Chris Lewis
Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited (Hacis) – Hactl’s wholly-owned, value-added services subsidiary – has signed a partnership with logistics and supply chain technology expert, Flexport, to establish the gateway as the latter’s transit hub.
Hacis initially provided mail handling services to Flexport, and gradually expanded its offerings to include Merge-in-Transit (MiT) solutions as well as Airport Direct import and export services. Hacis is now providing a fully integrated one-stop-shop ...
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Glasgow Prestwick Airport was named Air Freight Business of the Year at the Logistics UK Awards in London on 11 December.
The Scottish airport strengthened its role as a key gateway for trade between Asia, the UK, and Europe with new scheduled services, expanded handling capability, and a clear strategy for ...
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AP Moller-Maersk has made changes to its regional leadership team. Current Asia-Pacific chief Ditlev Blicher will assume the role of regional president for North America Region while chief financial officer for Asia-Pacific, Scott Andrew Elliott, is appointed interim regional president of Asia-Pacific Region.
Charles Van Der Steene steps into the role ...
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Rhenus Logistics and carrier Avianca Cargo have transported crated civil helicopters from Miami International Airport to Vitória–Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport, the first time that a shipment of this kind has landed in the Brazilian gateway. Over 35 similar shipments are expected to be completed by end of the ...
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Dafret, a specialist in digital solutions for freight forwarders, is to integrate CargoAi’s Quote & Book API from the CargoConnect suite into its NaviRate multimodal quotation tool. NaviRate is generates door-to-door freight quotes from all available sources including contracted rates, spot offers and real-time tariffs. The integration enables Dafret members ...
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Pall-Ex Group says that its Charitable Foundation has supported 40 causes, including veterans’ charities, homeless initiatives, and grassroots sports teams since its launch in November 2023.
The foundation offers a dedicated platform where staff, network members and individuals in the local community can request donations for causes close to their hearts.
The ...
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Air Canada Cargo has won Cargo iQ’s Team Up award, one of two new prizes at its Quality-Rally (Q-Rally) held in November in Madrid, Spain.
The award recognises members who have worked to improve a chosen aspect of their operations in collaboration with another organization or an internal team.
Air Canada aligned ...
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Modalis Group and the port of Dunkerque-Port have laid the foundation stone for a rail-road transhipment terminal with a capacity of up to 50,000 transport units per year, reducing carbon emissions by 70,000 tonnes of CO₂.
The terminal will be operational from spring 2026 and enable rail transport of road semi-trailers ...
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As China threatens the US position in the global pecking order, Presidents Trump and Xi are heading for a trade battle. What might that look like long term and what might it mean for UK exporters? By Matthew Ware, chief executive of UK cross-border logistics and ecommerce parcel management experts ...
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PAV Haulage is to open a hub facility at DP World’s London Gateway Logistics Park. It will move into the 94,000sq ft facility – LG94 – in early 2026 on a 20-year lease, which includes plans for expansion onto an adjacent plot. When complete, the facility will offer extensive HGV ...
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