Chris Lewis

Ceva to open Strasbourg pharma site

Ceva Logistics is to build a pharma warehouse in the Strasbourg-Entzheim Airport Business Park. The new 17,000sq m facility will offer transport and logistics value-added services for the domestic and international healthcare market from early 2026. It is designed to accommodate large volumes of healthcare products and will be equipped to receive active air containers. The site will offer three controlled temperature zones - +15°C to +25°C/+2°C to +8°/-25°C. [+]

Maersk opens first Senegal site

Maersk has inaugurated its first integrated logistics hub in Senegal, a 10,000sq m facility between the Port of Dakar and Dakar's industrial area. It offers 5,100sq m of indoor storage with 7,036 pallet positions and 500sq m of outdoor storage. It will handle commodities including fast-moving consumer goods, retail merchandise, ... [+]

CMA CGM takes stake in Egypt inland port

CMA CGM Group has signed a strategic partnership agreement to acquire a 35% stake in October Dry Port near Cairo, Egypt. October Dry Port is an inland port offering a fully equipped distribution point to facilitate the operations of freight forwarders, Egyptian importers and exporters and shipping lines. It is ... [+]

Leman joins exclusive green club

Danish-headquartered forwarder Leman has committed to set near- and long-term company-wide emission reductions in line with science-based net-zero with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) – one of only 37 logistics companies to do so. It says that that SBTi targets are increasingly showing up in customer requirements and regulations. The ... [+]

Millennium on the move in the Midlands

Midlands forwarder Millennium Cargo has relocated its headquarters to Sutton Coldfield. The move to larger premises in Sutton Coldfield comes as the family-owned business, founded in 1996, continues to grow its team, client base and international reach. The new location offers upgraded facilities, better transport links, and a modern space to ... [+]

Chapman Freeborn signs deal with SkyXS

Chapman Freeborn has signed a partnership with east Europe and Balkans general sales and service agent, SkyXS Aircargo Service Network. SkyXS operates in twelve countries across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the Balkan peninsula. The agreement expands the air charterer’s cargo charter, on-board courier, passenger charter, and cargo ... [+]

Freightliner doubles London Gateway services

Freightliner says it has doubled its container rail services to and from London Gateway. Following the Gemini Cooperation’s decision to relocate calls from Felixstowe the operator  re-engineered its services to handle the extra in under five  to double the number of rail services with an improved train plan  including faster ... [+]

IAG, Qatar and MASkargo sign ‘groundbreaking’ tripartite cargo deal

IAG Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo and MASkargo are to launch a global cargo joint business, subject to regulatory approval. The partners promise “a truly connected, more agile cargo network that will address the evolving needs of global trade and logistics”. They say it will offer a streamlined service, better connections, faster ... [+]

Peel Ports to invest £10 million in Heysham

Peel Ports Group has announced a £10m investment in Heysham Port to increase capacity and efficiency at the key gateway to Ireland and the Isle of Man. The project will include reconfiguration of the trailer park, a multi lane smart gate operating system, and a new terminal operating system. The extra space ... [+]

Updated: Trump ship tariffs sound WSC alarm bells

The World Shipping Council (WSC) says it is seriously concerned over the port fee regime announced by the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced on 18 April, saying that they could undermine trade, hurt US producers, and weaken rather than strengthen the nation’s maritime industry. WSC said that applying fees to vessels ... [+]

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