Chris Lewis

More moves at Pall-Ex

Pall-Ex operations director is to become managing director - Pall-Ex Logistics, the network’s warehousing and fulfilment service while Michelle Naylor moves from commercial director to managing director - UK Networks. It follows the recent promotion of Pall-Ex UK managing director Barry Byers to chief operating officer with current group chief executive Kevin Buchanan contining to drive key strategic projects. Pall-Ex said the internal promotions would strengthen its senior leadership team and give ... [+]

Earnings surge for EV Cargo

EV Cargo reported EBITDA earnings growth of 84% to £53.3 million, with revenue up 8% to £848.7 million over 2023. Its Global Forwarding & Technology arm, which represents 68% of EV Cargo’s gross profit, increased by 20% as compared to 2023. EV Cargo has completed a number of acquisitions in ... [+]

Gebrüder Weiss revenue up 10%

Austrian-based forwarding and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss closed the 2024 fiscal year with net revenues of €2.71 billion, a 10% gain over the previous year’s €2.46 billion. The Air & Sea sector, the group reported the highest increase in revenue with €939 million, a gain of 21%. Its growth was powered ... [+]

Wales and Ireland to discuss port resilience

Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales Ken Skates is to meet Irish Minister for transport and ports, Sean Canney on 7 March. They will discuss the remit of the taskforce to ensure Welsh ports meet the future needs of both nations, following the disruption to services at the ... [+]

New director for UPS

UPS has appointed Kevin Clark to its board of directors. Clark is chair and chief executive officer of technology company Aptiv which provides solutions in a number of industries, including automotive, aerospace and defence, telecommunications and commercial vehicles. He was named Aptiv chair and chief executive and chair in 2022, ... [+]

CMA CGM moves to bolster US presence

CMA CGM Group is to make a $20 billion investment in its US and Americas network over the next four years. The Group, which has had a presence in the US for 35 years and is owner of the US-flagged carrier American President Lines (APL), says it will further increase ... [+]

ABP plans to build UK’s largest floating solar scheme in Barrow

Associated British Ports (ABP) has submitted a planning application for the UK’s largest floating solar project in Barrow, Cumbria. The Barrow EnergyDock project will produce green energy mainly for the region’s advanced engineering sector, as well as better controlling the cost of electricity at the port. The solar array will have ... [+]

Celebrating airfreight’s high-fliers

As the world marks Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day in March, Freight Business Journal asks Eliska Hill, Senior Vice President of Cargo at broker Air Partner about gender in the industry – and how it has changed over the years. Thirty-five years ago, Eliska Hill wanted to be a ... [+]

Derry Bros offers Regime 42 service

Customs clearance specialist Derry Bros has launched a new service taking advantage of the Regime 42 EU procedure. The company will now be able to assist customers, initially in Belgium and France, with streamlining customs clearance and VAT management for goods imported from the UK. Regime 42 allows businesses to import ... [+]

Manchester wins Indian air route

IndiGo – India’s biggest airline – has announced a new route between India and Manchester, making it  the only airport in the North with a direct connection to the country. The airport said it reflected the strong links between the North of England and India and comes ahead of the ... [+]

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