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Issue 7 2018 - Freight Business Journal


///NEWS


Southampton struggles as boxes stack up


DP World said in late September that it was experiencing very high stack levels in Southampton which was affecting


on productivity. the port’s Many of shipping lines


are over their empty limit allowance which had filled the empties park with containers overflowing into the regular stack. This, in turn, was blocking


Liverpool handles Cosco call


The Port of Liverpool handled a vessel operated by China’s largest shipping line, Cosco on 17 October. The MV Jork was on a feeder service from Rotterdam.


Peel ports described the call as “an important milestone”, adding that it would look to evolve the trial service into a permanent call.


space for normal imports and exports. The unusually large


number of empty containers, coupled with the normal pre- season peak volumes, has put


temporarily


CMA CGM has started building work


on its new multi-


temperature warehouse at DP World London Gateway. The shipping line’s vice


president of specialised products Eric Legros, and inland business development manager Jean Vanmalle joined DP World executives for a ground-breaking ceremony at the port’s Logistics Park.


CMA CGM has taken a long-


term lease on the build-to-suit development, which it will occupy through its international freight


Some lines are also skipping


ports to make up for delays elsewhere


and,


additional pressure on the yard. Boxes are stacked more densely, limiting manoeuvrability, which means it takes longer to pick and load boxes. There has also been a large


rise in transhipment containers, although the port asked lines to


stop using


Southampton to tranship empties from the US to Asia.


CMA starts work on London Gateway multi-temp site


forwarding and logistics solutions subsidiary. The warehouse is sited on a 2.5-hectare plot next to the port. Readie Construction has


been appointed to carry out the building works and DP World London Gateway will project manage the base-build, which will be completed by April 2019. It will offer best-in-class technology, IT traceability and management systems, represents a major milestone for the CMA CGM Group’s


strategy to develop a global range of products. in some


instances, discharging cargo in Southampton instead of its original destination. However, DPWS said it is now asking the lines for prior consultation before using Southampton to discharge cargo for other ports. Aſter the August bank holiday,


import dwell times went up by 40% meaning boxes staying on the terminal for a least a day and a half longer than normal before


being collected. The


port


has


extended


weekend opening hours, waiving the Saturday charge and opening all day on Sundays at no extra charge and talked to rail operators about additional train services. DPWS also reduced the


export-receiving window from the usual 10 days to seven to deter export boxes being brought into the terminal too far in advance of the vessel’s arrival.


Developers unveil


plans for Thameside superhub


Thames Enterprise Park, a joint venture between fuel firm Greenergy and property developer iSec, has submitted an outline planning application to Thurrock Council for a new 5m sq ſt ‘superhub’ on the former Coryton Oil Refinery site, close to DP World London Gateway port. The largest part of the site


would be a dedicated Food Hub bringing together processing, packaging,


storage and distribution. Highly automated


warehouses of up to a million sq ſt would be available. The developers say that the site


would also be an ideal location for renewable fuel and energy producers and the park will also include a Sustainable Industries Hub for small and medium sized businesses to research and develop new technologies and techniques for the energy and food logistics industries.


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