Chris Lewis
Aviation, Maritime and Freight Minister Keir Mather described East Midlands Airport as “a true powerhouse for UK trade” on a visit to discuss the future of the industry. He led a round table discussion on the future of air freight with representatives from the aviation and logistics sectors.
East Midlands Airport is the UK’s busiest express freight hub, with major operators DHL, UPS and FedEx making next-day deliveries of pharmaceuticals, electronics, ...
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is has introduced a vacuum lifting aid from Swedish company LiftsAll at its build-up and break-down operation at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Following two successful test phases, the technology has been in daily use since 13 July.
Cargo handling involves many repetitive physical movements, particularly during the ...
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Kuehne+Nagel has opened a 3,505sq m healthcare logistics centre at Frankfurt Airport, for temperature-sensitive products. It builds on a series of recent healthcare logistics developments in Frankfurt. Earlier this year, Frankfurt was added to Inspire, Kuehne+Nagel’s Boeing 747-8F freighter network, and the Frankfurt-Atlanta Cool Corridor for temperature-sensitive healthcare shipments was ...
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Geodis has opened its first owned office in the Philippines. Located in Manila, it will provide freight forwarding services, including air and ocean freight, project logistics and supply chain optimization. Customers gain direct access to Geodis’s international network, gaining greater control, transparency, and enhanced visibility. Regional president and chief executive, ...
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Europa Worldwide Group has promoted Paul Hinchley from Head of Software Development to Software Development Director and Chris Mitchell from Group Head of IT to IT Director.
With a 30-year career in logistics software development, Paul Hinchley (pictured, left) has led Europa’s development teams for more than a decade and has ...
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The CMA CGM Pantheon arrived in the Port of Southampton on 15 September. At 24,212-TEU she is the largest LNG vessel to ever call in the UK and the second in a new series of ten 24,000-TEU containerships registered under the French flag.
Designed to operate on LNG, the vessel is ...
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American Airlines Cargo has appointed Danny Robbeson as director, head of cargo global accounts. He will lead the airline's Global Accounts sales team and oversee relationships with key customers worldwide, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Peel Ports Group has appointed former Amazon head Jamie Strain as its new port director in Scotland.
He will lead the port operator’s Peel Ports Clydeport business, overseeing its key Scottish sites, including the Hunterston PARC site in Ayrshire, KGV Dock in Glasgow, and the Port of Greenock, including nearby Inchgreen ...
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Global GSA Group has appointed Kevin Wang as managing director in Taiwan. He will take responsibility for overall management, operational performance, business development and full P&L accountability. He says that North America and Europe remain key long-haul trade lanes, while major Southeast Asian markets such as Singapore and Kuala Lumpur ...
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The Port of Tilbury has opened a bulk storage and handling facility at Berth 43 for long-term Forth Ports customer, Cefetra, one of the UK’s major traders of grains and animal feed raw materials.
The purpose-built facility, with a floor space of around 14,000 square metres - equivalent to two football ...
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