DFDS to upgrade Norway offering 8


DFDS will expand its services between Norway, Zeebrugge and Immingham from February 2019. The route is currently served


by the side port/container vessel Lysbris Seaways, mainly shipping forest products, along with various types of container cargo. The improved route will be


served by a larger ro-ro vessel, Finlandia Seaways to carry additional traffic including


trailers, self-drives, machinery and a wider variety of project cargo.


Samskip launches Hull-Antwerp route


Samskip has launched a new service between Antwerp and Hull, its first to Belgium’s largest port. Initially, it will operate twice,


from 12 October, with a 508teu capacity vessel, sailing from ATO’s multimodal terminal on Tuesday and Saturday and ABP


Hull on Thursday and Monday. This new connection is in


addition to Samskip’s existing shortsea services connecting Rotterdam with Tilbury, Hull and Grangemouth (eight per week) and the recent three times weekly Amsterdam-Hull service. UK & Ireland regional director,


DFDS will add Brevik to the


route, in addition to the current ports of Fredrikstad and Halden,


Richard Beales commented: “In combination with our daily sailings to/from Rotterdam and following the successful launch of our three times weekly Amsterdam to Hull service in March, we are excited at the prospect of offering a new solution that can meet the requirements of the local and hinterland market in and around Antwerp, especially given the excellent rail and inland waterway links available.”


Immingham rail route to go high-cube


Work is underway to upgrade the rail route between Doncaster and Immingham for high-cube containers. Network Rail is partnering with the Humber LEP and North Lincolnshire Council to invest more than £15m to enlarge


the route, which can currently only accept high-cube boxes on low-platform wagons. The project involves 29


‘interventions’ such as station platform alterations and work on three road bridges.


TIR debuts in UAE and Pakistan


The first ever intermodal TIR operation


between the Gulf


Cooperation Council (GCC) and the EU was launched on 20 September when a container leſt the UAE bound for Europe under a single customs transit document and a single guarantee. It operated from the SAIF Zone in Sharjah and was bound for


Olomouc in the Czech Republic via Jebel Ali port in the UAE and Hamburg, Germany, travelling by land and sea using the TIR global customs transit and guarantee system. Preparations for roll-out


across all seven Emirates are proceeding, with plans for further TIR intermodal transport operations in the pipeline.


Pakistan TIR goes live


The Pakistan International Chamber of Commerce (PNC- ICC) issued the first TIR carnet to Pakistani transport operator, TCS Logistics on 12 October. It follows recent meetings in


Istanbul between Afghanistan and Pakistan where they agreed to initiate test operations from Karachi to Kabul and vice versa. There are now plans to use TIR on more transit routes from


neighbouring countries including Pakistan and Iran to Central Asia. Next steps include the


activation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under the TIR system, which will connect China with the Middle East and Africa. The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad


trade corridor saw the first inbound TIR operation from Iran to Pakistan earlier this year.


Network


Route managing director for Rail,


Rob McIntosh,


explained: “The northern Lincolnshire ports are an essential part of the freight network and this improved route will allow onward distribution from Doncaster


offering access to both the east and west shores of Osloford. There will be late-week


departures from Zeebrugge and Immingham with early-week arrivals in Norway, The enhanced service will replace the current ro-ro connection between Ghent and Brevik. DFDS adds that the reduced


southbound transit time opens the way for fresh fish exports from Norway to the Continent.


He added: “With the current


Brexit uncertainty we believe that our spread of dedicated short sea services can offer robust options for companies wanting to prepare by de-risking their supply chain.” Barge services are available


at the ATO terminal including five times per week to both Antwerp’s deep-sea container terminals via the Scheldt and to and from the LCT Liège Container Terminal.


to Scotland, the Midlands and beyond. This in turn will support the growth of local businesses at the ports and in the distribution network as well as preventing the need for goods to be transported on the road network.” ABP has announced a £36


million expansion plan at the port of Immingham, where box traffic has increased from 68,000 containers in 2013 to 183,000 in 2017.


