Chris Lewis
ECS Group has added Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine to its Challenge Group representation in Europe. The general Sales and Services Agent already represents Challenge Group in Germany, France, Scandinavia, Singapore, and Vietnam.
Challenge Group operates a freighter network out of Liege, Belgium to the US, China, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific and beyond and will shortly take delivery of Boeing 777-300ERSF freighters to complement its ...
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Trans Global Projects (TGP) has opened a dedicated airfreight department in Bremen, Germany for time-critical and complex cargo under its own IATA license. Tobias Teichmann joins TGP as head of airfreight Germany, bringing more than a decade of experience. He previously served as airfreight manager at Alexander Global Logistics and ...
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Maritime Chairman deputy chairman, Chris Lewis, has been awarded an OBE in the 2026 New Year Honours for his outstanding contribution to the UK ports and logistics sector.
With a career spanning more than four decades, he is one of the most influential figures in the UK ports industry and has ...
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Logistics UK has appointed James Mills as its new head of trade policy. He brings 20 years’ experience to the trade association, including senior leadership roles at Transport for the North and the Labour Party. In his Logistics UK role, he will ensure that members anticipate, and manage change related to trade ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has won a competitive tender to lease a new, built-to-suit 11,000sq m air cargo facility at London Heathrow Airport, expected to be fully operational during 2027.
WFS will install a four level, 220 position pallet and container handling system with two elevating transfer vehicle ...
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Port of Dover Cargo says it has had a successful citrus season this year. Working closely with the Reefer Alliance service, operated jointly by Seatrade and Cool Carriers, the Port of Dover handled weekly citrus import shipments between June and October.
In 2025, the South Africa (SAF) service expanded its schedule, ...
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A fire broke out at the port of Methil in Fife on Sunday 21 December, with multiple lorries and trailers on fire according to press reports. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was alerted at 9.11am on Sunday and had seven appliances at the scene but there are no ...
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French-owned forwarding and logistics company Geodis has concluded an agreement to acquire full truckload operator, Malherbe, subject to completion of regulatory formalities. It would put Geodis among the top three players in the French market for full and less than full truckloads, with combined revenue of €2 billion. Malherbe was ...
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TIR movements from Türkiye to GCC markets via Syria officially restarted in mid-November after years of interruption. Operations via Syria are critical for onward movements towards neighbouring markets and the wider Middle East.
Managed by IRU under a United Nations mandate, allows shipment goods via unlimited countries with trucks sealed at ...
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Italian-owned Grimaldi’s latest deepsea ro ro vessel pays tribute to one of Turkey’s major cities and ports. The company held a christening and delivery ceremony for the Grande Istanbul in Shanghai in late November for its sixth ammonia-ready pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).
Grimaldi Group vessels call at Turkish ports ...
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