Virtual port tour breaks attendance records for Young Forwarder Network

Lexi Laybourn, YFN committee member and customer services operator at DP World London Gateway

Virtual port tour breaks attendance records for Young Forwarder Network

The latest event to be held since the British International Freight Association (BIFA) relaunched its Young Forwarder Network attracted a record attendance for any event, real or virtual, since the YFN was originally launched in March 2019.

Lexi Laybourn (pictured), YFN committee member and customer services operator at DP World...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/06/12/virtual-port-tour-breaks-attendance-records-for-young-forwarder-network/

YM denies claims that Enlightenment crew had no protective masks

Yang Ming Marine Transport has refuted suggestions that the Taiwanese liner operator did not sufficiently stock one of its container ships with face masks after a crew member developed a fever.

Taiwanese media published excerpts from a letter purportedly written by the master of YM Enlightenment, a 4,662TEU ship that serves the transatlantic route.

On 6 May 2020, a crew member of YM Enlightenment developed a fever of 38.1 degrees and the ship, which was in Antwerp at the time, had run out of...

https://container-news.com/ym-denies-claims-that-enlightenment-crew-had-no-protective-masks/

DP World London Gateway secures new service

DP World London Gateway welcomed the new IEX service, Al Rawdah, on Monday 27th January.

The IEX service is the only shipping service linking the East Coast of India to the UK and opens up new trading opportunities for shippers in both the UK and India. With this new service, the number of direct services between the Indian sub-continent and London Gateway increases to three per week – more than any other port in the UK.

DP World London Gateway says that the new service provides customers with...

https://container-news.com/dp-world-london-gateway-secures-new-service/