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Headlines
New campaign to keep freight moving during London 2012
Transport for London (TfL) has launched a new campaign encouraging freight operators to prepare for the Olypmic and Paralympic Games this summer.
New rail terminal for Felixstowe
On 14th February the UK Under-Secretary of State for Transport Mike Penning officially announced the launch the North Rail Terminal project, which is expected to double the port’s intermodal capacity.
Nigerian piracy on the rise
An armed raid was carried out on the Dutch-owned Breiz Klipper while the vessel was at anchor in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
The National Challenge: Exporting for Growth
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is throwing down the gauntlet to SMEs across the country to look to the export market to help rally the domestic economy.
BIFA Awards winners announced!
In January 2012 the British International Freight Association held their annual awards dinner to celebrate the leading lights of the industry in the preceding year. Cardinal Plus were proud to sponsor the event, which was hosted by Christine Hamilton on 19th January at the Brewery in Central London.
Anti-piracy campaign targets CEOs
Business leaders are being lobbied to support an anti-piracy campaign by SaveOurSeafarers.com (SOS). The campaign aims to put pressure on governments to be more decisive in their efforts to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Aden hotspot on one of the world’s busiest ocean trade routes.
Aid workers rescued by Navy SEALs
Two foreign aid workers who had been held captive by pirates for three months were freed in a dramatic operation by US Navy SEALs. Jessica Buchanan from the USA and Poul Thisted from Denmark were rescued in a deadly shootout that claimed the lives of nine Somali pirates.