Transmec promotes in Thurrock Government announces 12 has worked for


Groupage operator Transmec UK has appointed Imran Mohammed as its new branch manager at its West Thurrock headquarters. Mohammed, who


the


logistics company for 18 years, was previously UK finance director. UK general manager, John Simkins, said: “Imran is


the ideal person to help us build on


the record results we achieved last year. He has an in-depth knowledge of the business and knows the team at West Thurrock extremely well. “He is also well placed


to help clients manage the implications of Brexit, having been instrumental in our planning and the achievement of full Authorised Economic Operator status.”


A total of 16 ports in England will receive a share of a £10 million fund pot to help their preparations for Brexit, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on 26 September. Successful bidders in Port


Infrastructure Resilience and


Connectivity (PIRC)


competition, which offers ports up to £1 million each to upgrade infrastructure, were Felixstowe, London Gateway, Southampton, Harwich, Portsmouth International, Plymouth, Poole, Newhaven, Immingham, Hull, Teesport, Heysham,


Liverpool, Bristol,


Sheerness and Dover. Work could include creating


more space for HGV parking and container storage as well as improving vehicle access.


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///NEWS winners of port funding pot


The fund comes as part of a £30 million government scheme to bolster ports across England and ensure they continue to operate efficiently post-Brexit. Alongside the £10 million


PIRC fund, the DfT has provided £5 million to Local Resilience Forums


in areas with key


freight ports to help them build infrastructure improvements and ensure traffic continues to flow smoothly. A further £15 million will go


towards the development of longer-term projects to boost road and rail links to ports. This includes a proposal


to gauge-enhance the Trans- Pennine rail route for freight and development work for upgrading road access to Dover, Felixstowe and Southampton ports.


News Roundup


The Freight Transport Association says it has helped secure an agreement between the UK and Morocco to double road freight permits doubled between the two nations in 2020. FTA’s manager of international transport and trade procedures, John Lucy, was invited by the Department of Transport (DfT) to share his knowledge at a recent meeting of the Joint Transport Committee. He commented: “As one of the few UK based individuals with an in-depth understanding of the Moroccan freight industry, I am pleased to have been able to assist in this specialised area of international road freight.”


Saudi Arabia says it is in the fi nal stages of completing preparations for the TIR system. It will be available at nine customs offi ces across the country during the fi rst phase. Guarantor will be Saudi Automobile and Touring Club.


Middlesbrough-based AV Dawson has offi cially opened a


new £1million canopy to support its contract with plaster and plasterboard maker British Gypsum. The 100 metre canopy provides sheltered loading of trains and reduces costs of drying the product when it arrives at British Gypsum’s factory in the East Midlands.


Antwerp Port Authority, along with local governments and the rail operator are to develop a new container terminal at the Mosnov industrial zone, near Ostrava in the Czech A new spur will be added to the Studénka-Veřovice line which is expected to help move a substantial amount of traffi c from road to rail.


Austrian-based forwarder Cargo-Partner has introduced a rail-sea solution from Chongqing to Qinzhou Port. It covers 16 provinces in China’s western and central regions and reaches all major production areas in the country’s hinterland. It is up to twice as fast as barge transport and around 30% of the cost of road transport.


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Maritime Transport has put two new Konecranes straddle carriers into operation at its Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT). With a four-high capacity they will provide faster, more reliable loading and unloading containers. Maritime acquired BIFT in 2014 as part of the Roadways Container Logistics deal, and has increased the terminal’s operation from one daily service to fi ve. It says that turnaround times are some of the best in the industry.


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