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UAE runs first intermodal transport under TIR

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Mohammed Jumaa Busaiba, Director General of the Federal Customs Authority in Dubai adds, “Using TIR in our intermodal transport increases substantially the UAE’s global competitiveness.”?. Preparations for roll-out across all seven Emirates are proceeding, with plans for further TIR intermodal transport operations in the pipeline.?.

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LM Podcast Series: The State of Intermodal with Larry Gross

Logistics Management

During this podcast, Larry Gross, President of Gross Transportation Consulting, offered up various observations on the current state of intermodal transportation, on a year-to-date basis and in comparison to a year ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic was wreaking havoc on freight transportation operations.

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New Freight Forwarder Office in Porto

Logistics Business Magazine

It was only in 2021 that the service provider Robert Kukla, specialized in intermodal transport, started its business activities with a first branch office in the Portuguese capital Lisbon. The new office with three employees is located in Porto and covers the northern region of Portugal.

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HHLA Intermodal transport volume climbed to 1.5 million TEU – LOGISTIK express News

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The group’s operating result (EBIT) of EUR 173 million increased by more than 5 percent (previous year: EUR 164 million). . billion) and an operating result (EBIT) in the amount of EUR 156 million (previous year: EUR 148 million). The post HHLA Intermodal transport volume climbed to 1.5 billion (previous year: EUR 1.15

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Learn a new term: Drayage Container Shipping

20Cube Logistics

Generally, drayage shipping is handled by trucks and is a part of the intermodal transport. How container drayage fits in intermodal transportation. The saga behind the term drayage. The adoption of the name goes back to olden days when carriages were driven using horses.

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CargoBeamer opens Calais terminal

Logistics Business Magazine

Leipzig-based logistics service provider CargoBeamer has put its first full terminal into operation. Four round-trips will be operated on the lane between Calais and Perpignan in southern France, with at least one more destination to join before the end of 2021.

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Financial Results Confirm Logistics Strategy

Logistics Business Magazine

As an example, Sander mentions the development of full load transports with the integration of permanent carriers at the Düsseldorf location, which is developing rapidly. “In the aftermath of the post-Brexit, there was an immense shift in trailer transports to containers, from which we benefited,” explains Sander. .”