Chris Lewis
Peel Ports is to revitalise itsEastfloat Terminal at Birkenhead Port with a £10 million redevelopment.
The terminal, on the opposite side of the Mersey Estuary from the port of Liverpool will be completely redeveloped, creating around 300,000sq ft of indoor and 160,000 sq ft of outdoor storage capacity.
The works, set to take place over the coming years, will significantly expand and modernise warehousing and cargo-handling facilities.
The Terminal will continue to be ...
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Following warnings ahead of the COP30 global environmental summit that overshooting the 1.5°C target is now inevitable,chairman of UK logistics company Baxter Freight, Ian Baxter says that the logistics and supply chain sector must take the lead on cutting global carbon emissions.
While many organisations are addressing their direct (Scope 1 ...
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Devon-based animal welfare group The Donkey Sanctuary has applauded Emirates and Air Canada for their worldwide embargo on the carriage of donkey skins on all their flights, saying it is a significant step toward protecting animal welfare, public health, and the environment.
Each year, at least 5.9 million donkeys are slaughtered ...
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Steve Polmans will join handling company Swissport as global senior vice president cargo in mid-November.
He was most recently an independent air cargo consultant, and before that was vice president business development at Abu Dhabi Airports, director of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport Company, where he played a key role ...
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Cargojet is to launch a direct B767-300 freighter service between Halifax, Canada and Liege Airport in Belgium from 1 November. It will operate initially once a week and will be integrated within Cargojet’s domestic overnight network, offering connections across Canada including Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Winnipeg and Edmonton.
Cargojet provides ...
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Kuehne+Nagel is to acquire aerospace logistics specialist Eastway Global Forwarding. With a network spanning 130 countries globally, Eastway is a family-owned company, headquartered in Limerick, Ireland and offers time critical aircraft-on-ground services, aircraft engine logistics, aviation logistics and warehousing and customs brokerage. It also provides full lifecycle services for the ...
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FTA Ireland (FTAI) has appointed chief executive Niall Cotton on a permanent basis. He has served on an interim basis since earlier this year, succeeding Aidan Flynn.
He brings over two decades of senior leadership experience across logistics, operations, and commercial roles. A founding member of FTA Ireland, he has served ...
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Chapman Freeborn has opened an office in Zhengzhou – currently its sixth in China, alongside Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Shenzhen. It follows the recruitment of a team in September, led by Ms. Huizi Zhao (Bella Zhao), who has joined as manager for Central Greater China. Her responsibilities involve ...
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Lufthansa Cargo is to merge its two customs subsidiaries, CB Customs Broker and Heyworld into a single company on 1 January.
CB Customs Broker specializes in all areas related to EU customs clearance while Heyworld is a digital logistics platform for cross-border eCommerce transport solutions.
Lufthansa says the merger will give customers ...
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FedEx contributed $126 billion in direct and indirect impact to the global economy in 2025, according to its annual Global Economic Impact Report. Produced in consultation with data and analytics company Dun & Bradstreet, the study demonstrates the impact FedEx has on businesses and communities around the world.
In FY25, FedEx ...
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