Chris Lewis
Swiss WorldCargo has added a service to Bengaluru, its first ever destination in Southern India, in its winter 2026/27 timetable. It departs Zurich five times a week in both directions.
Bengaluru is one of India’s most important air cargo gateways, for pharmaceuticals, healthcare, high-tech components, automotive and industrial manufacturing, textiles and fashion and fresh produce and flowers.
The carrier already operates daily flights to Mumbai and Delhi.
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PalletGrade has launched an open international verification tool to bring fragmented national registers of pallets together in one place. PalletGrade StampCheck allows users to enter or photograph an operator code and immediately verify the status of pallets with a direct citation and link back to the issuing national authority. The ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP) Immingham has signed a ten-year deal with long time customer Cefetra. The importer of grain and wheat products has been at Immingham for nearly 30 years, and the new contract secures substantial storage space at the port. It operates storage and handling facilities across the UK ...
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CMA CGM, Nike and Gemadept have launched a new fully electric barge service in Vietnam.
The 100% electric vessel connects Nike’s inland drop-off location in Ho Chi Minh City with Gemalink, Gemadept’s deep-sea terminal in Cai Mep a 180-kilometer round trip. Powered by electric batteries and recharged with certified renewable electricity, ...
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Spanish-owned Boluda Shipping has signed an agreement to buy fellow short-sea operator Samskip. It says the acquisition will pave the way for Europe’s most comprehensive network, connecting Northern Europe with the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands and West Africa.
The transaction is expected to close on 1 January 2027, subject to ...
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GB Railfreight has appointed Jude Winstanley as its new chief executive, succeeding founder John Smith who will step back after more than 25 years leading the company. He will continue to support the business in an advisory capacity to ensure a smooth leadership transition. Jude Winstanley has held senior leadership ...
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Efret says it will offer alternative arrangements for starting customs transit movements from early 2027 when facilities at Sevington are set to close
The GB Global subsidiary says that while alternative facilities will be available through the Port of Dover and Getlink (Eurotunnel), operators may need to reconsider how they manage ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has announced the finalists for the Freight Service Awards. It features 28 companies in nine business categories, including air and sea freight, European logistics, customs compliance, value-added services, staff development and sustainability.
BIFA says that seven companies have entered the competition for the first time ...
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East Midlands is seeking a head of cargo development. They will be responsible for an increase in traffic and income to £10m.
It will involve building strategic relationships across logistics, e-commerce, manufacturing, freight forwarding and trade bodies to develop market insight and commercial business cases, and strengthen the East Midlands cargo ...
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Associated British Ports has acquired Humberside stevedore, warehousing and port agency company Global Shipping Services.
Global brings capabilities in project, heavy lift and cargo handling and will provide the platform for growth both on the Humber and across ABP’s 19 ports.
Global was established in 1989 following the merger of several port ...
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