October 2025

New chief for Chapman Freeborn

Charter broker Chapman Freeborn has appointed Saska Gerasimova as its new Group chief executive, taking over responsibilities from Eric Erbacher, who moves to a new role as chair of the Chapman Freeborn Holdings board of directors. Gerasimova’s experience spans air freight, logistics, aviation leasing and fleet management  and joins Chapman Freeborn from a position as senior supply chain manager with Amazon Air Europe, having also worked as fleet director and leasing ... [+]

Teessiders show off their digital prowess

Teesside University, in collaboration with Tees Valley Combined Authority, Teesside Freeport, ICC United Kingdom (ICC UK) and the International Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (iC4DTI), hosted a two-day demonstration event at the Teesside Digital Trade Testbed. Located at Teesside International Airport, the Testbed is developing, deploying and measuring the impact ... [+]

Cathay is first carrier to offer real-time customs status via ONE Record

Cathay Cargo has become the first airline to introduce real-time customs clearance updates to customers subscribed to the EzyCargo platform, or those who already have ONE Record API links to its system. The development is based on the IATA ONE Record data protocol, and adds customs authorities as an additional air ... [+]

Regional ports put energy transition under the spotlight

Ports of Normandy, MEPs Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Renew Europe) and Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (S&D), organized a conference at the European Parliament on the role of regional ports in the ecological transition and the financing of maritime infrastructure after 2027.The event, supported by the Normandy Region, brought together European elected officials, representatives of ... [+]

Europa Air & Sea thrives in Dubai

Europa Group’s Europa Air & Sea is forwarding arm says its has increased its team in Dubai from three to 17 since opening its office there three years ago. Europa Air & Sea, based near Dubai International Airport, has increased its airfreight consolidated service between the UK and Dubai from ... [+]

Prestwick bags another China freighter

Glasgow Prestwick Airport has entered an agreement with Chinese carrier Beijing Capital Airlines, a member of Hainan Airline Group, to launch a four-times-a-week freighter service with Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport. The first flight, operated by an Airbus A330-243 (P2F), arrived at Prestwick on 16 October. Beijing Capital is the third ... [+]

New service links UAE with Somaliland

DP World has partnered with Sumit Shipping to launch a regular container service between Jebel Ali Port in the UAE and Berbera Port in Somaliland. It operates every nine days with scheduled stops at Aden and Djibouti. From Berbera, cargo can connect onwards to inland destinations such as Ethiopia, providing ... [+]

Ceva offers new approach to carbon-cutting

CEVA Logistics is offering a Mass Balance solution in Europe to help decarbonize road transport It says it ensures that customers can access the environmental benefits of low carbon energy, even in regions where the supporting infrastructure is not yet fully developed. By decoupling the physical consumption of low carbon ... [+]

Stena Connecta sets sail – literally – for Heysham

The Stena Connecta, the sister ship to the Stena Futura recently launched on the Heysham/Belfast route will shortly begin her maiden voyage to the Irish Sea. Alongside Stena Futura, which entered service in September, the two new freight ferries will boost freight capacity by 40%. Operator Stena Line describes the Connecta ... [+]

Ben Fletcher to lead Logistics UK

Logistics UK will appoint Ben Fletcher as its new chief executive from 1 December, following the departure of David Wells at the end of July. Ben Fletcher was lately chief operating officer at manufacturer’s group, Make UK where was responsible for public affairs, membership and the business arms of the organisation ... [+]

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