January 2026
Misurata Free Zone (MFZ) in western Libya has signed a public–private partnership to modernize, manage, develop and expand the country’s main container gateway and most commercially active maritime hub. It is the first major PPP infrastructure project outside the energy sector.
MFZ will collaborate with Maha Capital Partners, an international infrastructure investor headquartered in Doha, and Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), MSC’s ports arm to transform Misurata Port into a high-capacity facility ...
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TV presenter, adventurer, author, and conservationist Steve Backshall announced nine winning companies and two outstanding individuals at the British International Freight Association’s 2025 Freight Service Awards in London on 15 January.
BIFA director general Steve Parker noted the high quality of all the finalists’ entries this year from the 33 freight ...
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DP World has set a new handling record at London Gateway, surpassing three million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) in 2025, thanks to the new fourth berth and additional Asia-Europe vessel calls by the Gemini Cooperation.
Growth has hit over 52% compared with 1.9 million TEU in 2024, and the port is ...
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Röhlig Logistics has appointed Alan O’Brien as managing director of Röhlig Ireland, succeeding sGarrett O'Brien (no relation). Alan O’Brien (pictured) began his career at AirOcean Ireland in December 2018 as senior business development manager and, following the acquisition of AirOcean Ireland by Röhlig Logistics in January 2025, played a key ...
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FedEx has announced the ten-member board of directors for FedEx Freight, ahead of its planned spin-off on June 1.
As previously announced, Brad Martin, current executive chairman of the FedEx Corp. board of directors, will be chairman of FedEx Freight. He is also chairman of RBM Venture Company, a private investment ...
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Swissport has launched its first dedicated perishables centre in the UK at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) with Scan Global Logistics becoming the first customer to operate from the site.
The new facility strengthens the company’s global cool-chain network and supports growing demand for fresh Atlantic salmon.
The 2,694sq m site features temperature-controlled ...
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Ellerman City Liners, part of the GB Global group that also includes Uniserve, is to launch a short-sea shipping service on 28 January connecting the Baltics with the UK and the Benelux region, its first in the region.
The BALTEX service will operate on a fixed weekly rotation, calling at Riga, ...
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Air Charter Service has chartered a Boeing B747 to fly animals from Thailand to their new home at a wildlife rescue center in eastern India.The broker received a call from our client to transport a variety of animals from Bangkok to Ahmedabad, to a sanctuary hosting thousands of similar animals ...
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Heathrow Airport has approved investment to begin work on the third runway planning application, but the move also the struggle involved in getting large infrastructure projects off the ground, says Logistics UK chief executive, Ben Fletcher.
He said: “A third runway at Heathrow will help address the significant shortage of air ...
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CEVA Logistics has opened an e-commerce warehouse in Dubai South Free Zone. The multi-user contract logistics facility spans 23,000sq m with 20m-high ceilings. has LED lighting throughout, cardboard and plastic recycling stations and 1,600sq m of solar panels.
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