UK freight association elects new national chair and vice-chair
Rachel Morley has succeeded John Stubbings as the elected National Chair of BIFA – the British International Freight Association – for a two-year period.
Morley, Regional Manager Western Europe at BIFA member company, OIA Global, who has been Vice-Chair for the past two years, was appointed a director of BIFA in 2017 and chairs the trade association’s Midlands region.
Alongside Morley will be Charles Hogg, Commercial...
DP World and Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO), part of the DEWA group, are to expand their ongoing energy efficiency collaboration to include renewable solar power installations across DP World’s port and logistics assets in the UAE. A recently signed Memorandum of Understanding provides a framework covering emerging efficiency projects, solar on-grid installations, IT solutions and other technologies.
Since 2015, Etihad ESCO and DP World have worked together on a number of projects...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/dp-world-uae-plans-further-solar-power-investments-2/
Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, is hosting the formation of a green ammonia production facility, targeting regional and international markets.
Helios Industry, a privately-owned company, plans to invest over AED3.67 billion (USD1 billion) in the construction of the facility over the next few years, developing it with local and international partners in two phases. When complete it is projected to produce 200,000 tonnes of green ammonia from 40,000...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/kizad-ammonia-production-deal-highlights-green-priorities-2/
GAC Brazil accredited as Authorised Economic Operator
GAC Brazil customers can now enjoy a simplified customs clearance process leading to faster clearance and reduced storage and other related costs after the company has been granted Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status by the Brazilian government.
Certification was granted under a programme which recognises and certifies service providers as low risk and reliable strategic...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/31/gac-brazil-accredited-as-authorised-economic-operator/
Import of goods to a country normally involves payment of its customs duty, taxes, or any other charges to the government at the time of import. However, in some special cases, goods are allowed to be imported without payment of customs duties and other charges upfront.
These goods are then stored in special warehouses and either cleared or re-exported at a later point in time, on a need-basis, after payment of the necessary customs duties and taxes. Such a warehouse where goods are stored...
https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/what-are-bonded-goods-in-shipping/
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico records 692 commercial cargo thefts in April; VW cuts production in Mexico and Tennessee plants; ATRG acquires Texas trailer fleets; and CBP officers seize $5.5M worth of meth in Otay Mesa.
Mexico records 692 commercial cargo thefts in April
Hundreds of commercial trucks on Mexico’s highways are being hijacked for their cargo every month, with criminal gangs...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-records-692-commercial-cargo-thefts-in-april
Overland carriage is an integral part of any type of transport, be it by sea or air. While we tend to pay more attention to the main leg of the transport (the part of a journey that takes up the most time), the overland carriage to the port by road or rail plays a very important role as well.
Full truckload is also known by the acronym FTL. What is a full truckload? When a single, dedicated truck is used to haul a specific cargo, it is called an FTL. This is usually the case when a shipper has...
https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/what-is-full-truckload-in-shipping/
When one thinks of shipping cargo by sea it immediately brings up pictures of gigantic freight cranes lifting containers onto giant freight carriers, that traverse the seas connecting different ports of the world. An estimated 85% of global trade is carried out by sea freight.
Large container ships, some that can accommodate as much as 23000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units or 20’ containers) help to move this large volume of cargo around the world.
Remember the MV Ever Given that got stuck in...
https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/lcl-shipping-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
An Illinois trucking company, cited several times for hours-of-service (HOS) violations, shuttered operations and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in mid-May.
B & B Logistics Inc., headquartered in Elmhurst, filed its petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois on May 13.
The trucking company, which once had 17 drivers and 19 power units, ceased operations nearly a year ago after its authority was revoked by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
In...
San Francisco-based logistics real estate investment trust Prologis (NYSE: PLD) announced Monday that it has named Scott Marshall global head of its Customer Led Solutions division, which develops and manages relationships with multimarket customers globally.
Marshall was previously CBRE Group’s (NYSE: CBRE) global chief client officer. He held various leadership positions with CBRE, including head of industrial and logistics and president of investor leasing for the Americas.
“Scott is a...