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P&O launches Tilbury-Calais service to beat Dover congestion

Brexit contingency measures continue to build within the UK’s supply chain with P&O announcing a new Tilbury-Calais ferry service.   
P&O’s chief executive Janette Bell said she was “delighted” with the launch, adding that the route would “strengthen” the company’s positions and provide access to a port 25 miles from London.   
“The route saves up to 75 road miles compared with the traditional Calais-Dover crossing, meaning that our customers save on fuel and land on the …

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DHL calls on Brazil to streamline taxes in a bid to boost supply chain efficiencies

Brazil’s government must streamline its tax systems to boost trade and reduce the overwhelming levels of congestion that have plagued its ports in recent years.  
Chief executive of DHL Supply Chain in Latin America, Javier Bilbao, said Brazil ranked among one of the most complicated countries in the world for logistics operators.   
“There are issues with geography and there is a lack of infrastructure encapsulated by poor quality roads away from the main centres,” he told The …

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Yellowhammer paper confirms warnings of supply chain disruption after no-deal Brexit

A newly released UK government paper has reignited fears that UK-continental Europe supply chains could face severe disruption if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal. 
The Yellowhammer document, written at the beginning of August after the new exit deadline of 31 October was established, outlines the government’s “worst-case scenario” in the event of a no-deal Brexit and was made publicly available yesterday. 
It warns that although French authorities …

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CMA CGM launches Rhine Valley Rail, connecting Port of Rotterdam with German hinterland

PRESS RELEASE Hamburg, September 12th, 2019
• Six weekly train departures connecting Rotterdam with three important German inland
hubs
• Departures perfectly synchronized with CMA CGM’s ship schedules in Rotterdam for a
seamless connection to the main Group’s deep-sea services.
• A reliable alternative to truck and barge transport, in line with the Group’s strategy to offer
end-to-end environmentally friendly solutions.
The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, is pleased …

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New guide to help shippers lower transport emissions at procurement stage

Shippers have been offered a “toolbox” to help them gauge and reduce transport emissions in the freight procurement stage – sending “a message” to the transport industry. 
Smart Freight Centre and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have released guidelines to help freight buyers reduce the greenhouse gas emissions  in their supply chains. 
Transporting goods around the world generates 8% of global CO2, but most shippers depend on their freight transport providers to …

https://theloadstar.com/new-guide-to-help-shippers-lower-transport-emissions-at-procurement-stage/

Ceva the latest 3PL to sign up for Kontainers’ Enterprise platform

Ceva Logistics has become the latest 3PL to sign up to use the Kontainers Enterprise suite that enables the largest freight forwarders to rapidly digitise the shipper-facing aspects of their operations. 
Kontainers revealed at last night that Ceva had signed a seven-year deal to utilise its Enterprise platform, which enables the larger 3PLs to interact more effectively with smaller shippers. 
Enterprise provides a digital interface across 12 modules: instant rates; booking; Customs; …

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M&A radar: DSV Pan’s new look already done in Americas, next up Asia, Europe

“Country management announced in the Americas” was the alert I got after the market closed on Friday from some senior outsiders, whom I nicknamed “Mr Original Toppings”.
They eagerly shared their latest findings regarding the DSV Panalpina set-up, opening to several threads in which virtually all market participants in my trusted community had their say.
Fair 
Taking a look at the DSV/PAN leadership break-down for MDs by country, the first impression was that DSV …

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Post-Brexit VAT on overseas parcels would be a ‘no-deal stealth tax’

Further scrutiny is being heaped on the UK government’s Brexit strategy with claims of a “no-deal stealth tax” and calls for special economic status for freight gateways.  
Head of consumer research at Parcelhero David Jinks has slammed the government’s £900m ‘Get Ready for Brexit’ campaign, claiming it provides business with “little new information”.  
He added: “But it does reveal that the £15 VAT threshold on overseas parcels would be quietly scrapped, should there still be …

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FMC set to review ‘costly and unfair’ demurrage and detention fees

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is backing proposals aimed at reforming how demurrage and detention fees are levied by ocean carriers on shippers. 
The main change would be that charges be suspended in cases when shippers and their 3PLs are prevented from moving cargo out of terminals by factors beyond their control.
Following an 18-month investigation into the topic by FMC commissioner Rebecca Dye, the FMC announced on Friday it had …

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Some respite for operators as EU extends transport links after Brexit

The possibly of a brief respite presented itself to logistics operators preparing for Brexit as the UK government announced a further £2bn in funding and the EU extended access to the market after the UK leaves.
During a spending review, in which chancellor Sajid Javid declared “an end to austerity”, he pledged the £2bn fund for Brexit delivery, with head of policy at the FTA Heidi Skinner welcoming the cash.
“The logistics …

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