August 2025
P&O Ferries chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite is to leave the DP World-owned company, according to press reports. The Dubai-based shipping and ports operator said that he wanted to dedicate more time to family matters and extended its gratitude to him for his contributions over the past four years.
Peter Hebblethwaite is perhaps best known for the controversial dismissal of almost 786 staff and their replacement with agency workers in 2022, an ...
[+]
Rail continued to strengthen its position as the dominant inland transport mode at the Port of Gothenburg. During the first six months, volumes moved by train grew by 4%, reaching more than 60% all container freight at the Swedish gateway – one of the highest proportions of any major container ...
[+]
Atlas Air has signed a long-term partnership with Etihad Cargo in the United Arab Emirates. Atlas Air will provide Etihad Cargo with dedicated freighter capacity through the operation of a newly delivered Boeing 777 freighter, initially serving Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and Madrid from August.
It will cater for growing demand ...
[+]
Europa Worldwide Group has adopted Blue Yonder’s Logistics Emissions Calculator as part of its Sustainable Supply Chain Manager solution.
It has integrated Blue Yonder’s logistics carbon management capabilities across its Road Freight division in the UK., Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Blue Yonder’s Logistics Emissions Calculator provides GLEC-accredited and ISO 14083-aligned calculations ...
[+]
Maastricht Aachen Airport in the Netherlands has added three weekly cargo flights following new agreements with airlines Turkish Cargo, and My Freighter.
From September, Turkish Cargo will add to its existing twice-weekly service with a Boeing 777 flight connecting Quito, Bogota, Miami, Istanbul, and Maastricht.
Uzbek airline, My Freighter, will operate a ...
[+]
DP World has launched a trial programme at its London Gateway and Southampton logistics hubs, to offer truck operators access to low carbon fuel.
With more than 4,000 truck visits per day at its two UK ports, DP World will support at least 500 trucks to transition to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil ...
[+]
Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai, the first of ten next-generation PCTC (Pure Car & Truck Carrier) vessels commissioned from China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. The first five ships can carry 9,000 CEU (Car Equivalent Units), while the following five will offer up to 9,800 CEU.
Following the ...
[+]
CMA CGM says it will accelerate the launch of the second phase of the Latakia Port expansion project in Syria following a meeting between the group’s chairman and chief executive Rodolphe Saadé and Syrian transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa.It will complement the ongoing initial €30 million investment and commits a further ...
[+]
DFDS and TT Line have entered into a space charter agreement on three ferry routes in the Baltic Sea. The agreement covers all sailings on the Klaipeda to Karlshamn route, where both operators currently offer sailings and the agreement means that DFDS will now offer capacity on the Klaipeda to ...
[+]
DHL eCommerce has completed its minority stake acquisition in Saudi Arabia’s AJEX Logistics Services, owned by Ajlan & Bros Holding Group. DHL says the partnership positions it to capitalize on the anticipated double-digit growth in Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce sector, a key pillar of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, as well across ...
[+]
More »
