Chris Lewis

Forwarder seeks to quell pre-Christmas panic

Aramex regional CEO for the UK and Europe Umar Butt has called for calm among retailers rushing to bring forward their Christmas plans due to shipping disruptions in the Middle East. Reconfigurations to regular service due to attacks in the Red Sea by Houthis rebels have caused an uncomfortable ripple effect across retail supply chains, leading to increased shipping costs, a lack of ships available due to extended routes and extensive ... [+]

WEC opens in Nantes, France

Dutch shortsea operator WEC Lines has opened a new office in Nantes, France to oversee operations of the once a week service to Saint-Nazaire port. Chief executive Caesar Luikenaar said it would allow WEC to serve the local market better and provide a sustainable, but fast and reliable alternative to ... [+]

Lufthansa Group airlines to add SAF surcharge

Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo will include the rising costs of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the price index of their existing Airfreight Surcharge (ASC) from 1 January 2025. From that date, a statutory SAF blending quota of initially 2% will apply for departures from European Union (EU) countries. Countries ... [+]

Gebrüder Weiss opens second Bucharest site

Austrian transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has opened a terminal at Popesti-Leordeni, its second location in greater Bucharest. The new facility in the south-east It complements an existing one west of the Romanian capital in Bolintin-Deal. The new terminal has an area of around 19,000 square meters for warehouse ... [+]

VICT reaches five-million mark

Melbourne’s fully automated Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) has reached the five million TEU mark since commencing operations. A recently completed terminal expansion has increased capacity by 30% to 1.25 million TEU a year and allowed handling of larger vessels. [+]

DHL goes for green growth and a simpler structure

DHL Group unveiled a plan for sustainable growth up to 2030 on 24 September. It said it would strive to increase revenue by 50% by targeting high-growth markets and sectors. But it would also reinforce its commitment to decarbonization and integrate sustainability into its existing strategic framework.‘Strategy 2030 – Accelerate ... [+]

First bio-LNG for Brittany Ferries

Energy company Repsol has started supplying liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to Brittany Ferries’ LNG-fuelled vessels Salamanca and Santoña at the LNG-bunkering terminal in Santander (Spain). The three truck-loads, totalling 60 tons was the first supply of its kind in Spain. BioLNG can reduce the CO2 emissions by up to 100% compared to conventional LNG, depending on ... [+]

Toga achieves gold standard in Deloitte awards

Dublin forwarding and logistics firms Toga Group - which comprises Toga Freight Services and Toga Customs Services - has been named as one the country’s Best Managed Companies in the Deloitte business awards programme. The company, which has demonstrated superior business performance for the fifth year in a row, this year ... [+]

Stena appoints investment chief

Anders Tenfält has been appointed as Stena Line’s new chief investment officer and part of the group management team.He joined Stena in 2015 as investment manager at Stena Adactum and has since 2019 been the chief business controller for the Stena AB Group. He has been involved in initiatives including ... [+]

XPO supports triple-tower climbers

XPO Logistics is supporting a Climb the Capital event on 5 October in which participants will ascend three of London's tallest skyscrapers on foot within three hours. Participants in the event, which is accredited with the Towerrunning World Association, will climb 475 metres up and down the Scalpel, The Leadenhall Building ... [+]

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