Free training classes to prepare your business for Brexit Your Local Enterprise Offices are continuing to offer freetraining classes to prepare your business for trading with theUK after 31.12.20. They ask… Are you Importing or Exporting to/from the UK? Do your goods pass through the UK on route to other markets? Will you continue to [...]
BREXIT NEWSLETTER NO. 5 We are where we are however we got here, now we need to figure out where we are going. In 1822, Great Britain withdrew from the “Concert of Europe” (Initially comprising Austria, France, Prussia, Russia and GB) and put herself into what was termed “Splendid Isolation” until 1902.The reasons are summed [...]
Business All Star - Accredited Hawthorn Logistics are proud of our recent accrediation to the Business All-Stars national recognition programme . Our partnership - "Today more than ever it's important to stand out in a way that not only gets you in front of your ideal audience but also allows you to illustrate the value you bring [...]
WHAT IS THE IMO 2020 REGULATION? It’s an unavoidable fact that the emissions from cargo ships are having a negative impact on the environment. While ocean freight is one of the most efficient forms of transporting goods, the main type of fuel currently used in ships produces Sulphur Oxides (SOₓ) as a by-product – a [...]
BY PATRICK MURTAGH, The Sunday Business Post, May 21, 2017 A personalised approach to customer service was the key to Hawthorn Logistics surviving the recession, and thriving after it. Terry Allen and Martin Cunningham had a wealth of experience between them when they started the Dublin-based company ten years ago. “We’re both dinosaurs of the industry,” Allen said. “I [...]
Hawthorn Logistics recently celebrated their Tenth Birthday in Swords with over 30 colleagues past and present. Established in March 2007 Hawthorn Logistics has grown from a team of 4 to 28 with staff members, implants and warehousing teams covering Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Waterford and Dundalk. Hawthorn Logistics is a wholly Irish owned freight forwarder, offering services [...]
Hawthorn Logistics are pleased to announce that we have been awarded Certified Haulier status by the Irish Aviation Authority of Ireland in May 2016. This follows on from our certification as a fully compliant Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). The certification is under the IAA’s continuing improvement procedures for airfreight security regulation. Hawthorn Logistics [...]
New Requirements for Container Weight Verification According to a new rule introduced by International Maritime Organisation as of 1 July 2016 a container can be loaded on the ship for export only if it's weight has been verified by shipper. The rule is to be applied globally, but if the container will be [...]
Its at this time of year that we see the full worth of a flawless supply chain. There is one man who can’t afford non deliveries, can’t live with missed flights, short shipped goods, weather bound vehicles or any other issue that prevents him from completing his rounds. That man, of course is [...]
Are lithium batteries properly handled now? Several months ago we have published an update on the new regulations concerning lithium batteries. In a nutshell lithium batteries are considered dangerous goods and should be handled as such. However, according to The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) assistant director for cargo safety and standards, Dave [...]