Chris Lewis
Companies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the Gulf (GCC) lose over a month of operational time every year due to logistics disruption, more than their peers in Europe and North America, according to DP World’s Without Logistics Global Report, published on 8 January.
Companies in the GCC and 43% in MENA report annual disruption costs of one million dollars or more. These regions also ...
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KLN Logistics Group executive director Vic Cheung was named a Director of the Year in the Listed Companies category at The Hong Kong Institute of Directors Awards for 2025. It recognises KLN’s outstanding performance in corporate governance, director professionalism and sustainable development.
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DP World is sponsoring the Norwegian Team Aker Dæhlie cross-country ski team, building on its long-standing relationship with Aker Solutions which has a joint venture with its Drydocks World arm. As the Official Logistics Partner, DP World will support the team’s operations, including travel planning, equipment movement and race-week logistics.
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Austrian forwarder Gebrüder Weiss has appointed Alessandro Cacciola as member of its management board in charge of air and sea operations, following the departure of Lothar Thoma from the company for personal reasons on 31 March. Cacciola joins from the Andreas Schmid Group where he was chief executive.
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Rail-road operator CargoBeamer has appointed Julian Hagenschulte to the new board position of chief digital officer. He is responsible forGroup-wide digital strategy including the systematic development of an integrated platform. Hagenschulte joins CargoBeamer from PwC, where he most recently led the Digital and AI Advisory practice for construction, real estate, ...
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AD Ports Group has added to its Logistics team following the appointment of Jochen Thewes as chief executive of the cluster.
Thorsten Meincke joins AD Ports’ Noatum Logistics arm as executive vice president - ocean and air freight. Previously, he held senior roles at Kuehne + Nagel.
Björn Eckbauer has been appointed ...
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Engineering, technology and consulting services provider Expleo has signed a partnership with the RailX UK’s freight digital platform. It aims to combine RailX’s platform with Expleo’s engineering expertise in trains, signalling and operations. The companies will work together to deliver connected inland logistics solutions to improve the efficiency of rail ...
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The Resilience4Ports (R4P) group has issued new guidance to help the industry build long-term resilience in the face of climate change. The Port Decision Makers Guide to Climate Risk Assessment (CRA), unveiled at COP30, aims to ensure port leaders can better understand and implement Climate Risk Assessments (CRAs), a structured ...
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Global air cargo demand finished a tumultuous 2025 on a high with volumes up +6% year-on-year in December, but flatlining e-commerce shipments ex-China will create concern for airlines and forwarders reliant on consumers’ online buying sprees, say industry analysts Xeneta.
Better-than-expected volumes over the last quarter of the year helped air ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP) Humber become the first corporate partner of the Hull Maritime project to bring the city’s rich maritime story to life.
The funding will help the redevelopment of the Hull Maritime Museum – a former dock administration building and tell the story of the port’s past, present, and ...
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