Chris Lewis

DHL to invest €160 million in France

DHL Group to invest around €160 million in 2026-2027 to strengthen logistics infrastructure and support clean energy transition in France. DHL Express will invest in fleet modernization, electrification, charging infrastructure and operational equipment. DHL Global Forwarding will develop alternative fuel vehicles and enhance handling equipment and warehousing to reduce environmental impact. DHL Freight will continue to invest in alternative fuel vehicles and facilities. Since 2018, six real estate projects have been completed, ... [+]

Röhlig reaches EcoVadis top five per cent

Röhlig Logistics has been awarded the EcoVadis gold medal for the first time. In its latest assessment, the forwarder further improved its overall score, despite rising industry standards and is now ranked among the top 5% of companies assessed worldwide by the business sustainability rating organisation. Röhlig Logistics has made ... [+]

Cargo-partner offers twice weekly UK/EU service

Cargo-partner, part of the Nippon Express Group, is expanding its European road transport services, including an upgrade to its UK and Ireland routes. It now offers twice-weekly groupage departures from the UK to Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Türkiye. This is complemented by a ... [+]

Swissport launches in Shanghai

Swissport International has launched operations at the Digital & Intelligent International Cargo Terminal at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, the world’s second-largest air freight hub. It is the handler’s first entry into the Chinese market as and follows the  agreement signed in October 2025 between Swissport and Smarex, a joint venture ... [+]

Qatar gives global energy sector a lift

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched an airport-to-airport solution for the global energy sector. EnergyLift will support critical, time-sensitive operations across sectors including oil and gas, power generation, renewable energy (solar and wind) and water infrastructure, bringing together priority handling, rapid transfer and specialised logistics features under one integrated product. This ... [+]

Kale and e-Smart combined to offer piece-level tracking

Kalé Logistics Solutions (has signed a partnership with e-Smart Logistics to combine its Cloud-based air cargo technologies with e-SL’s logistics capabilities. The latter company works with airlines to deliver integrated, end-to-end logistics solutions for e-commerce shipments, increasing the scope of their networks and control across shipment flows. It will improve ... [+]

Prestwick celebrates a year of Air China flights

Glasgow Prestwick Airport has marked one year since Air China Cargo launched scheduled freighter operations at the airport, a service that has grown from three to 11 weekly services to and from mainland China. Air China Cargo now connects Prestwick with Chengdu, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, supporting inbound e-commerce and export capacity ... [+]

Cutting ‘sanctuary city’ CBP resources would harm whole US, warn forwarders

The Airforwarders Association (AfA)has written to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warning that any reduction in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations at major ports of entry could disrupt vital airfreight shipments. It follows reports that the DHS is considering reducing or halting CBP processing at certain airports in so ... [+]

Deugro appoints renewables chief

Project forwarder deugro has appointed Kasper Heiselberg as president, Global Wind and Renewable Energy. He joined deugro at the end of 2022 and has played a key role in expanding the company’s global wind and renewable energy activities. [+]

Cen Global AI service ready to roll

Transport and logistics technology specialist Cen Global says its delivering impressive results, with early adopters reporting faster processing times, improved data accuracy, and a marked reduction in manual intervention. Using in-built AI agents and machine learning, CenAI automates and optimises core freight forwarding processes, including customs documentation, shipment tracking, and ... [+]

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