June 2025

Saudia Cargo signs forwarder deals

Saudia Cargo has signed global logistics partnership agreements with Scan Global Logistics and Air Logistics Europe.The partnership with Danish-based SGLwill give it priority access to Saudia Cargo's global network. The agreement with Air Logistics Europe is for air cargo solutions between the UKand Saudi Arabia. [+]

Portico wins Freeport funding

Portsmouth stevedore Portico Shipping has secured £4.8m from the Solent Freeport's seed capital fund which will be supported by a £2.23m loan from owners Portsmouth City Council providing a total of £7.03m capital investment for major projects. It will allow the company to create more quayside space by demolishing a warehouse,  ... [+]

Zenobē to power Welsh truck decarbonisation

Cardiff forwarding and logistics company FSEW has gone into partnership with Zenobē to provide charging infrastructure  for its electric vehicle fleet at its hub in Wentloog. The hub will be the first in Wales to be powered entirely by renewable energy sources and one of the UK’s first low carbon ... [+]

Waterways could play key role, says Logistics UK

Inland and coastal waterways should be core components of modern multimodal transport and expanding their use can reduce road congestion, lower emissions, improve air quality and enhance regional connectivity, according to a new Logistics UK report. "The UK Logistics Network: Waterborne Freight", launched at Multimodal on 18 June, highlights the ... [+]

ABP buys Grimsby Seafood Village

Associated British Ports’ (ABP) has acquired the long leasehold of Grimsby Seafood Village. The four-acre multi-let industrial site is located on ABP’s Port of Grimsby in the Humber and comprises 21 units including several fish processing businesses. Chief executive of Grimsby Fish Merchants Association, Simon Dwyer, said: “The Village is ... [+]

Cargobeamer to build Kaldenkirchen terminal

CargoBeamer, operator of a patented system for transferring semi-trailers between road and rail is to construct a new terminal in Kaldenkirchen, Germany near the Dutch. Designed for the automated loading of non-craneable semi-trailers to rail, construction of the new terminal is scheduled to commence in the second half of 2025, ... [+]

Rhenus moves into domestic distribution

Freight forwarder Rhenus Group has launched a UK domestic distribution service. It is available for all freight types, including oversized loads, UK-wide and follows a pilot phase among a selected customer base. The service uses both Rhenus-owned trucks (available at Corby and Bradford ) and subcontracted vehicles managed by the ... [+]

Brexit ‘hurts us more it hurts them’ says Logistics UK

The UK's trading relationships have suffered more than the EU's following its exit from the trade bloc, according to a Logistics UK survey. It said that the country's exports were down 23% from 2017 to 2024 while imports fell only by 5%. In a speech at Multimodal 2025 at the NEC ... [+]

Maritime launches Southampton-Northampton via East-West rail route

Maritime Transport has launched a new rail freight service between DP World Southampton and its Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton (SLPN). The first arrival in Northampton on 16 June was also the first freight train to enter service at Maritime’s 35-acre SRFI, and the first to operate the full length of the newly reinstated ... [+]

Online insurer signs freight management deal

Online insurance platform Breeze has signed partnership with digital freight management specialists CocoonFMS. The API integration will allow forwarders to receive instant quotes within their existing workflow. Live shipment data is sent to Breeze to generate quotes, allowing users to confirm policies instantly. CocoonOPS also employs AI and machine learning ... [+]

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