Chris Lewis

Energy and climate change redraw Europe’s logistics map

Europe’s logistics networks are redrawn by volatile energy prices, climate disruption and shifting consumer patterns, according to the latest edition of the Paths of Distribution (PoDs) score by global real estate investment manager LaSalle Investment Management. Based on an analysis of over 146,000 logistics micro‑markets across Europe – and, for the first time, a neural‑network model classifying more than 160,000 aerial images – the 2026 report maps the continent’s logistics stock ... [+]

Ports are key to solving UK’s housing crisis, says Peel

Peel Ports Group is calling for the creation of port-centric hubs to help smooth the flow of construction materials into and around the country, ahead of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first Budget. The new government has set out what Burnham has called the biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war period ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd opens in Walvis Bay and Kigali

Hapag-Lloyd has opened offices in Walvis Bay, Namibia and another in Kigali to serve Rwanda and Burundi. The line offers twice-weekly services to and from Dar es Salaam, with direct connections to India and the Far East. [+]

Quay moment for DP World

DP World is taking delivery of four of Europe’s largest quay cranes for London Gateway. The first pair of cranes, weighing more than 2,000 tonnes each and standing nearly 150 metres high arrived from Shanghai fully assembled by sea at London Gateway on 25 September. They will be installed at the ... [+]

Kuehne+Nagel opens Chennai tech centre

Kuehne+Nagel has inaugurated a new Tech Centre in Chennai. The forwarder says that access to engineering talent is essential to delivering its technology strategy and India has become a leading hub for engineering and digital talent. From early 2027, around 250 experts in Chennai will contribute to the development of ... [+]

Geodis obtains TAPA cert in Manchester

Geodis has obtained Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) security certification for its warehouse and distribution centre in Manchester, along with its contract logistics centre in Cologne, Rodgau, Aurach in Germany and in Gothenburg. TAPA Facility Security Requirements (FSR) level regulates physical security in warehouses and logistics centres and ensures high-security ... [+]

Handler opens second biggest French site in Lyon

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 ... [+]

Standing still is not an option for sustainability, says Seko

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 ... [+]

A million tonnes and more for ABP and Bunge

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 ... [+]

Awery and Allied execs recognised at Women in Air Cargo Awards

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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