February 2025
Federal Express has opened a new sorting facility in Vilnius, Lithuania. With a total area of nearly 3,700sq m, encompassing a 2,500sq m warehouse and 1,200sq m of office space, it has an advanced sorting system, three docks for linehaul trucks, three van-truck docks (including one ground-level access), and 40 dedicated courier van docking docks.
It is connected by road with FedEx operations in Kaunas from where there are daily flights ...
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Chapman Freeborn was voted Best Full-Service Charter Company at the Aviation Achievement Awards in Dubai on 27 February. It was recognised for its critical role reinforcing supply chains’ resilience through time-critical deliveries and rapid response to humanitarian crises.
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Kale Info Solutions has partnered with El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia to develop South America’s first air cargo community system.
El Dorado is the largest airport by capacity in South America, moving nearly 0.76 million tionnes of cargo a year on flights to the Americas, Caribbean, and the Middle ...
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West Thurrock-based Twinwheel Logistics has invested £1.2 million a three-acre site with 50,000sq ft of warehousing in Purfleet-on-Thames to its portfolio, as well as an additional one-acre site with 30,000sq. ft warehouse next to its existing premises in Grays, creating 21 new jobs. The family-run business says that growth has ...
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DHL eCommerce has opened its latest parcel hub, at Coventry in the UK. The 25,000sq m facility, located south of the city airport, will handle domestic and international business and create up to 600 local jobs.
It forms part of DHL eCommerce’s €560m investment in the UK announced in 2022, aimed ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has unveiled its first freight in its new-look livery.
The biggest change is to the UAE flag on the tailfin, which has been a staple of the Emirates branding since the very beginning. The carrier says the new design is more dynamic and flowing, with 3D effect artwork; likewise, ...
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DHL Group has signed a global partnership agreement with the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) to enhance humanitarian logistics and lifesaving aid.
The collaboration encompasses initiatives across various regions, with projects in Kenya, Lebanon, Sudan, and Türkiye, as well as capacity-building for Greece and Panama. The new agreement establishes ...
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German-owned forwarding and logistics company Dachser has launched a ‘Smart Landbridge Connect’ service to speed Irish exports to Europe.
Dachser Ireland offers up to 40 weekly departures to destinations in thirty-five countries. By using the UK landbridge, it says it can offer more flexibility, faster transit times, and more frequent departures ...
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US plans to impose port call fees of $500,000-$1.5m on Chinese carriers, vessels or carriers with Chinese vessels in their fleet or orderbook could disrupt the global supply chain, warns the Freightos online marketplace.
A comment period on the proposal is due to end with a hearing on 24 March after ...
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Austrian-based forwarder Cargo-partner, now part of Japan’s Nippon Express Holdings, says its branches in Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic transported a total of 15,706TEUs in a climate-neutral manner under the HHLA Pure initiative in 2024, a 22% increase from the previous year.
Since the start of the cooperation with the ...
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