July 2025

First cargo for Deugro’s new heavylift ship

Deugro’s new Rotra Futura heavylift vessel, delivered in April, has officially started operations moving wind turbine blades from Denmark to the US. The project supply vessel, specifically designed to handle larger and heavier offshore wind turbine components, collected the 108-meter-long blades at the Port of Aalborg, Denmark.   default [+]

Humber Freeport appoints head of investment

Humber Freeport has appointed Richard Beason as its new head of investment. He was previously economic development manager for Selby District Council, and subsequently North Yorkshire Council, for the past four years. He previously worked for Birmingham City University, as its growth hub account manager, and East Midlands Chamber of ... [+]

Taking the pain out of the pharma supply chain

Yulia Celetaria is leading a new entity, Healthc’Air to manage temperature-sensitive pharma airfreight. It has two major launch clients, ECS Group and Global GSA and says it has attracted the interest of over a dozen airlines at various stages of developing their pharma product offering. Healthc’Air offers a multi-tiered approach - ... [+]

Europa celebrates five years in Corby

Europa Group’s Warehouse arm has celebrated five years since it opened its flagship 3PL facility in Corby. The site was inaugurated in the grip of the Covid pandemic in June 2020, but that did not prevent the company from opening the £60million facility ahead of schedule, transforming a former brownfield site ... [+]

Davies Turner signs Canada deal

Davies Turner has signed a partnership deal with Manitoulin Global Forwarding. The two companies say that Canada’s ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership could lead to a surge in trade between the UK and Canada. It will enable seamless handling of LCL and FCL shipments between ... [+]

Global Logistics Network and CargoAi offer payment solution

Global Logistics Network (GLN) has launched a payment solution built in partnership with CargoAi. Powered by CargoWALLET technology its enables secure, real-time payments in over 150 countries and 47 currencies.GLN members can send or receive payments from other network members—or any freight partner—regardless of whether the recipient has a GLN ... [+]

SGS to run Tanzania pre-shipment inspection

Testing, inspection and certification company SGS has secured a three-year contract to operate Tanzania’s pre-shipment verification of conformity programme. Under the renewed contract, SGS will provide services including document verification, physical inspections and laboratory testing through its global network to prevent import of substandard goods and ensuring regulated products meet ... [+]

Airfreight outlook uncertain as consumers vote with their wallets

Global air cargo spot rates declined for a second consecutive month in June, down -4% year-on-year as supply of capacity overtook demand for the first time in 19 months, says industry analyst Xeneta. There are concerns over a more challenging second half of 2025 on the back of uncertainty over ... [+]

Abu Dhabi signs China e-commerce deal

Abu Dhabi Airports has signed a joint venture with Jingdong Property - the infrastructure arm of e-commerce company JD.com - to develop and operate logistics facilities within Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone. It will include construction of two warehouses, bonded and non-bonded, of over 70,000sq m. It will be JDP’s ... [+]

Oman Air touches down in Amsterdam

Oman Air Cargo has appointed Swissport as its ground handler at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport where the first flight from Muscat landed on 1 July.   The B787-9 passenger flight, with a cargo capacity of 14-18 tonnes, will operate four times a week, and is part of plans by the carrier to ... [+]

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