Chris Lewis
Chapman Freeborn OBC is launching a Next Flight Out (NFO) offering to complement its established on-board courier services. Positioned between hand-carry and full charter solutions, NFO helps close the gap for shipments that require speed, reliability, and operational flexibility, while also taking shipment size, cost, and specific logistics needs into account. NFO will form part of the company’s Critical Freight Solutions (CFS) product line.
It offers quotes within 15-minutes and departures ...
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UK freight forwarder, Baxter Freight, welcomed Nottingham MP and transport minister, Lilian Greenwood, to its HQ on Friday 8 May following the successful trial of industrial AI under the Department for Transport’s Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator.
Working alongside AI specialists, Anteam, and Cambridge-based logistics partner, Welch Group, the trial positions Baxter ...
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Maersk has introduced a weekly reefer rail service between Hyderabad’s and Nhava Sheva port. The partnership with CONCOR (Container Corporation of India) addresses a need for temperature-controlled, low carbon transport for the pharma sector. It operates on a fixed schedule, transporting 40-foot refrigerated containers and is already being used by ...
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A new digital container transport platform, FCLHUB, will go live on 1 July, connecting shippers with a nationwide network of vetted hauliers for supports 20ft, 40ft and 45ft containers. It aims to reduce empty running and increase backhaul opportunities and simplifying how work is sourced and managed and will include ...
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The CMA CGM Group has signed a high-level framework with Kenya to develop the country’s logistics and port capacity. The partnership will look for joint investment solutions to improve the competitiveness and strengthen the region’s integration into global trade routes. It was signed as part of the Africa Forward Summit ...
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Ellerman City Liners, part of Uniserve Group is to swich its iPEX2 UK/Szczecin, Poland service from Teesport to Hull. The latter is now served by its BALTEX service launched earlier this year.
The iPEX2 service will provide two weekly direct sailings from Poland into the UK, with some of the fastest ...
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DHL Express has introduced a Heavy Weight Express (HWX) air solution for shipments up to 1,000 kilograms per piece and 3,000 kilograms per shipment in over 220 countries. It offers guaranteed express transit times, comprehensive shipment visibility at every stage, and is supported by the introduction of dedicated Heavy Weight ...
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Essex-based forwarder Uniserve has opened a Singapore distribution centre. Located at Mapletree Logistics Hub Toh Guan, it will serve as Uniserve’s central hub for ocean freight, airfreight and contract logistics (warehousing and distribution) services across Asia and beyond. It offers 50,000sq ft of multi‑purpose warehouse space, quality control rooms, very ...
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Bristol Port discharged 65,534 vehicles in March, its highest monthly figure since 2000. During April, four car carriers were docked simultaneously in the port, suggestion that the momentum has been continued, underlining the scale and intensity of current operations. The increased activity follows completion of the £4.5 million development of ...
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Freight shipments at Miami International Airport rose 13.6% to nearly 3.5 million tons in 2025. According to Airports Council International figures, this made it the busiest freight airport in the Western Hemisphere, leapfrogging Louisville and Memphis – the global hubs for UPS and FedEx, respectively – and the busiest airport ...
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