Chris Lewis
City of London Corporation’s Heathrow Animal Reception Centre (HARC) has achieved International Air Transport Association (IATA) CEIV Live Animals re-certification for a third consecutive cycle.It verifies that HARC continues to meet the highest international standards for animal welfare and follows an independent assessment of its facilities, procedures, staff expertise and regulatory compliance.
It carries out health and welfare checks on animals entering the country, including family pets and livestock to zoo ...
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Bullet Express chief operating officer Grant Donald is to succeed John McKail as chief executive from 1 November. Grant Donald (left) joined the business a year ago following senior roles at Movianto and DPD and has led the Scottish specialist’s transport, storage and worldwide operations.
John McKail will remain on the ...
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Hutchison Ports has put two new, bigger Ship-to-Shore cranes into service at its ‘BEST’ terminal in Barcelona.
The ZPMC-manufactured machines can operate vessels of up to 26 container rows and with a 55-metre height under spreader. They are also the world’s largest cranes with a goose neck design, which will increase ...
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Rhenus Logistics is calling on UK exporters to take action following the introduction of the EU’s new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The legislation, which became mandatory on 12 August, applies directly across all EU member states and affects all UK businesses placing packaged goods on the EU market.
Under ...
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The Airforwarders Association (AfA) is has called for trade talks between the US and Canada in to restart before Canadian retaliatory tariffs on US imports take effect on September 8.
The Canadian tariffs are the latest episode in an ongoing war of words between the two North American neighbours which has ...
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Essex-based forwarder Uniserve has launched a direct Indonesia LCL Service to give UK importers a cost-effective solution for lower-volume cargo. It operates via Jakarta and Felixstowe, with a transit time of around 33 days, with devanning at Uniserve’s London terminal for onward distribution across the UK.
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DHL Global Forwarding has acquired its Uruguay partner, Aero Cargas. DHL says the country serves as a strategic gateway connecting Mercosur, North America, and international markets and underscores DHL Group's Strategy 2030 to target high-growth markets and evolving trade corridors.
Aero Cargas offers air and ocean freight, industrial project logistics, land ...
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APM Terminals held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Laldia terminal in Chattogram, Bangladesh’s on 31 August. The US$ 550 million project is the outcome of a Government-to-Government (G2G) partnership between Bangladesh and Denmark and is being delivered in partnership with the Chittagong Port Authority and local partner QNS Container Services. ...
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Parcels company DX has appointed Karl Hodgkinson to the new position of director of strategic growth – new propositions and integrated solutions. He will develop new propositions including expansion into new sectors and customer segments, and identify more opportunities to create additional integrated logistics solutions for customers.
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Davies Turner has climbed to seventh in the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) rankings. The company has climbed 13 places from 20th last year, having entered the rankings at 29th in 2023. Compiled annually by CILT, the Top 30 rankings are based on an in-depth assessment of publicly ...
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