Chris Lewis
Gebrüder Weiss welcomed 100 new logistics apprentices in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland on 2 September. An additional 14 apprentices had already joined the company in the first half of 2025.
The Austrian-headquartered forwarder has invested in vocational training for over 80 years, which it sees as an important factor to address the shortage of skilled labour. Its goal is to retain young talent after they complete their apprenticeships and further develop ...
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Logistics provider Rhenus is advising UK businesses exporting Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) goods into the EU to prepare for new French VAT rules that will change how the Regime 42 import solution is applied to imports into the EU from 1 January 2026.
Regime 42 legislation defers the VAT businesses need ...
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Thames Freeport has set up a series of innovation partnerships in collaboration with L Marks, PUBLIC, MH&A and Rainmaking.
It has also officially launched the Thames Freeport Connectivity Lab, delivered by L Marks, in collaboration with Cambridge Management Consulting to advance AI, 5G, and smart infrastructure technologies in ports and logistics. ...
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Entries are open for this year’s ICHCA Innovation in Safety Awards sponsored by insurer TT Club. Innovators are invited to share their ideas, successes and safety developments. The award is open to an individual, team or company involved in cargo handling or logistics operations, or a supplier to such organizations. ...
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The Intradco Global animal transport arm of broker Chapman Freeborn moved 1,200 breeding pigs from Denmark to the Philippines on a full charter of a B747-400F freighter.
A range of specialist solutions were deployed to ensure the pigs travelled safely, hygienically, and with a minimum of distress including custom-built wooden crates ...
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KLN Logistics (formerly Kerry Logistics Network) has been appointed as fourth-party logistics (4PL) partner for Hong Kong and Asian food distributor and retailer Golden Resources Foods. KLN will manage GRF’s entire supply chain in the Hong Kong and Macau markets, along with delivery to China and international markets including the ...
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Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) has launched seafood export service to China following investment in equipment and the creation of a dedicated cool chain team.
The airport has installed high-volume metal detectors, temperature exposure and tracking systems, and four 87-tonne capacity chillers in a dedicated facility.
Prestwick is close to local fish farms ...
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Icelandair Cargo has launched operations in Turkey with four weekly 737 Max flights between Istanbul and Keflavik with ECS Group subsidiary Globe Air Cargo Turkiye as local general sales and service agent. The flights will also provide connections to the US and Europe, for traffic such as textiles, automotive parts, ...
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P&O Ferries chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite is to leave the DP World-owned company, according to press reports. The Dubai-based shipping and ports operator said that he wanted to dedicate more time to family matters and extended its gratitude to him for his contributions over the past four years.
Peter Hebblethwaite is ...
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Rail continued to strengthen its position as the dominant inland transport mode at the Port of Gothenburg. During the first six months, volumes moved by train grew by 4%, reaching more than 60% all container freight at the Swedish gateway – one of the highest proportions of any major container ...
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