Chris Lewis
Europa Group’s Warehouse arm has celebrated five years since it opened its flagship 3PL facility in Corby.
The site was inaugurated in the grip of the Covid pandemic in June 2020, but that did not prevent the company from opening the £60million facility ahead of schedule, transforming a former brownfield site on an ex-British Steel quarry that had been dormant for years.
Located on a 25-acre site at Midlands Logistics Park , ...
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Davies Turner has signed a partnership deal with Manitoulin Global Forwarding. The two companies say that Canada’s ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership could lead to a surge in trade between the UK and Canada. It will enable seamless handling of LCL and FCL shipments between ...
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Global Logistics Network (GLN) has launched a payment solution built in partnership with CargoAi. Powered by CargoWALLET technology its enables secure, real-time payments in over 150 countries and 47 currencies.GLN members can send or receive payments from other network members—or any freight partner—regardless of whether the recipient has a GLN ...
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Testing, inspection and certification company SGS has secured a three-year contract to operate Tanzania’s pre-shipment verification of conformity programme. Under the renewed contract, SGS will provide services including document verification, physical inspections and laboratory testing through its global network to prevent import of substandard goods and ensuring regulated products meet ...
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Global air cargo spot rates declined for a second consecutive month in June, down -4% year-on-year as supply of capacity overtook demand for the first time in 19 months, says industry analyst Xeneta. There are concerns over a more challenging second half of 2025 on the back of uncertainty over ...
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Abu Dhabi Airports has signed a joint venture with Jingdong Property - the infrastructure arm of e-commerce company JD.com - to develop and operate logistics facilities within Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone. It will include construction of two warehouses, bonded and non-bonded, of over 70,000sq m. It will be JDP’s ...
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Oman Air Cargo has appointed Swissport as its ground handler at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport where the first flight from Muscat landed on 1 July.
The B787-9 passenger flight, with a cargo capacity of 14-18 tonnes, will operate four times a week, and is part of plans by the carrier to ...
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Stena Foreteller will return to the Rotterdam Europoort/ Immingham route, following a major rebuild and renovation in China at the end of July. With an additional cargo deck and a 30%, the vessel further reduces CO₂ emissions per cargo unit.
The vessel has also been equipped with a shore power connection ...
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A UK Parliamentary Roundtable on opportunities for the Middle Corridor took place at the House of Lords on 2 July.
It brought together policymakers, trade envoys, infrastructure experts, academics, and business leaders to discuss the growing role of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route that connects China to Europe via Kazakhstan, the ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, has submitted a detailed application for 103,000sq ft of multi-let industrial and logistics space at its Helm @ Immingham site, previously the Pioneer Business Park.
The first phase of development of the 227-acre location will provide modern purpose-built units, close to the ...
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