October 2025
Airforwarders Association (AfA) executive director Brandon Fried was warned that the US’s decision to impose an additional ten percent tariff on imported Canadian goods will drive up costs.
He told delegates at the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) annual conference in Toronto on October 29 that the measure would “punish American businesses and consumers more than it protects them,” and called for a pause on escalating trade barriers.
“Tariffs don’t build ...
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Charter specialist Chapman Freeborn says its Aviation Emergency Services team is ready to support emergency evacuations, first responder transport, and humanitarian aid deliveries to regions affected by Hurricane Melissa. The major storm reached Category 5 strength yesterday but has since weakened to Category 4 as it continues moving toward Jamaica, ...
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Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) is now targeting India in response to growing demand for Scottish salmon and whisky, Business Development Director Nico Le Roux, told delegates at the Air Cargo Southeast Asia Expo, Singapore on 29 October.It follows signing of the UK–India Free Trade Agreement, which will remove tariffs on ...
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Maersk officially inaugurated the Belcon Cold Store facility in Cape Town on 28 October, part of a US$100 million investment in South Africa's cold chain infrastructure.
South Africa's cold-chain exports, dominated by fresh fruit, particularly citrus and table grapes, account for a substantial portion of the nation's agricultural exports. However, the ...
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) is to launch a feeder service between the Sri Lankan hub port of Colombo and Male in the Maldives. It provides enhanced connectivity with global markets, including the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, and Americas.
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CMA CGM Group has signed an agreement with Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) to build and operate Terminal 4 at Jeddah Islamic Port in Saudi Arabia. The JV will operate as a separate 2.6 million TEU container terminal adjacent to the existing RSGT terminals. It forms part of Saudi Arabia’s ...
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Hapag-Lloyd celebrated the naming of the Wilhelmshaven Express and completion of its 24,000TEU newbuild programme on 28 Octoberat the Jade Weser Port.
She is the 12th and final ship in the Hamburg Express class, an ultra-large vessel series with a capacity of 23,660 TEU and dual-fuel propulsion, able to run on ...
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Alabama Port Authority has signed an agreement with APM Terminals Mobile to start construction of a new, 1,300-foot container berth at the Port of Mobile. The $131 million project will expand berth capacity by 50% and enable the terminal to handle three ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) simultaneously. The Phase V ...
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With import duty loopholes are closing in the US, EU and UK as tariffs bite back and forth across the Atlantic, retailers are at risk of higher costs, increased complexity and facing higher risks, says Emmett Young, key accounts director for UK and Ireland at trade consultants Customs Support Group.
The ...
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GSE Group, operator of the Ashford International Truckstop on the M20 has unveiled plans for a new 70-acre lorry park near Dover on the A20. The new site would be five miles from the port at the Court Wood Interchange.
As well as providing much needed regular truck parking space, the ...
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