Father-and-son consultancy team RCR has been signed as the UK business partner for RAK Logistics to spearhead its expansion in the UK.
RCR was formed in 2009 by chief executive Mark Roderick with his father, Dr Edward Roderick, as chairman. Mark Roderick previously worked in senior roles at Sainsbury, Morrison, Alliance Boots and Tesco while Edward Roderick, now based in Dubai, is the former CEO of Christian Salvesen and vice-president of both the Freight Transport Association and the Road Haulage Association.
UAE-headquartered RAK Logistics is a division of RAK Ceramics, a USD1 billion global conglomerate which ships over 50,000 containers a year in more than 150 countries. According to the company’s website, it is the leading seafreight exporter from the UAE, with the largest volume of FCL and LCL cargo. It also offers airfreight and warehousing.
Dr Edward Roderick said: “It is a proud moment for us to be recognised as a strategic partner of RAK Logistics. RAK logistics has a global presence and has been nominated as a Platinum Award winner with Maersk Line. This, combined with their direct links with the Middle East and China and RCR’s links with leading UK distribution providers, enables us to offer customers exceptional rates and service. Working with RAK Logistics as our valued partner will support the freight forwarding growth aspirations of both businesses.”
CEO of RAK Logistics, Mr. Majed Zambaraji, said: “RAK Logistics is delighted at this partnership with RCR Ltd, to deliver industry leading rates to our customers and to strengthen our market stronghold. We believe that with our competitive advantage of low rates and strong links to both the UAE and China, we will be able to provide a great solution for UK business.”
RCR and RAK logistics say they are interested in working with any business looking to import or export freight from and to the rest of the world
Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas is facing a revolt from some members of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee over his apparent change of heart on whether to allow cross-border operator of so-called 
, where two adjacent member states allow the longer units to operate domestically on their respective territories. At a debate on 26 March, he said he would think the matter over again taking committee members’ remarks into account, saying that he had not realised how sensitive the issue was.
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The International Air Cargo Association, is calling for “a groundswell of opposition” after the European Court of Justice ruled that aviation could be included in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). It wants other associations, businesses and international governments to intensify lobbying efforts for a review of ETS after the Court’s Advocate General recommended that the inclusion of international aviation in the scheme is compatible with international law.
Last month TIACA, in a letter to EU Climate Action Commissioner, Connie Hedegaard, asked the EU to suspend implementation of the controversial program pending development of a global agreement on aviation carbon emissions by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
TIACA also that the scheme could impose massive new taxes of aviationand might atually increase emissions by encouraging airlines to fly less direct routes.
TIACA chairman Michael Steen, said: “We are very disappointed by the recommendation by the Advocate General on the proposed January 1st start date of the ETS. We will however continue our campaign with full force as there is a groundswell of opposition to the scheme from international governments, trade associations and businesses and we must, as an industry, collectively raise our voices even louder until the EU listens.”
Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new office in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. It is the country’ssecond largest city with a high concentration of consumer electronics manufacturing companies and is home to the country’s leading flowers exporters, as well as a free trade zone.