Chris Lewis

New EU VAT rules offer hope for hard-pressed UK businesses

New European VAT developments may offer an opportunity for businesses to bounce back, following the geopolitical challenges and economic uncertainties of 2025, says Jo Cloherty, senior commercial manager at Customs Support Group. New rules of engagement around simplifying complex post-Brexit rules governing VAT registration and payments for UK goods entering the EU have started to be rolled out. Under the EU’s Customs Reform Priorities, it will be easier for UK businesses ... [+]

Gebrüder Weiss opens Philippines operation

Gebrüder Weiss has established a new country organization in the Philippines, following its recent opening of an operation in Thailand. it is located in the capital city of Manila where a team of 14 will handle international air and sea freight transport, customs processes, and national land transport.  Gebrüder Weiss ... [+]

Air One poised to start freight flights from East Midlands to Dubai and Hong Kong

All-cargo airline Air One will offer four scheduled flights a week from East Midlands Airport and Liege, Belgium, to Dubai World Central and Hong Kong, with return services from Hong Kong from 2 September.They will be operated by Air One’s affiliated British cargo airline, One Air, using its Boeing 747-400 ... [+]

Leman offers new route between US and Europe for furniture firms

Danish forwarder Leman is offering a direct connection between the US and its Northern Europe logistics hub in Taulov, Denmark, aimed at lifestyle products such as furniture, and interior furnishing and other goods requiring special handling. It combines dedicated ocean freight capacity with air freight. Located in the heart of Denmark’s ... [+]

IAG Cargo keeps asparagus coming

IAG Cargo has reported a 21% year-on-year increase in perishable volume in the first half of 2025, particularly from Peru due to a shift in European consumer behaviour. In March alone, year on year asparagus exports from the country surged by 105%, with Spain among the top destinations during the off-season ... [+]

Williams Shipping buys Aberdeen’s GIF Transport

Southampton-headquartered Williams Shipping, has bought Aberdeen supply chain services GIF Transport and Logistics, along with parcel of land in Dyce. The new site will become a hub for several of the company’s core services, including Willbox, Williams Shipping’s container sales and hire business in. Day-to-day operations at GIF will remain ... [+]

Ro ro gets space to grow in Jebel Ali

DP World has expanded its automotive logistics capacity at Jebel Ali Port a 2.6 million sq ft storage yard at Terminal 4. The upgrade adds 13,000 CEUs (car equivalent units), raising the port’s total storage capacity to 75,000 CEUs. The expansion includes an 800-metre quay that can handle up to three ... [+]

Online insurer breezes into US market

The Breeze cargo insurance platform has entered the US market with a collaboration with Great American Insurance Group Great American, an A+ (Superior) rated provider, will expand Breeze’s capacity to integrate fully with freight forwarders’ workflows, offering instant quotes and coverage Breeze chief executive Eyal Goldberg said: “Partnering with Great American gives ... [+]

DHL unites Frankfurt Airport operations under one roof

DHL Global Forwarding has started full operations at its new Frankfurt Airport warehouse. near Gate 31 in CargoCity South. It gives the air and seafreight specialist expanded capacity at a single, central location for handling up to 300,000 tonnes of cargo annually and replaces operations split across three sites at ... [+]

Trump effect boosts July air cargo

Global air cargo volumes jumped by 5% year-on-year in July as more shippers opted for the speed of airfreight to help circumvent US tariffs, according to the latest market analysis by Xeneta. Market sentiment, however, remains subdued as tariff talks in Washington continued. The lack of clarity continues to cast a ... [+]

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