New London Gateway services are now available to and from the Far East in the wake of big changes in shipping alliances. The recent changes are affecting the location and timing of many international shipments, one of the notable benefits however is that the London Gateway now has deep seas connections for the first time.…
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For this month only, we would like to offer our loyal customers free customs clearance on any air freight bookings made! We have electronic links to all UK airports. This means that our team can skilfully arrange customs clearance for your cargo. With knowledge of all customs clearance procedures, home use, CFSP, IPR, OPR and warehousing…
The poor state of Britian’s roads does not lie with the logistics industry say the Freight Transport Association (FTA) According to the Local Government Association (LGA) there are more potholes and wear of the roads because of the 5% rise in lorries on British roads since last year, an increase of 1.7bnt. LGA transport spokesman…
According to official data released by The International Air Transport Association (AITA), global freight volumes showed a growth in demand of 3.8% freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) compared to 2015. This was nearly double the industry's average growth rate of 2% over the last five years. Freight capacity also increased by 5.3% in 2016. With the…
The train took 18 days to arrive in Barking, East London from Yiwu, China after a mammoth journey which took it through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France. The arrival of a freight train in East London is the start of a new era for the 2000 year old trading route. The Silk…
The planned expansion of Southampton’s container terminal will help cement it’s reputation as one of the fastest, most productive freight terminals in the UK. With the mega vessels arriving in Southampton getting bigger and bigger, Southampton’s freight terminal are scaling up to match. DP World Southampton are investing heavily in new equipment, land and quayside cranes.…
In September Associated British Ports (ABP) unveiled it plans to invest £50m in the port of Southampton on the English south coast. The major investment comes after the port has already benefitted from £32m in ABP investment over the past five years and will support the port’s continued growth over two phases. ABP said that…
Hanjin Shipping, the seventh-largest container shipment firm in the world collapsed in late August after its creditors stopped providing funding and it was forced to request court receivership. Over $14bn in cargo was left stranded at sea, and shocked global trade networks were faced with unprecedented disruption. Container ships in transit at the time the…
2016 marks our 30th anniversary, a fact we're very proud of! We celebrated by taking the entire workforce on a two-night cruise to Guernsey aboard the P&O line Aurora. Supreme Freight was founded in 1986 by managing director Christopher Green in Southampton, and now with our offices in Felixstowe, Heathrow, Hong Kong and Shenzhen that…
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