Chris Lewis
More than 125 senior executives from the transport and logistics industry gathered in London on 28 October for Transaid’s annual showcase event, held in the presence of patron The Princess Royal, and the High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya. It was held at the offices of Eversheds Sutherland, with support from sponsors BIFA, the RHA, UKWA and the Woodland Group.
The Showcase also provided an opportunity to present the annual ...
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Turkish Airlines has completed a financing deal with Bank of China, for 2.9 billion Chinese Yuan (equivalent to US$412 million). It will support the airline’s core development, including fleet expansion, construction of new facilities and infrastructure projects at Istanbul Airport.
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DP World pledged at India Maritime Week 2025 to invest an additional $5 billion in India to strengthen its supply chain network. This is in addition to the $3 billion that the global ports and logistics operator has already invested in the country over the past three decades.
DPW has already ...
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Chicago Rockford International (RFD) signed a sister airport agreement with Liege Airport (LGG) in Belgium at the Air Cargo South East Asia event in Singapore on 30 October. Under the deal, the two gateways aim to increase freighter traffic between the two airports, launch joint marketing and sales initiatives to ...
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Peel Ports Group is to invest £10m in its Great Yarmouth site, which is being repositioned as the Port of East Anglia.
It brings this year’s total investment to £70m and will be used to redevelop the port’s Northern Terminal to accommodate the next generation of major offshore wind projects.
Earlier this ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has deployed a weekly freighter from its Dubai hub to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thailand has invested significantly in innovation and is emerging as world leaders in next-generation automotive, smart electronics, medical and biotechnology and robotics.
Emirates SkyCargo has also boosted freighter frequency in and out of Hanoi, Vietnam to ...
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Airforwarders Association (AfA) executive director Brandon Fried was warned that the US’s decision to impose an additional ten percent tariff on imported Canadian goods will drive up costs.
He told delegates at the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) annual conference in Toronto on October 29 that the measure would “punish ...
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Charter specialist Chapman Freeborn says its Aviation Emergency Services team is ready to support emergency evacuations, first responder transport, and humanitarian aid deliveries to regions affected by Hurricane Melissa. The major storm reached Category 5 strength yesterday but has since weakened to Category 4 as it continues moving toward Jamaica, ...
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Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) is now targeting India in response to growing demand for Scottish salmon and whisky, Business Development Director Nico Le Roux, told delegates at the Air Cargo Southeast Asia Expo, Singapore on 29 October.It follows signing of the UK–India Free Trade Agreement, which will remove tariffs on ...
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Maersk officially inaugurated the Belcon Cold Store facility in Cape Town on 28 October, part of a US$100 million investment in South Africa's cold chain infrastructure.
South Africa's cold-chain exports, dominated by fresh fruit, particularly citrus and table grapes, account for a substantial portion of the nation's agricultural exports. However, the ...
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