UK – Workplace visual communications and safety specialist Beaverswood has appointed a senior executive to oversee its product brand development and marketing as it gears up for continued growth and further European expansion. The company produces a plethora of signage and warehouse labelling products, plus protective items to defend against physical and microbial damage. SWEDEN – Yara Marine Technologies is now accepting applications for the second edition of its 3-month tailored start up accelerator program, Yara Marine X. The program offers selected companies a unique opportunity to develop and pilot their innovative solutions while supported by direct access to Yara Marine's industry competence, network distribution and knowledge scale. INDIA – The ports operated by the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), a government agency of the Government of Gujarat, are about the most diverse bunch of facilities which can be imagined under the title. Now in a bid to ensure an upgrade in safety, the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has prepared Disaster Management Plans (DMP) for all properties in what is literally the GMB portfolio. CHILE – NETHERLANDS – EUROPE – It may surprise many onlookers but Chile has vowed to become a leading light in the production of hydrogen for use as a clean fuel. The country hosts the H2 Mission which opens on January 17 and runs until January 22, a period which includes the Green Hydrogen Summit (January 19). UK – The news that the government has authorised a further temporary relaxations of drivers' hours, a measure which took effect from 12:01am on 12 January 2022 until 11:59pm on 10 February 2022, subject to review, has incensed the transport union RMT. DENMARK – WORLDWIDE – There are of course lies, damn lies and statistics but in an announcement made today shipping giant Maersk has made what it considers an unequivocal guarantee with regard to its future environmental pollution targets. UK – Two different road types which are almost bound to always prove controversial are red routes, those areas where no parking is permitted under any circumstances, and smart motorways, blamed for several fatal and serious incidents since their inception, and both are mentioned by the road freight lobby this week. UK – US – Certainly one of the more glamorous sectors within the logistics industry has been largely dominated by one name. Formed at a time when US rock music was at an undisputed high spot, Rock-It Cargo, now Rock-it Global first surfaced in 1978, an era which saw the dominance of musicians such as Kiss and Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. UK – Having our editorial base in Essex we have watched with interest for over a decade the development of DP World's London Gateway facility from its inception on the drawing board to its current state at the very centre of British ocean freight trade. UK – The seismic changes which leaving the EU has meant for the logistics community are still having major effects on what exactly shippers, and particularly freight forwarders, need in their armoury to enable them to cope with the new procedures. 
Slow Time of Year for Staff Appointments but Some in Logistics Still Make the Move
Friday, January 14, 2022 View Article 
A Look Round at the Transport Sector in a Busy Week for Smaller Items
Friday, January 14, 2022 View Article 
International Ship Classification Society Issues Disaster Safety Plans for Very Diverse Ports
Thursday, January 13, 2022 View Article 
New Event Looks to Creation of Hydrogen Energy Corridor Between Chile and Europe
Thursday, January 13, 2022 View Article 
Union and Road Haulage Lobby React to Government Extension to Longer Drivers' Hours
Thursday, January 13, 2022 View Article 
Ocean Shipping Giant Promises Environmental Clean Up a Decade Earlier Than Previously
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 View Article 
Red Routes and Smart Motorways Come Under the Logistics and Road Haulage Microscopes
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 View Article 
With the Decreasing Revenues from Recorded Music the Importance of Touring Grows Evermore
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 View Article 
From Polluted Oil Refinery Site to the Largest Logistics Park in Europe as Development Continues
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 View Article 
Freight Forwarders and Shippers Get Additional Help to Adapt to the New Brexit Induced Systems
Monday, January 10, 2022 View Article
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