September 2026
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has officially opened its new 25,400sq m cargo terminal at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport. Aéroport de Lyon DC1 centralises the handler’s Lyon operations at a single site directly connected to the airport’s runways and becomes WFS’ second-largest operation in France after Paris Charles de Gaulle. It has 4,400sq m of cold rooms and 36 door docks including five dedicated to air freight pallet transfers,.
It will meet the ...
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Seko Logistics says that environmental benchmarks are increasingly becoming moving targets. The forwarding and logistics company says that the 10th edition of the EcoVadis Sustainability Ratings Index, which draws on nearly 200,000 scorecards, found that the share of companies scoring 65 or above jumped from 19% to 29% in a ...
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Bunge and Associated British Ports (ABP) say they have handled more than one million tonnes of grains and oilseeds at the Port of Immingham since their partnership began in 2022. The collaboration began in 2022 with the commissioning of Shed 35, a purpose-built agribulk storage facility at Immingham’s Humber International ...
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Awery Aviation Software chief experience officer Phaedra den Hertog (pictured below) has won the IT category at the Women in Air Cargo Awards, presented during Aviation Connect in Athens on 30 September.
The awards recognise women demonstrating leadership across the air cargo sector, with nominees judged on their contribution to efficiency, ...
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Geodis is to acquire part of the transport and logistic activities of French logistics provider Deret’s Group, subject to employee consultation and standard regulatory conditions. The deal includes Deret Logistique and Deret Transporteur, as well as their subsidiaries Sogipac, Logtex, and Deret Services Numériques, along with part of the logistics ...
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DFDS is deploying a second freight ferry, the Ark Futura, and doubled the frequency of its Damietta-Trieste route from 15 October.
The route was initially launched in November 2024 as DFDS' first direct freight ferry connection between Egypt and Italy and has seen strong growth since its launch.
Vice-president and head of ...
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Yusen Logistics officially opened its new 1.2 million-square-foot Sustainable Distribution Centre in Northampton on 24 September.
It has been designed to deliver greater operational efficiency while reducing environmental impact. By combining advanced warehouse automation, digital technologies and sustainable infrastructure, the facility creates a scalable platform capable of supporting long-term customer growth ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) hosted a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on 29 September to discuss policy on a more secure and efficient UK trading border.
Led by BIFA Director General Steve Parker, the hour-long discussion brought together policymakers and industry representatives including Anna Jerzewska, ...
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A study by Nomad Foods, Europe’s largest frozen food business, has been published in Nature’s npj Science of Food journal that challenges accepted industry standards by demonstrating that product can be safely stored at -15°C rather than -18°C.
It says that the findings show that a 3-degree shift maintains quality and ...
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CargoAi has integrated its Quote & Book API and FlyWindow features with Adhoc.Express, a cargo communication organizer that helps freight forwarders with the ad hoc quotation process for air and road freight.
The integration allows forwarders to compare requested and negotiated ad hoc rates with available digital live rates and use ...
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