Chris Lewis

Etihad to fly to Kabul

Etihad Airways is to launch passenger flights from its Abh Dhabi hub to Kabul, Afghanistan, from 18 December. They will operate three times weekly with A320 aircraft. The UAE hosts one of the largest Afghan communities in the Gulf, with around 300,000 Afghans living and working in the country, according to the Afghan Business Council. The route also offers access to Etihad’s network across the GCC, Europe, Australia and North ... [+]

FTA Ireland to host sustainable transport seminar

FTA Ireland will host its annual Sustainable Transport Seminar on Wednesday 5 November 2025, uniting government, industry and academic leaders as they accelerate progress toward Ireland’s 2030 decarbonisation targets for transport. Ireland’s Climate Action Plan sets an ambitious 50% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector by 2030, ... [+]

EES phased roil-out essential, says Logistics UK

With the EU’s long-awaited Entry/Exit System (EES) checks on travellers due to be implemented on Sunday 12 October, it is essential the EU sticks to its promise of a phased roll out, to ensure there is no disruption for freight traffic, says Logistics UK. Under EES, the EU’s new border processes ... [+]

WFS to roll out contour-checking system at three major hubs

Worldwide Flight Services is introducing CIND’s ContourCheck ULD measurement system at its largest air cargo handling stations at London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle airports in early 2026, as part of a global rollout.  WFS was the first air cargo handler to implement CIND’s 3D modelling software in ... [+]

De minimis is unfinished business, warns forwarding chief

The air freight industry is adjusting to the end of de-minimis customs concessions in the US, with tighter compliance and small-parcels giving way to heavier, consolidated shipments, Airforwarders Association (AfA) executive director, Brandon Fried told the FIATA World Congress 2025 in Hanoi on 9 October. He said that AfA members have ... [+]

Pall-Ex gets green light for green mega-hub

Hinckley & Bosworth Council has approved plans by Pall-Ex to build a new Group HQ and hub operation The network operator and developer and investor Barberry have been given the go-ahead to start work on the Centre of Excellence - the largest build-to-suit pre-let deal in the UK this year ... [+]

Loco naming marks past and future for Malcolm Group

Freightliner has named one of its locomotives Donald Malcolm in honour of the founder of Scottoish based logistics company The Malcolm Group. The group has several dedicated Freightliner trains running daily from Daventry to Grangemouth and Mossend in the central belt of Scotland. The named locomotive, no. 90021, was christened at ... [+]

Carousel PUDO points go nationwide

Urgent freight firm Carousel Logistics has launched a pick-up drop-off (PUDO) network across the UK and Ireland with over 100 staffed locations and plans for further expansion. The service allows field-based staff and engineers to send and return freight, parcels, or repair items at convenient collection points, with deliveries made before ... [+]

Gulftainer offers GCC landbridge

Gulftainer has launched a Landbridge solution to move cargo across the UAE and the wider GCC region. It is based on its Khorfakkan Commercial Terminal (KCT) and uses a fleet of over 300 trailers. [+]

Uncertainty and instability push logistics confidence to new low

Economic uncertainty and geopolitical instability have pushed optimism in the UK logistics sector to its lowest level in 14 years, say researchers. The Barclays-BDO UK Logistics Confidence Index 2025, which assesses confidence and expectations in the industry, has a score of only 40.4 this year, down from 57.6 in 2024 and ... [+]

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