Chris Lewis

APM ups Morocco hub capacity

APM Terminals has added a further 1 million teu annual capacity to its MedPort Tangier facility in preparation for new Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd services from February 2025. It follows the addition of 1m teu capacity in 2023. With this expansion, the terminal now has a total annual capacity of 5.2 million TEU and two kilometers of berths. [+]

Govt to review Windsor Framework

Following a vote by the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont on 13 December to continue the current arrangements for the movement of goods between Great Britain into Northern Ireland for another four years - unless the Government negotiates alternative arrangements - an independent review of the Windsor Framework and its ... [+]

ONE reveals schedules for 2025

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced three North Europe Transatlantic services, effective from February 2025, which will be operated together with CMA, COSCO Shipping Lines, Oriental Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Evergreen Line as part of a Vessel Sharing agreement. Southampton will be the UK port of call. Port rotations are: AT1-Southampton-Antwerp-Rotterdam-Bremerhaven-Le ... [+]

Not just for Christmas: Cargo-partner teams spread cheer throughout the year

Nippon Express Group company Cargo-partner staff held fund-raising and other events throughout the world during 2024. In its home country, Austria, Cargo-partner proudly supported the PSY+ initiative, which promotes sustainable mental health in schools through prevention and targeted interventions. In addition, the company supported the international charity Mary’s Meals, helping to ... [+]

EV Cargo reveals future leaders

Hong Kong-headquartered transport and logistics group EV Cargo has appointed Heath Zarin as executive chairman and current chief strategy officer, Simon Pearson (pictured, left) as new group chief executive. Since founding the company in 2018, Heath Zarin (pictured, right) has served as chairman and chief executive and has developed EV Cargo ... [+]

Röhlig first to offer Live Position box tracking

Röhlig Logistics has become the first forwarder to offer real-time ‘Live Position’ container tracking using shipping line Hapag-Lloyd’s technology. It says its customers can now track their containers precisely, similar to parcel tracking with real-time updates and specific location of containers. Live Position uses devices attached to containers, which transmit location ... [+]

First flights for new Dubai freighter operator

New Dubai-based cargo carrier SolitAir has launched its first daily scheduled flights between its home country and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 737-800 freighter service, between Dubai World Central (DWC) and Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport is carrying cargo on both legs of the journey and operates five days a week, Tuesday ... [+]

DSV powers up Swedish operation

DSV has put over 100,000sq m of solar panels on the roof of its new warehouse at Landskrona, Sweden, generating 14MWp of energy - enough to power the facilities, charge electrical vehicles and supply electricity back to the local grid. The total annual energy production could power 1,400 homes each ... [+]

Holyhead shutdown could lead to cancelled Irish Christmas – updated

The UK’s main Irish Sea port at Holyhead  is set to remain shut until at least Thursday, 19 December due to damage caused during Storm Darragh. Closure is likely to cause widespread disruption to deliveries into Ireland during the last few days before Christmas. Backlogs of trucks have reported at ... [+]

Charlotte Elpers to lead KLM Cargo operations

KLM Cargo has appointed Charlotte Elpers as vice-president worldwide operations, effective from 1 March 2025. She will the Dutch carrier’s global cargo operations, bringing nearly two decades of leadership experience within the KLM Group, most recently as vice president passenger services at Schiphol. She succeeds Koen Bolster who becomes executive ... [+]

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