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Retail logistics specialist Oakland International


has deployed


extra resources at its UK sites in Redditch, Corby, and Bardon in anticipation of increased demand for its distress load management service in 2021. With queues of trucks expected outside ports due to Brexit problems, the opportunities for illegal migrants to board vehicles are greatly increased, it said. Oakland offers inspection and


sorting of consignments where product safety is potentially challenged by stowaways or other


contamination issues,


using approved scientific methods for measuring surface contamination. The company typically than 85% of


recovers more


product and is trusted by major insurers who can attend Oakland’s sites to witness the process in action and verify


exact waste and consignment recovery levels. Oakland


anticipates ports which that


Brexit will have a major impact depending on delays caused at


handle UK-


bound traffic, and throughout the transition period into the second quarter of 2021 before falling away as borders become more orderly and summer temperatures make the sea crossing more tempting.


Ceva adds to African network


CEVA Logistics has signed two joint ventures in the African market. In Egypt, it has taken a majority stake in IBA Freight Services, its exclusive partner for the past 20 years and, in Ethiopia, taken a minority stake in Addis Ababa- headquartered MACCFA. The latest ventures follow Logistics’


CEVA acquisition


of a majority stake in AMI Worldwide in the summer of 2020 which added an additional 12 countries to the company’s African network. Headquartered in Cairo close


to the international airport, IBA Freight Services offers a full range of multi-modal and 3PL services, operated from offices in Cairo, at Cairo Airport and in the port city of Alexandria. MACCFA has been established


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Posties face data double whammy


New regulations will require postal authorities to provide advance electronic data on mail entering the US and EU, reports e-commerce specialist Hurricane. Full enforcement of the US STOP Act will take effect on the same day as the EU’s ICS2 rules, it says. The US STOP Act had been


due to come into full force on 1 January, but Senator Rob Portman reluctantly granted an extension to 15 March after hearing


that Customs


and Border Protection needed more time to finalise regulations, making


it clear


that no further delays would be acceptable.


He also highlighted how


other countries including France, Spain and Germany have started to require identifying data ahead of the implementation of ICS2, also


15


on 15 March. Portman said: “Packages


entering those countries without identifying data will be delayed or considered inadmissible and returned to sender. Further, starting 15 March,


the European Union


will require identifying data on a package before it is loaded onto a plane for shipment.”


P&O Ferrymasters and its parent company DP World have completed their first common carrier


agreement,


for 25 years and operates from six offices and customs locations across Ethiopia offering a full range of logistics services. Outside the capital, it is the dominant player and operates two road corridors: Addis Ababa – Djibouti and Mekelle – Kombolcha – Addis Ababa. It provides intermodal


solutions using block train services


from the Port of


Djibouti to Indode Freight Terminal near Addis Ababa with onward trucking services to final destinations across Ethiopia. It also has a long-standing working relationship with CEVA Logistics’ parent company, the CMA CGM Group.


integrating


their global maritime and logistics services into a ‘port centric’ proposition. It follows DP World’s acquisition of P&O Ferrymasters in February 2019 and marks the launch of a global rollout of similar agreements, to combine their multimodal networks, exploit and deploy their


global


operational coverage and provide comprehensive service packages. The first agreement is between


Ceva Logistics has acquired its long-term partner in Morocco, Asti Group. Ceva Logistics said the move would expand its export capabilities, specifically reefer services – in cooperation with its parent company the CMA CGM Group - in Casablanca and the Tangiers Free Zone. The new operation will also


be looking to capitalize on the strength of the automotive industry in the country.


Forwarders get the show back on the road


Rock-it Cargo USA subsidiaries Rock-it Cargo and Sound Moves are coming together under one brand name, Rock-it Global. The


two music and entertainment industry forwarders will merge offices, vendor networks and expertise to ensure that the


full capabilities are available to clients. Rock-it Cargo Holdings non-


executive chairman, David Bernstein, said: “These are pretty tough times…We’ve reorganized Rock-it in a way that we believe will provide the best customer experience and expertise


DP World India and P&O Ferrymasters and will provide customers with comprehensive ‘turnkey’ solutions to move their goods between India and Europe.


ASTI has almost 100 full


time staff members based at the two locations which will additionally offer air, ocean, ground (domestic and international), project logistics and Customs clearance services. ASTI offers Customs clearance has a direct EDI interface with Customs.


available in global entertainment logistics. “The time our people have


been off the road has allowed us to internally assess our strengths and ask how we could be stronger and more prepared when our clients signalled it would be time to get back out.”


It will offer combinations of DP World’s global maritime and logistics footprint, and P&O’s pan- European network of warehouses and integrated road, rail and sea links. The partners say this will reduce the number of handling stages


for goods, getting them to their destinations faster while customers will need only one point of contact from origin to destination. New digital services, such as DP World Track and Trace will give greater visibility on the status of goods and help create more robust chains.


New name for Geodis’ project arm


Geodis Industrial Projects is to be renamed Geodis Project Logistics. The forwarder says the change reflects the more diversified service portfolio which now goes


beyond the industrial segment. Geodis is also integrating its Aid & Relief business as well as its Marine Logistics teams into the expanded project logistics organization.


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