Chris Lewis

New deal is tonic for U-Freight pharma business

U-Freight Group has boosted its pharmaceutical and medical logistics presence with an agreement with Shanghai Hongyu Supply Chain Management Co. The Hong Kong forwarder is now providing logistics fulfilment services for a new B2B e-commerce platform, recently launched by Fuji Trading, a subsidiary of HYSC. The fujihealthcare.cn platform is dedicated exclusively to the medical industry, offering services including overseas procurement, international transportation, customs clearance, CIQ inspection, warehousing, order processing, payment collection, ... [+]

Dnata to handle Silk Way at new Baku airport

Dnata has signed a joint venture with Azerbaijan’s Silk Way Group to establish ground handling and cargo operations at the new Alat International Airport in Baku. It is set to launch with the opening of the new terminal in April 2027, which will be capable of handling more than 500,000 ... [+]

Rhenus to handle COP30 logistics in Brazil

The Global Logistics Service Provider for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) has nominated Rhenus Group as the Strategic Logistics Operator for the event. The forwarder will manage the international transport of the United Nations cargo to the climate conference, which takes place on November 10–21 this year in ... [+]

LeShuttle Freight keeps drivers connected as Folkestone Services wins parking mark

LeShuttle Freight has developed a Freight Driver Companion App as part of its Driver Week starting on 22 October. It will allow the tunnel operator to connect and engage with drivers before they enter the facilities, providing bespoke and convenient information, including customised live travel and shuttle status updates, alongside other ... [+]

Swissport makes first entry into China with Shanghai deal

Swissport International is to manage and jointly operate the new Digital & Intelligent International Cargo Terminal at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in partnership with Smargo, a joint venture between AVINEX Logistics and China Eastern Airlines Logistics. The agreement, signed on 21 October marks the handler’s first entry into the Chinese ... [+]

Antwerp-Bruges looks on the bright side as box traffic falls

A 2.4% fall in Antwerp-Bruges’ container traffic in the third quarter year on year has at least helped ease congestion, said the Belgian gateway in its latest statistics. The port said the slowdown was linked to the normalisation of container shipping alliances, which brought an end to the temporary overlap ... [+]

Fruitful autumn for Cargo.one platform

Enhancements in the latest release of the Cargo.one technology platform for forwarders include enhanced AI-powered quoting, multi-lane tender rate procurement, a single source of truth for all rates, customer-specific pricing rules, and real-time quoting analytics. Peak Season creates a universal challenge for freight forwarders, forcing teams to turn away business they ... [+]

Bluebox integrates with Cargo Community Network

BlueBox Systems and Cargo Community Network (CCN) have signed a partnership. The BlueBoxCargo real-time tracking platform is being integrated into CUBEforall, giving freight forwarders a single solution to monitor shipments across airlines and automatically calculate their CO₂ footprint. The integration also consolidates tracking data from over 80% of global airlines ... [+]

Cargo-partner marks quarter century in Romania

Cargo-partner celebrated the 25th anniversary of its operations in Romania with a customer and partner appreciation event at Fratelli Studio 1 in Bucharest on 16 October. Founded in Austria in 1983, cargo-partner began expanding beyond Vienna in the early 1990s, recognizing the region’s growing importance for international trade after the fall ... [+]

Palletways and Transland renew ten-year pact

Palletways has renewed its ten-year partnership with Dublin-based Transland Group for its UK/Ireland routes. The Irish operator has also has taken delivery of two new dual-branded trailers to operate its international services – a standard double deck trailer and a bespoke split double deck trailer –to manage varying pallet sizes. Transland has ... [+]

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