Chris Lewis
The Unite trade union has condemned plans by US-owned express firm UPS to casualise its delivery service, which it says will lead to swathes of job losses and even the extinction of its iconic brown vans.
Unite says that under UPS’ plans, by June 2027 the company will no longer employ any frontline staff and will instead rely on self-employed drivers using their own vehicles with any remaining workers being transferred ...
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The Port of Tyne says it has recorded its strongest financial results in a decade, with revenue increasing by 5% to £70 million, earnings rising by 11% to £18.6 million and adjusted profit before tax growing by 48% to £6.5 million in 2025. It said the results were driven by ...
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Brian Ejsing has assumed the role of DSV Road chief executive in addition to his current position as group chief operating officer. He replaces Helmut Schweighofer who is leaving the company. Since joining DSV in 1986, Brian Ejsing has held several positions in the company, including 22 years in the ...
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The traditional concept of a predictable peak shipping season is becoming increasingly obsolete, as global trade becomes more volatile and irregular , says freight forwarder, Rhenus. It argues that the market is no longer defined by a single seasonal surge, but by multiple, overlapping demand waves that are reshaping capacity ...
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Logistics UK chief executive Ben Fletcher is pressing for greater resilience to be built into the economy to ensure goods can keep moving during periods of volatility. It follows publication of the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics which show that, despite modest growth in the economy during ...
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French-based customs specialist Intelclear is expanding into the UK. The office in Chelmsford is led by Mark Taylor, who brings over three decades of industry experience, alongside Chouaib Mekkaoui, who leads Intelclear's European operations from France.
Intelclear, which also has offices in Dublin, Shnghai and New Jersey, offers clearance services for ...
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Rhenus has appointed Scott Dudley as managing director of its Air & Ocean UK arm. Since joining the forwarder in 2019, he has held a number of leadership positions including branch manager, air and ocean in Germany and head of ocean freight for North America. Before joining Rhenus, he spent ...
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is offering an AI-powered Auto-Fill feature within its myCargo platform. It allows customers to scopy shipment information from an email or other unstructured text source and paste it directly into myCargo. The AI engine automatically identifies, interprets, and extracts relevant shipment details — including dimensions, ...
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The Airforwarders Association (AfA) has cautiously welcomed the reported peace deal between the US and Iran, saying it could help ease pressure on consumers and businesses.
But it warns that much could still change before the memorandum of understanding is due to be signed on Friday June 19th, and the air ...
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Freight industry software specialist CocoonFMS is offering CocoonFlow, an AI- agent built that allows forwarders to automate reconciliation of supplier invoices, one of the most time-consuming and error-prone processes in logistics. Finance teams can spend hours comparing purchase orders, supplier invoices and shipment records to ensure everything matches, it says.
With ...
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