Thursday 28 March 2013

Freight firms caught up in bank mis-selling


Banks are still being urged to speed up compensation to the freight companies affected by the latest banking scandal, interest-rate swap mis-selling. Last year the Financial Services Authority (FSA) revealed "serious failings" in the way these complex hedging products had been sold to thousands of small and medium-sized businesses, including many firms in the transport sector. Read more at - http://www.link2portal.com/freight-firms-caught-bank-mis-selling
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Thursday 21 March 2013

World’s largest quay cranes set sail for London Gateway


Towering at a height of 138 metres, taller than the London Eye, London Gateway’s colossal quay cranes are on their way to the UK’s new deep-water container port. The first three of the port’s giant quay cranes, manufactured by Shanghai's Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC), have started their journey from China. The enormous crane’s boom has a reach that will allow it to pick up containers 25 rows across deck, beyond the width of the world’s largest container ship. Read more at - http://www.freight-online.co.uk/ports/ports/content/12325/worlds_largest_quay_cranes_set_sail_for_london_gateway
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Friday 15 March 2013

Transport companies - held back by lack of government strategy


The vast majority of companies and organisations in the UK transport sector believe their work has been harmed by the lack of a clear government strategy, research shows. In a survey of senior figures from 133 different organisations, fewer than a third believed that the government had a clear vision for the future of the nation's transport, and 85% said that this had had a negative impact. Read more of this news article at http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/mar/13/uk-transport-companies-government-strategy
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