June 2025
DHL Group is to invest more than €500 million in the Middle East, focussing on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The investment spans all four DHL divisions – DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Supply Chain, and DHL eCommerce – and will strengthen logistics operations in the region. DHL already provides a broad portfolio of services in the Middle East, including express parcel delivery, air, ocean and overland ...
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Geodis has opened an office in Guadalajara in response to growth of its freight forwarding activities in Mexico. The French-owned company will now centralize its freight forwarding services including air, maritime and land, as well as customs and foreign trade, project logistics and supply chain management at the location.
Geodis operates ...
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Danx has started operations at its new 600 sq m Baltics terminal in Latvia. The express freight carrier says that relocating the facility to the outskirts of Riga, has increased its capacity six-fold and improved its speed of access to the rest of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. It has removed ...
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FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its scheduled transatlantic service. On June 15, 1985, a fleet of seven Federal Express Boeing 727s took to the skies, establishing links between New York, London, and Brussels, redefining global commerce and connectivity.
Federal Express, founded 14 ...
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The first two Class 99 bi-mode Stadler locomotives arrived at the Port of Bristol on 11 June, one of a fleet of 30 that will be operated by Beacon Rail and GB Railfreight.
Following their arrival by ship into Bristol they were taken to Leicester for a rigorous programme of testing ...
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New US fees on Chinese vessels could eventually increase the cost of importing goods into the US by as much as $250 per container if proposals by President Trump are implemented in full, says BIFA senior policy advisor, Robert Windsor.
He told an episode of BIFALink TV on 12 June that, ...
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Finnlines has added a call at Gdynia, Poland to its weeklyservice that links the port of Sheerness with Finland, Belgium and Spain and is planning further upgrades following the opening of a new £30 million pontoon berth at the Kent port.
At a ceremony in Sheerness on 10 June to mark ...
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Customs clearance agent Derry Bros has automated the creation of Common Health Entry Documents (CHEDs) to streamline the customs requirements for the movement of live animals, animal products, high-risk food and feed, and certain plant products.
It is using advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and AI technology to enable the feature, ...
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Stena Line is investing £17 million in its 12 Quays Terminal in Birkenhead with increased freight parking and improved traffic flow.
The 12 Quays Terminal in Birkenhead has become a key hub for Stena Line with a new Dublin freight only service, which has resulted in a significant increase in traffic ...
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Kuehne+Nagel, P&O Ferries and Renault Trucks have partnered to operate the first heavy-duty electric truck carrying freight across the English Channel via ferry.
The heavy-duty electric truck crossed the Channel from Dover to Calais on P&O Ferries’ newest hybrid double-ended vessel, P&O Liberté, which produces 40% fewer carbon emissions than conventional ...
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