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Issue 2 2021 - Freight Business Journal


///FREIGHT BREAK Sunset over Liverpool


The gamble of an against-the-sun shot paid off for casino manager and amateur photographer Stephen Carrigan to win the British Ports Association’s inaugural photo competition with this stunning photo of a cargo ship on the Mersey. His portrait shows the 868teu Katherine Borchard off Crosby


beach at the mouth of the


Mersey. Over 800 photos were


entered into the competition, which showcases the beauty of the UK coastline and maritime communities. From the 800 pictures 25 fi nalists were to a public


submitted, selected and put


vote. Stephen Carrigan’s photo narrowly edged Darren Weadle’s night-time shot of the Tyne Bridge and Colm O Laoi’s photo of the Shivering Sands fort on the Thames Estuary in third place. To see all the fi nalists, visit:


https://pollunit.com/en/ polls/2nqt5k8eku_s_ifcofrmqa


X-rated


As we have reported on our


news pages, chartering their But back in the pre- shippers


and forwarders have been


own


containerships to move stranded cargo from the Far East. Whether such bold DIY initiatives will be a long-term phenomenon remains to be seen.


containerisation era, it wasn’t so unusual for businesses to own and operate their own ships – even relatively small enterprises like brewers. One such was WB Mew, Langton & Co Isle of Wight which, having outgrown its


home market on the Isle of Wight, built up a


Supply chain payment specialist is to support America’s VetDogs, which pairs highly-trained service and guide dogs with injured veterans and fi rst responders. PayCargo has become a


Lifetime Graduate Sponsor of the non-profi t organisation, which helps people who have been physically disabled, are suff ering from


Post-Traumatic Stress


Disorder, or are experiencing vision loss or seizures.


fleet of barges, and later ships, to take its products to ‘export’ markets


on the mainland.


(I’m indebted to the CAMRA publication, Real Heritage Pubs of the South East for this information.) Its last ever vessel (and


the last owned by any British brewery) was commissioned in 1948, and rejoiced in what must be one of the strangest ship names ever – the XXXX. The explanation being, of course, that many brewers used Xs to


PayCargo assists assistance dog group towards


PayCargo’s support will go long-term aſt ercare


for a veteran and their service dog aſt er their graduation from the VetDogs training program. It costs over $50,000 to breed, raise, train, and place a single


C M Y CM MY CY CMY K DEDICATED,


denominate the strength of their beers, with XXXX being the ultimate in the Mew stable. We would have liked to


have brought you a picture of the ship, but so far trawls of the internet have not yielded anything usable. Punching ‘XXXX’ into a search engine does yield up some other interesting results, though.


dog. PayCargo president and


Americas chief executive, Lionel van der Walt said: “As a veteran myself, this charity is close to my heart and the VetDogs’ team provides renewed freedoms and independence for those who have sacrifi ced a lot for the betterment of society.” Walt served fi ve years in the


South African Air Force prior to starting his career in the aviation industry.


Who bloomin’ forgot?


Hands up who let the signifi cance of 14 February pass them by? Let’s hope she’s let you out of the doghouse now. But there was no chance of the


folk at IAG Cargo being unaware of the approach of Valentine’s Day as it transported nearly 450 tonnes of cut fl owers across its network. Nor were there any signs that


the lovestruck were using Covid 19 as an excuse not to bother this year, as the cargo carrier shiſt ed around 18 million stems. Over the past few weeks IAG


Cargo has been running fl ights across its network, including four fl ights a week from Nairobi, Kenya into London Heathrow and fl ights from Nairobi into the US. Valentine’s Day fl owers rely on


a complex supply chain, with air freight off ering a fast and reliable service. The process sees fl owers hit shelves within 72 hours of being


cut, with temperatures


between 0 – 2°C maintained from the farm to shop Obviously, the wilted stems in


our local petrol station arrive via a less professional operation.


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