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FREIGHT BUSINESS JOURNAL ISSUE 4 2020


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Transaid supports stranded truckers


Transaid, with support from the Employment and Skills for Development in Africa Programme, has launched an urgent response to support truck drivers in Uganda during the Covid pandemic. The international development organisation is working


with local partners to roll-out safety advice and provide hand-washing facilities, cab sanitisation materials and PPE. Drivers entering Uganda have faced and long delays at borders, oſt en without access to sanitation.


Ireland gets fi rst US liner service in decades


Ireland has gained its fi rst direct container link to the US in many years with the launch of a new ICL service between Cork and the US East Coast. The new route was launched


with the sailing of the Independent Vision on 6 June and will depart the Irish port every Saturday, arriving in the US 10 days later.


Cork’s chief executive


Brendan Keating said: “The timing is perfect, with the opening of our new €80 million Cork Container Terminal in Ringaskiddy on the horizon, and has the potential to grow cargo volumes from and to Ireland. This is a fantastic strategic development for the port.” ICL chief executive John


Kirkland added: “Ireland is a market we have been keen to develop for a while and we sincerely hope the Irish trade support this commitment by ICL, to bring Ireland its fi rst direct weekly service to the USA East Coast. We look forward to working with the Port of Cork with their exciting expansion plans.”


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Freight Break 32 The Cork call has been


added into ICL’s existing weekly service between the US and Europe. The rotation is: Antwerp, Southampton, Cork, Chester (PA), Wilmington and Antwerp. ICL operates four vessels, two


of 3,100teu and two of 2,500teu. As an independent, it has no vessel slot sharing agreements and only ICL cargo is carried on its vessels. Johnson Stevens is the agent


for the service in Ireland and Northern Ireland.


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