by Mediateam | Jul 16, 2021 | Customer Help
Most of the world’s cargo is shipped via container vessels. They vary in their dimensions, which will influence through where they may or may not transit. That is not all: there are multiple other types of ships journeying across our planet’s oceans, all dedicated to specific commodities and cargo types. The Freight Forwarding Experts share a quick recap of the world of ships as it stands today.
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by Mediateam | Jun 30, 2021 | Environment Reforms
It’s hoped the new funding package will help smaller businesses, like B&Bs, install charging infrastructure to help tackle “range anxiety” that some drivers have. Small businesses and those in leasehold and rented accommodation are set to benefit from up to £50 million to install electric vehicle chargepoints.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS), which provides up to £350 towards a chargepoint, will continue next year and be expanded to target people in rented and leasehold accommodation. Read more from inteligenttransport.com >
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by Mediateam | Jun 10, 2021 | National news
DP WORLD today announces that London Gateway, Britain’s fastest growing container terminal, is now the UK port of call for two new major international shipping services, connecting the economies of Western Europe with the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa and Russia.
DP World – the leading provider of smart logistics solutions – has created an integrated business in the UK comprising two deep water ports with freight rail terminals at London Gateway and Southampton, meaning greater flexibility and choice for shipping lines and cargo owners. Read more from Forwarder Magazine article >
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by Mediateam | May 25, 2021 | Environment Reforms
The first in a new generation of HMM ships which are among the most environmentally friendly ever built has arrived at DP World’s container terminal at Southampton this week.
HMM Nuri is the first of eight 16,000 TEU class mega-ships to be deployed on the Asia and North Europe tradelane with leading edge technology to improve environmental performance. Read more from UK Haulier article >
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by Mediateam | May 3, 2021 | Environment Reforms
The Gas Vehicle Network (GVN) is calling for gaseous biofuels (such as biomethane and BioLPG) as low carbon, renewable transport fuels to be central to the Department for Transport’s, DfT’s, anticipated reforms to its Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) policy.
When used in HGVs, biomethane, derived from organic wastes such as food waste and sewage sludge, can typically deliver Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reductions of over 85% compared to diesel and can offer more than 100% GHG savings when the biomethane has been produced from manure. Read more from UK Haulier >
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