Chris Lewis
Freight forwarder LTS Global Solutions co-owner Mirza Baig is urging companies to ensure that they have the right infrastructure is in place to deliver them reliably to customers, following the signing of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement on 6 May.
Under the deal the UK will eliminate tariffs on 99% of Indian exports, including footwear, which currently face tariffs of 4% to 16%.
India will cut tariffs on UK whisky and gin ...
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East Midlands Airport unveiled plans to make land around its runway available for development and meet a predicted 54% growth in demand for cargo services over the next 20 years.
The blueprint revealed on 21 March at UKREiiF, the UK’s major real estate investment and infrastructure forum in Leeds, detailed four ...
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Chief executive of perishables logistics operator PML Seafrigo, Mike Parr said the Prime Minister's EU reset announcement on 19 May “makes a mockery of the last nine years”. Businesses in the fresh produce supply chain have put a huge amount of time, effort and significant financial investment to establish appropriate ...
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Bournemouth Airport’s Cargo First division has had its best ever year, with gross cargo leaping from 18,000 tonnes in 2024 to 31,000 tonnes for the 12 months to the end of March 2025.
It pushes the south coast gateway to eighth in the UK for airfreight.
Cargo First says its performance was ...
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Following the announcement of its merger with DHL eCommerce, UK parcels firm Evri said it itself had taken a controlling interest in one of Irish e-commerce delivery firm, Coll-8. The Dublin-based company services 500 pick-up and drop-off locations through a third-party mode, many of which are at premises managed by ...
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Arvato is expanding its US presence with a 400,000sq ft (37,000sq m) logistics facility in the greater Louisville, Kentucky area. The German-owned logistics specialist already operates five locations in the region with more than 1,000 employees.
Opening of the new center is planned for the first quarter of 2026, and forms ...
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Peel Ports Group is partnering with Medcem to create a deep-water cement terminal at the former P&O site at Gladstone Dock, Liverpool.
This investment comes as the government has committed to building 1.5 million homes by the end of the current parliament.
Construction is scheduled to begin shortly, with completion anticipated by ...
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Customs Support Group is rolling out an AI solution that it says will deliver efficiency savings of up to 50% on declaration documentation preparation.
CSG has trialled its Customs SmartAssist solution in the UK and is now rolling it out across 14 European markets, and has set a target of a ...
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DP World says it will invest $2.5 billion this year in four major projects worldwide. They include expansion of the London Gateway hub, where the Dubai-based company is investing $1 billion to build two new shipping berths and a second rail terminal.
Construction is underway on a new $510 million terminal ...
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Freight and logistics groups have welcomed a new deal signed between the UK and European Union on 19 May could reduce border checks on animal and plant shipments under a new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement, saying that it could remove one of the most troublesome aspects of the post-Brexit ...
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