UK’s Louis Perrin takes young forwarder title


Louis Perrin of Hemisphere Freight in the UK was named Young


International Freight


Forwarder of the Year (YIFFY) at the FIATA Annual Congress in New Delhi, India in late September. He was joined by the three other regional finalists Tjaka Segooa (South Africa), Kendyl Baptiste (Canada) and Sarah Skrypec (Australia).


Mike Yarwood, senior loss


prevention executive at award sponsor, TT Club, said: “We are delighted that the YIFFY programme grows in popularity with a total of 17 entries this year, ranging in content from the transport of live plants, super cars and aircraft components to Antarctic ice and even a rhinoceros.”


Over 100 sign up for Multimodal


Over 100 exhibitors have already signed up for Multimodal 2019 and a new steering group will formulate next year’s panel and workshop series. Organisers Clarion Events says that next year’s show could be another record-breaker. The new group includes FTA deputy chief executive James


Hookham, UK Warehousing Association chief executive Peter Ward, BIFA director general Robert Keen, Clarion Events director Robert Jervis and Meantime Communications chief executive, Emma Murray. The show at Birmingham NEC runs from 18-20 June 2019 - multimodal.org.uk


Low-cost carrier Norwegian is to axe three of its transatlantic routes from Edinburgh Airport, opened in January 2017, by March 2019. It is also ending transatlantic services from Belfast.


Nippon Cargo Airlines resumed services between Tokyo Narita, Amsterdam and Milan on 5 October. It follows the completion of safety checks aſter maintenance issues were discovered in June. Flights to Hong Kong and Chicago have already restarted.


Turkish Cargo has obtained Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) status for its worldwide operations. The move is expected to streamline its operations by speeding up customs clearance and to help the carrier’s entry into new markets.


Luſthansa’s fast freight arm, time:matters has acquired CB Customs Broker and Customs Broker Cargo Handling. Both companies will continue to act as neutral partners and offer their existing services, including customs clearance and air cargo handling, to forwarders, integrators and courier companies in the future. Founder and managing director Stelios Ntounakis will remain in his roles and manage the businesses together with time:matters.


FedEx Express has appointed Sean Healy as regional chief operating officer for Europe. He takes over from Michael Holt who is set to retire by the end of September 2018. Healy joined FedEx Express in 1986 as a package handler and was most recently senior vice president leading the overall design, development and implementation of technology solutions and processes. He was also responsible for managing the road network at FedEx Freight.


Delta Cargo has entered into an exclusive long-term partnership with pet technology start-up CarePod to deliver what it describes as a new standard of first-class safety and care for pet air travel. CarePod will help Delta better carry and monitor pets throughout the network, with real-time updates for customers. The carrier has also recruited a staff veterinarian to its cargo team who will review policies and procedures to ensure safe and comfortable pet travel.


Silk Way West Airlines is to start a twice weekly 747 freighter service to Tianjin from its hub in Baku. It will fly every Friday and Sunday.


Qatar Airways Cargo has started twice-weekly 777 freighter services from its Doha hub to Macau, its fourth all-cargo destination in Greater China. It already serves Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai with freighters and offers belly-hold cargo on passenger flights to seven destinations.


Etihad Cargo has fully migrated to the SPRINT IBS iCargo technology platform. It combines booking and reservations, integration management including interface control, service delivery management (including messaging and eAWB support), loyalty management, AWB stock control and revenue accounting in a single integrated platform. It also enhances capacity- and pricing management processes whilst offering real-time shipment monitoring and quality control.


Issue 7 2018 - Freight Business Journal


News Roundup


Delta is to offer a twice daily service next summer between Heathrow and Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport and a daily service to and from Portland International Airport, up from the current 3-4 times weekly.


British Airways is to introduce a four-times-weekly service between Heathrow and Osaka Kansai on 31 March next year, the only direct air route between the UK and Japan’s second largest city, it says. It will be operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.


Emirates launched its inaugural flight between Dubai and Edinburgh on 1 October. It is operated by 777-300ER aircraſt and is the airline’s second destination in Scotland and the eighth in the UK.


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