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Wednesday, 07 October 2015

The Scotsman

• Cutting CalMac ferry fares ‘bad for environment’A SURGE in car commuting could follow the halving of fares this month on Scotland’s busiest ferry routes, operator CalMac fears.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• New Non-Executive Director joins Port of Tyne boardMark Preece has joined the Port of Tyne in North East England as a Non-Executive Director bringing over 30 years of experience in the maritime and subsea sector.  Previously CEO for CEONA Offshore, Mark brings extensive senior management, commercial, operations and business development experience gained both in the UK and international oil, gas and offshore renewable energy markets. Hilary Florek, Port of Tyne Chairman, said: “Mark is a highly-experienced and respected figure in the offshore sector and is a great addition to our team, I look forward to working with him in the comi...
• Allports appoints new Executive DirectorAllport Cargo Services (ACS) has announced the appointment of Alan Kenning as Executive Director of its Supply Chain Management (SCM) Division.       Alan boasts an impressive career in logistics and supply chain management that spans over 23 years. He started out as a management trainee with Maersk in 1992, working his way up through a variety of customer and supply chain management roles within the AP Moller Group.    Alan has also worked for Deloitte Consulting as a senior consultant, in supply chain management and joins ACS directly from Damco, where he was He...
• Eddie Stobart Announces New Base at DP World London GatewayEddie Stobart has announced a new container transport base at DP World London Gateway. Eddie Stobart believes the location will allow the business to be in the best possible place to provide new and existing customers with competitive container transport solutions from the south of the UK for which they are renowned in the north. The DP World site will provide Eddie Stobart with a strategic operational base to support their growth plans in the south of the country. As well as being on the doorstep of London and the South East, DP World London Gateway will allow Eddie Stobart&n...
• Moore Stephens reports small decline in 2014 ship operating costsInternational accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says total annual operating costs in the shipping industry fell by an average of 0.8% in 2014. This compares with the 0.3% average fall in costs recorded for 2013. All categories of expenditure were down on those for the previous 12-month period, confirming that ship owners and operators continued to manage costs sensibly and to watch their cash carefully in 2014. The findings are set out in OpCost 2015 (www.opcostonline.com), Moore Stephens’ unique ship operating costs benchmarking tool, which reveals that total operating ...