJay Solutions


US-headquartered logistics soſtware provider Kewill Logistics has rebranded as BluJay Solutions – an allusion to the “soaring performance” that the company, and its Global Trade Network product, is expected to deliver. It also refers to the visibility


over the entire supply chain that the Global Trade Network solution delivers, explains senior vice president Sian Hopwood. The rebranding has been long in


the making, she recalls. Kewill has made many acquisitions in recent years, each new business bringing their own logistics soſtware and solutions to the company, and the offering had perhaps become slightly fragmented. By bringing them all together


under the BluJay brand, and all contributing to the Global Trade Network solution, the thinking is that there is plenty of synergy to be realised. The most recent acquisition


was of LeanLogistics (the integration of which by Kewill was completed in December last year), the “final piece in the puzzle”, says Hopwood. A specialist in the transportation sector, it and its customers represent a core part of


the port. When customers want stock returned, or sent out directly via the Palletways pallet networks, we’ll pick and pack the required items on their behalf, and deliver them wherever needed – whether in the UK,


the overall Global Trade Network solution that lies at the heart of the BluJay offering. Already boasting 40,000 or so ‘partners’ (carriers, shippers, forwarders, suppliers and logistics service providers) within the network, Global Trade Network brings together all the various links in the supply chain in one all-embracing environment


– from retailers


to warehousing providers to transport service providers, operating in all transport modes. The Global Trade Network,


described by BluJay as “a fundamentally new model that goes beyond automation to help organizations harness the full power of the global supply chain ecosystem”, consists of five product families – Transportation, Warehouse, Compliance (ie, with Customs), Commerce and Network (which incorporates a Control Tower and integration facilities). All partners can tap into one of more of these networks, Hopwood informs, within which the various elements in the supply chain can connect and interact with their customers and/or their service providers.


Europe or worldwide. There are no trunking fees to pay, no expensive warehouse overheads and no handling charges.” Acclaim Logistics is based in


Southampton and Cowes on the Isle of Wight.


the ship, developed in Flensburg, meets current environmental requirements, reducing fuel


consumption and providing much better handling when loading and unloading in port.”


///NEWS


News Roundup Forwarding & Logistics


Freight forwarder DSV has opened a new office in Skopje, Macedonia – its first in the country. The office, with a staff of three, will be managed by Mr Dragan Petrushevski, who has many years of logistics experience in Macedonia as well as abroad. A new company, DSV Road DOOEL, will manage all transport and logistics activities in Macedonia, including air and sea activities.


P&O Ferrymasters has promoted trailer operations general manager Mark Timmermans to the company board in the new post of trailer director. The new role is designed to strengthen major growth plans by the company’s Assets division, where intermodal director Wim Blomme was previously responsible for both container and trailer own-fleet operations.


Beverage logistics specialist JF Hillebrand Group has appointed Thorsten Beer as chief financial officer from 1 April. He succeeds Kevin Brock who is retiring after 24 years with the company.


Transmec Group has appointed Phil Thomas as UK sales manager. He was previously sales manager at the company’s Redditch depot, and will now take on added responsibility for the Bradford and West Thurrock branches.


Swedish forwarder Greencarrier Freight Services has opened an office in Polarbase, Norway’s main hub for oil and gas activities in the Barents Sea, after winning a contract to provide transport solutions and port logistics for ENI Norge. Under the new contract, Greencarrier will support ENI Norge’s activities at the Goliat offshore oil field.


Kuehne + Nagel has become the first forwarder to receive IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its entire air network, which currently includes 86 locations. The CEIV Pharma Standard, introduced in 2015, aims to improve the level of competency as well as operational and technical preparedness of all parties in the air logistics industry.


Peel Logistics has lodged plans to create a 250,000sq ft logistics hub near Liverpool John Lennon Airport, targeted primarily at suppliers to Jaguar Land Rover’s Halewood plant. The company has submitted outline planning application for a vacant site that it owns, which was formerly occupied by car component manufacturer Chemie Pelzer, on Stirling Road in Speke. It added that the proposal is linked to the expansion of JLR’s operations at Halewood, since the car maker requires all suppliers to be within a 30-minute drive of the plant.


XPO Logistics is to relocate Groupe SEB’s UK warehousing operation to its shared user facility at West Hallam, Derby as part of a multi-million pound, long-term contract extension with the domestic appliance firm. It will receive daily loads, mostly from France and China.


Agility has opened the first temperature-controlled life sciences storage and handling facility in the Hyderabad Airport Zone in India. The 6,000sq ft Life Sciences Excellence Center at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport will serve pharma manufacturers in Hyderabad, Goa, Pune, Vishakhapatnam and Bangalore. It will provide conditioning, preparation and storage of pharmaceutical goods and operate as a control tower for Agility life sciences customers in India.


Kerry Logistics Network is to handle UK-based multi-channel fast fashion retailer Missguided’s international air and ocean needs for along with value-added services and logistics support in Greater China and Asia. Missguided will use Kerry Logistics’ Virtual Buying Office to provide visibility from purchase order creation through to final delivery.


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