March 2026

Growth spurt for Redwood with brokerage buy

Redwood Logistics and its subsidiary, Redwood Mexico, have acquired Laredo-based US/Mexico customs broker and warehousing provider EELCO. It brings further licensed customs brokerage, a 250,000sq ft Foreign-Trade Zone warehouse in Laredo and a sister operation in Nuevo Laredo into Redwood's cross-border services, which already manage over 40,000 annual cross-border shipments. Fourth partly logistics specialist Redwood says that Section 232 tariffs, UFLPA enforcement and nearshoring growth have made fragmented brokerage relationships a ... [+]

DHL chief extends contract

Deutsche Post AG – owner of DHL - has extended the contract of chief executive Tobias Meyer until March 2031. He has been a member of the DHL Group Board of Management since 2019 and has led the company as chief executive since 2023. [+]

Europa to retire Europa as group celebrates 60 years in business

Europa Worldwide Group has marked its 60th anniversary with a new brand identity and is laying out its future strategy. The company also has a new corporate strapline, ‘Powered by Better’. It says the refresh signals a new era of expansion for the Kent-based firm, which has quadrupled in size over ... [+]

Virgin resumes limited Gulf flights

On 4 March, Virgin Atlantic said it had restartedlimited  flights between London Heathrow and Dubai and Riyadh after Middle East airspace reopened to limited operations It said future operations would depend on evolving security conditions and ongoing risk assessments. The first Dubai–Heathrow service departed Dubai International Airport at 11:50 am local ... [+]

Hapag halts Gulf bookings

Hapag-Lloyd has put a booking stop until further notice for all cargo to and from the Gulf region, including the UAE, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman (Sohar), Saudi Arabia (Dammam and Jubail) and Yemen It said its teams were monitoring the situation and would continue to assess developments closely. [+]

Geodis joins Gartner’s magic circle

Geodis has been recognized as a Leader in the first-ever 2025 edition of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL). The research and advisory firm has evaluated the world’s leading fourth-party logistics providers based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. The Magic Quadrant distinguishes four categories of ... [+]

ABP offers port experience at your fingertips

ABP has launched a new virtual work experience programme that gives students a flexible way to explore how Britain’s ports work and the careers linked to them. The online programme, created with Talent XP, uses interactive modules to introduce students to the role of our ports in the movement of goods ... [+]

National Careers Week and International Women’s Day – BIFA gets involved

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is again supporting National Careers Week , highlighting the wide-ranging and rewarding career opportunities available within freight forwarding and the wider logistics sector. It says that while freight forwarding plays a vital role in keeping global trade moving, awareness of the profession among school leavers ... [+]

DHL delivers wild cats to Lincolnshire safe haven

DHL has helped rescue two wild cats from Ukraine and brought them to a new life at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park. The white tiger and were found last year after being released or abandoned from illegal private ownership. Aleks was discovered by Ukrainian soldiers near Kharkiv during the war. He was in ... [+]

Broker mobilizes to keep vital shipments moving

Chapman Freeborn has been arranging emergency cargo and passenger charter flights, including evacuation missions, amid the current turmoil in the Middle East. With more than 2,000 flights to and from major Gulf airports cancelled, the broker said it had been working with government ministries and authorities ins multiple countries to deliver ... [+]

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