Chris Lewis

CargoAi offers Qantas space

The CargoAi digital platform has signed partnership with Qantas Freight, Australia’s largest air freight provider. International capacity on selected Qantas and Jetstar flights is now available on CargoAi’s CargoMART and CargoCONNECT solutions, opening up e-booking on trade lanes between Australia and the US, UK and South Africa. Further destinations will be added in future. [+]

Heathrow power outage throws airfreight into chaos – updated

Airfreight and passenger travel into the UK has been thrown into chaos by a fire at an electrical substation, which has cut power to the country’s leading gateway. According to reports, more than 1,350 flights are affected by the shut-down with aircraft having to be diverted. However, with limited British ... [+]

DP World India gives Reliance a rail solution

DP World has linked up with India’s Reliance Industries to launch a rail solution for the petrochemicals industry. The new service connects Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar plant in Gujarat to DP World’s inland container depot (ICD) in Ahmedabad and onward to the port of Mundra. Previously, the Mundra-Jamnagar-Mundra round trip involved ... [+]

Don’t ease up on green reporting, Rhenus urges importers

Rhenus is urging UK importers to continue their preparations for the evolving emissions regulations despite the European Commission review of planned changes to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Possible revisions include an extension of the certificate purchasing deadline to 2027 and an exemption for smaller importers. Since its implementation ... [+]

Retailers enjoy a good Ramadan despite shipping problems

Christmas might be a distant memory, but freight forwarder Aramex UK is forecasting that retailers will enjoy a strong performance for the Muslim fasting period of Ramadan, which comes to an end with the Eid al-Fitr celebration on about 30 March. During the holy month, consumers adjust their shopping habits, prioritising ... [+]

DP World London Gateway handles first Gemini ship; port extension work to start in May

DP World London Gateway handled its first ship for the Gemini Cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd on 19 March. The Maersk Stadelhorn was operating the ME2 / IEX India-Europe service, and was due to call at Hamburg, Tanger Med, Colombo, Kamarajar, Algeciras and Rotterdam. Formed by Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bolster the ... [+]

Pharma Logistics Winter University blends academia and practice

The Pharma Logistics Winter University concluded its inaugural session at Khallifa University, Abu Dhabi, on 7 February, bringing together over 40 participants, including students from the University of Antwerp, Etihad Cargo, and key representatives from handler dnata and forwarder Kuehne+Nagel. The event was co-founded by the Department of Health – Abu ... [+]

NTG Nordic buys DTK

NTG Nordic Transport Group has acquired Danish-based DTK BE. The company provides part-load, full-load and temperature-controlled transportation plus logistics services in its home country and the UK, Germanyand Sweden. DTK’s general cargo and warehousing services will cooperate closely with NTG Road while DTK’s temperature-controlled transportation division will continue independently, supported ... [+]

No more nasty shocks for semiconductor shippers

Qatar Airways Cargo says it has vastly improved transportation for the semiconductor industry with its new TechLift  service. It offers targeted shock absorption for ground and aircraft equipment moving all types of semiconductor products such as integrated circuits, chipsets, microchips semiconductor manufacturing machinery and testing equipment. Chief cargo officer, Mark Drusch, ... [+]

Bringing it all back home – by sea, not air

Unit load device (ULD) management company SkyCell has launched a Net ZERO Reverse in partnership with Emirates SkyCargo to return empty airfreight containers at lower costs and emissions back to origin by sea. It says the one-way lease model cuts CO2 emissions by more than 90%. Under Net ZERO Reverse, pharmaceutical ... [+]

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