June 2026

Interclear enters UK customs market

French-based customs specialist Intelclear is expanding into the UK. The office in Chelmsford is led by Mark Taylor, who brings over three decades of industry experience, alongside Chouaib Mekkaoui, who leads Intelclear's European operations from France. Intelclear, which also has offices in Dublin, Shnghai and New Jersey, offers clearance services for import, export and transit movements, bureau services, international trade compliance services such as classification, valuation, origin, AEO support and emerging ... [+]

Scott Dudley to head Rhenus Air & Ocean UK

Rhenus has appointed Scott Dudley as managing director of its Air & Ocean UK arm. Since joining the forwarder in 2019, he has held a number of leadership positions including branch manager, air and ocean in Germany and head of ocean freight for North America. Before joining Rhenus, he spent ... [+]

French-Dutch carrier fills in the details

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is offering an AI-powered Auto-Fill feature within its myCargo platform. It allows customers to scopy shipment information from an email or other unstructured text source and paste it directly into myCargo. The AI engine automatically identifies, interprets, and extracts relevant shipment details — including dimensions, ... [+]

Freight forwarders welcome Iran peace moves

The Airforwarders Association (AfA) has cautiously welcomed the reported peace deal between the US and Iran, saying it could help ease pressure on consumers and businesses. But it warns that much could still change before the memorandum of understanding is due to be signed on Friday June 19th, and the air ... [+]

AI agent eases the invoice burden

Freight industry software specialist CocoonFMS is offering CocoonFlow, an AI- agent built that allows forwarders to automate reconciliation of supplier invoices, one of the most time-consuming and error-prone processes in logistics. Finance teams can spend hours comparing purchase orders, supplier invoices and shipment records to ensure everything matches, it says. With ... [+]

CMA CGM to buy aerospace specialist

The CMA CGM Group has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire Crystal Aero Solutions, which specialises in aircraft maintenance services for cargo and passenger aircraft. Based at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and also present in Brussels and Liège, Crystal handles in line maintenance and light maintenance essential to ensuring ... [+]

Two more car ships for Sallaum Lines

Sallaum Lines has ordered two 8,6000CEU pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) from Xiamen Shipbuilding, the two largest vessels in its history, with an option for a further two similar vessels. It follows the recent delivery of Sallaum Lines' newest LNG dual-fuel ships Each PCTC will be 199.9 long, a beam ... [+]

New deal to keep train ferry rolling to 2031

Stena Line has signed an agreement with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) to secure the continued operation of rail ferry services between Sweden and Germany until 31 December 2031. Trafikverket director-general Roberto Maiorana said that rail ferries have declined significantly over the past 20 years, due to their weak commercial performance ... [+]

TAPA and Trans.eu launch high-security freight exchange

The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) and freight tech and fintech firm Trans.eu Group have launched a Certified Carrier Exchange, the first platform built entirely on verified TAPA TSR (Trucking Security Requirements) standards, says TAPA.  The Exchange aims to address gaps in security standards by combining Trans.eu's security infrastructure with ... [+]

LATAM launches Frankfurt-North Chile freighter

LATAM Group’s LATAM Cargo Chile arm has launched a weekly 767 freighter service between Frankfurt in Germany and Andrés Sabella Airport in Antofagasta, northern Chile. It provides 25 tonnes of capacity and is aimed particularly at the mining industry,  mostly parts and components for machinery. The direct service removes the need ... [+]

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