November 2024

CMA CGM delivers ‘robust’ performance

CMA CGM Group said it delivered a robust performance in the third quarter of 2024. Volumes carried on the main shipping routes remained very high mainly due to inventory rebuilding “in an environment still roiled by geopolitical tension” including the prospect of port strikes on the US East Coast and the US presidential election on 5 November. Rerouting of vessels via the Cape of Good Hope has continued to impede ... [+]

Yusen signs deal with Karo Healthcare

Pharma company Karo Healthcare has signed a strategic partnership with Yusen Logistics (UK). Headquartered in Stockholm, Karo’s products are available in over 90 countries, primarily Europe and the Nordic region. Yusen, based in Northampton, will support Karo Healthcare with dynamic planning and value-added services and will help streamline distribution through ... [+]

Felixstowe-Daventry train reinstated

GB Railfreight (GBRf) is to relaunch a daily service between the Port of Felixstowe and Daventry from 11 November. It will run five days a week and will be the rail company’s 17th daily service from the port and its 54th nationally. GB Railfreight piloted the service in October 2023 ... [+]

Tyne sets up fertiliser plant

The Port of Tyne and Origin Soil Nutrition have invested £7.5 million in a fertiliser blending plant and warehouse. The new facility spans 6,000sq m and stores over 100,000 tonnes of fertiliser. [+]

More American flights from Miami

American Airlines will expand its European network from Miami International Airport in summer of 2025 with its first-ever service to Rome Fiumicino Airport and two daily flights between to London Heathrow. Flights to Rome will start on June 5, a month earlier than previously planned.  The carrier will offer service ... [+]

FedEx and Swiss Post to open new sorting centre

FedEx Express Swiss Post, the joint venture between FedEx Express and Swiss Post, is to open a new facility in Gossau near Zurich in autumn next year. It increases capacity to handle growing volumes, including shipments from larger customers. FedEx Express Swiss Post will consolidate their operational and administrative activities ... [+]

No need to fear the meatball, says Stena Line

Stena Line’s new-look meatballs are nothing to be afraid of. So says group executive chef, Jakob Lells. Half of the meat in one of the ferry operator’s most popular dishes on board its vessels will be replaced next year with a plant-based mince made from yellow peas. “We want to show our ... [+]

Hellmann integrates Fluent solution

Australian-based routing solutions provider Fluent Cargo has signed a partnership with German-based Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. The forwarding and logistics company will integrate Fluent Cargo’s imultimodal technology for freight planning and routing, with a strong focus on sustainability and CO2 reduction. Fluent’s platform allows shippers to input an airport, seaport, city, ... [+]

Seafrigo appoints new chief executive

Le Havre-based cool-chain food logistics company Seafrigo Group has appointed Bruno Plantaz as its new group chief executive officer. Founder Eric Barbé, steps up to the role of President and will work alongside Plantaz who brings over two decades of international expertise in freight forwarding and contract logistics to the ... [+]

Pentagon signs up to ‘Ripple effect’

Pentagon Freight Services has signed up to Ripple’s AI sustainability data management solution to automate processes including the monitoring of fuel consumption by suppliers and to share insurance documentation. Suppliers and partners can join Ripple at no extra cost, gaining access to its value chain system to make compliance tasks, ... [+]

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