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• New warehouse delivers one-stop shopt for Celkom Transport customers
  To meet increasing demand for superior logistics support, Celkom Transport Ltd has announced investment in a new 50,000sq.ft. warehouse at its York site.
  Logistics & Handling
• Transport & storage firms reject increased working from home
  As Brits return to work, thousands are planning to quit their jobs with companies that insist on a full-time return to the office. That could spell trouble for transport & storage sector companies, says the home delivery firm Parcelhero. Just 8.3% of firms say they are adopting increased homeworking as a permanent business model.
  Logistics & Handling
• Macfarlane Group PLC acquires The Pitreavie Group
  Macfarlane Group PLC has acquired The Pitreavie Group Limited (‘Pitreavie’) for a maximum cash consideration of £18.0 million, including an earn-out of up to £4.0 million over two years.
  Logistics & Handling
• XLP Members, Across Logistics and Interoceanic complete 40 FR OOG shipment from Spain to Taiwan
  Across Logistics and Interoceanic Group Co., Ltd. have completed a 40 FR Out-of-Gauge (OOG) ocean shipment. The cargo, comprising three wooden crates with dimensions of 280 x 280 x 225 cm each, travelled from northwest Spain to its final destination in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  Logistics & Handling
• Visionary speaker line-up to shape future of packaging
  Packaging Innovations & Empack, the annual event in the UK that drives business and innovation across the complete packaging journey, has confirmed its speaker line-up for the 2025 event on 12 & 13 February at the NEC in Birmingham.
  Logistics & Handling
• Bretts Transport achieves major carbon reductions
  Food and packaging storage and distribution specialists Bretts Transport has slashed its carbon output, posting a 27 percent reduction in emissions since 2022.
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Latest Maritime News

• No imminent return to Red Sea for shipping despite Gaza ceasefire January 16, 2025
  A ceasefire deal in Gaza has not altered the current threat assessment for shipping in the Red Sea and shipping...      Related StoriesBDI down for third day running after mini-recoveryBollinger Shipyards agrees $1m settlement to resolve alleged violations of False Claims ActAlexandratos succeeds Pateras as Hellenic Chamber of Shipping president 
  Richard Meade
• Alexandratos succeeds Pateras as Hellenic Chamber of Shipping president January 16, 2025
  George Pateras abruptly resigned from the shipping chamber after nine years as president      Related StoriesNo imminent return to Red Sea for shipping despite Gaza ceasefireBDI down for third day running after mini-recoveryBollinger Shipyards agrees $1m settlement to resolve alleged violations of False Claims Act 
  Nigel Lowry
• Singapore breaks bunker sales record January 16, 2025
  Singapore registered a good year all around in 2024, breaking the 40m teu mark for the first time, as well...      Related StoriesWar risk underwriters awaiting definitive Houthi stance on Gaza ceasefireBiofuels gaining ground but price and scarcity a riskAustralia reclaims share of record Chinese coal imports 
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• Elderly boxships still in service but scrapping should rebound when Red Sea reopens January 15, 2025
  The one-two punch of the pandemic and the Red Sea crisis has kept vintage box tonnage on the water. The...      Related StoriesShipowners need to prove causal link before invoking force majeure, WFW warnsOlder boxships still in service but scrapping should rebound when Red Sea reopensMR tanker sold for scrap spoofing in Middle East Gulf 
  Greg Miller
• What Pentagon’s new Chinese military designations mean for Cosco January 15, 2025
  In an interview with Lloyd’s List, sanctions lawyer David Wolber of Gibson Dunn explains the implications of the Pentagon’s new...      Related StoriesArmed pirates still there, IMB insists 
  Cichen Shen
• Shanghai container futures plunge as Gaza ceasefire looks near January 15, 2025
  Futures prices are not precise in predicting freight rates, but the ample liquidity in the market effectively reflects the key...      Related StoriesNo imminent return to Red Sea for shipping despite Gaza ceasefireBDI down for third day running after mini-recoveryBollinger Shipyards agrees $1m settlement to resolve alleged violations of False Claims Act 
  Cichen Shen

Department of Transport News

• Call for evidence outcome: Non-road mobile machinery: decarbonisation options January 17, 2025
  We're seeking evidence on how non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) might decarbonise as part of the government's wider net zero ambitions.
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• Riding an electric bike: the rules January 16, 2025
  Electric bikes meeting the EAPC regulations can be ridden on the road without being taxed, licensed or insured.
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• Guidance: XC Trains Limited 2023 rail contract January 16, 2025
  Rail contract and ancillary legal documents for XC Trains Limited.
  HM Government
• Open call for evidence: Integrated National Transport Strategy: a call for ideas January 16, 2025
  A call for ideas to support the development of an Integrated National Transport Strategy for England.
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• Transparency data: DfT Government Major Projects Portfolio data, 2024 January 16, 2025
  Department for Transport (DfT) March 2024 Government Major Projects Portfolio data that supports the 2023-24 Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) annual report.
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• Transparency data: Multi-year clean maritime demonstration competition January 16, 2025
  Research and development match-funding to support the design and development of clean maritime solutions towards commercialisation.
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