August 2026

FedEx appoints forwarding chief

FedEx has appointed Marcus Balzereit as president of its FedEx Logistics freight forwarding business unit. He brings more than 25 years of extensive experience in the industry and most recently served as senior vice president of APAC sales and solutions, leading the organization to double-digit growth across the Asia Pacific region. [+]

DHL supersizes Shenzhen

DHL Express has expanded its Shenzhen Super Gateway with a €177 million investment, its largest investment in mainland China to date and has introduced a widebody Boeing 767 freighter linking Shanghai, Bangkok, Bahrain and Brussels. The expanded Shenzhen Super Gateway at Bao'an International Airport, has tripled processing capacity to approximately ... [+]

DP World delivers aid to Africa

DP World and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have delivered 5,000 tonnes of rice to support humanitarian response operations in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda. It was handled by DP World’s Shipping Solutions business (formerly Unifeeder), transporting essential food supplies  from DP World’s Mundra Terminal, India, ... [+]

Chapman Freeborn to be Magma agent in China

Chapman Freeborn Greater China has been appointed as Magma Aviation's general sales and service agent (GSSA) across China, following the latter’s launch of scheduled B747-400F services. The collaboration also extends to Europe, where Chapman Freeborn Cargo Capacity Management in Frankfurt serves as Magma Aviation’s general sales agent and supports its ... [+]

All change for truck train operator

Intermodal rail-road operator CargoBeamer has made changes to its management team. Nicolas Albrecht will move from chief executive to chairman of the Supervisory Board and will be succeed by chief finance officer Dr Markus Fischer, while continuing to be responsible for finance. Tilman Apitzsch will become the new head of the ... [+]

HMRC to move Sevington and Holyhead customs clearance back to port

HMRC has announced forthcoming changes to customs clearance arrangements at Sevington and Holyhead Inland Border Facilities (IBFs). The IBFs were introduced as a temporary measure following the UK's exit from the European Union to carry out customs checks where there was insufficient but government's long-standing intention is to operate processes at ... [+]

CargoAi to offer Delta capacity

CargoAi is partnering with Delta Cargo give freight forwarders access to the carrier’s capacity and pricing either via the CargoAi marketplace or through direct connections to transport management systems. At launch, users will be able to access General Cargo and Express products, including lithium battery shipments, across Delta Cargo’s network in ... [+]

Malcolm Wright wound up

Leeds-based freight company Malcolm Wright Associates has been shut down after an Insolvency Service investigation discovered unpaid debts totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds owed to companies in the UK, Europe and the US.  The Insolvency Service said that the company had presented information which appeared to give it credibility ... [+]

Kuala Lumpur joins IAG Constant Climate network

IAG Cargo has added Kuala Lumpur to its worldwide Constant Climate cold chain pharma network. The GDP-certified facility, served by a daily Heathrow flight, can handle active and passive temperature-controlled shipments, along with the high priority Critical service. The announcement follows the launch of the Global Cargo Joint Business between ... [+]

ADM grows in Greenock

Agri company ADM is expanding its Scottish operations with new storage and berthing capacity at the Port of Greenock. The expansion at the Peel Ports Group-owned facility builds on ADM's existing operations at the port operator’s King George V Dock in Glasgow. The two locations will create a more integrated ... [+]

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