Chris Lewis

Most EU nations set to postpone next stage of ICS2 – updated

The majority of member states will postpone enforcement of the next stage of the European Union’s Import Control System scheduled to take effect on 1 September, reports the Trade Tech logistics platform. ICS2 Release 3, officially launched in April 2025, extends the requirement to file Entry Summary Declarations (ENS) to goods moving into the EU by road and rail. ENS filings provide Customs authorities with shipment details before arrival, allowing for ... [+]

AAL Antwerp generates interest in Port of Dover

AAL Shipping’s new Super B-Class vessel AAL Antwerp  made a maiden call in Dover to deliver a 330-tonne transformer for National Grid’s Sellindge Substation in Kent. The Dover-bound cargo was loaded in Taicang, China and, after a voyage around the Cape of Good Hope, Rotterdam and Cuxhaven she called in Dover ... [+]

Howzat for a delivery?

DP World has transported rare memorabilia from the Don Bradman Museum in Adelaide, Australia, to the Home of Cricket, Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, a round-trip journey of nearly 20,000 miles. The showcase was unveiled during the ICC World Test Championship Final between Australia and South Africa, giving thousands of fans ... [+]

JMC to set up west Dublin hub

M7 Real Estate Ireland has let Ballymount Logistics Hub in west Dublin to JMC on a long-term lease. The 151,000sq ft building, 600 metres from Junction 10 of the M50 sits on a site of over seven acres and provides 26 dock levellers and space for 17,175 euro pallets. It has ... [+]

UAL does the Caribbean shuttle

UAL has introduced a fixed nine-day Caribbean Shuttle loop service linking the hub port of Point Lisas in Trinidad & Tobago with Georgetown (Guyana), and Paramaribo (Suriname). It will be operated by the newly delivered UAL Transporter, a landing craft vessel with a shallow five-meter draft and a capacity of ... [+]

DHL opens Midlands eCommerce hub

DHL eCommerce has opened a Midlands facility in Minworth, Birmingham. The refurbished 9,700sq m site will increase handling capacity by 50% and service over 80 core routes with a further 30 during peak season. It forms part of DHL eCommerce’s €560m investment in the UK announced in 2022 and follows ... [+]

Air One gets first 777 freighter

International airline network Air One has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777 Freighter at Boeing’s Everett production facility in Washington.  The production freighter is the first of two new 777Fs purchased by AeroTransCargo FZE, the aviation asset management company and subsidiary of Air One International Holdings. The second aircraft is ... [+]

FTA Ireland dismayed at Dublin night flights decision

FTA Ireland (FTAI) says it is disappointed by the An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP, Irish Planning Board)’s final decision to impose a quota on night flights at Dublin Airport. Chief executive Niall Cotton, said the ruling disregarded recommendations made by the organisation and its members, and will restrict the logistics industry in ... [+]

Neill & Brown takes to the rails for Italy

Humberside-based logistics company Neill & Brown has launched a European rail freight service in joint venture with its Italian partner, Sogedim. The two companies have invested in six reinforced Huckepack trailers that can be lifted on and off rail wagons. They will move by road in the UK to and ... [+]

Grant Donald to lead Bullet Express ops

Bullet Express has appointed Grant Donald as chief operating officer. He joins the Scottish-based company from Movianto, where he was national head of UK network operations and before that held executive positions with companies including DPD, G4S and Tuffnells. In his new role, he assumes operational oversight of Bullet Express ... [+]

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