Chris Lewis

Etihad Cargo reorganises for growth

Etihad Cargo says it has transformed its organisational structure to enhance customer experience and drive growth. The new structure will enable the carrier to align more closely with the needs of its customers with a new allocation of regions and a dedicated Customer Experience Department. The network is now divided into four regions managed by newly appointed directors: South Asia and Oceania (SAPAC, India, Vietnam, Australia) led by Bernard Lee; North ... [+]

Air Charter Service opens in Dublin

Air Charter Service, has opened an office in Dublin, its first in Ireland. It is headed by Alex Sadler, who joined ACS more than 11 years ago at the company’s London headquarters and most recently opened and ran the office at Gatwick Airport. ACS’s chief executive, Justin Bowman, commented: “Ireland has ... [+]

CargoAi offers quicker quotes

The CargoAi digital platform is now offering a Shipper Quotation Module on its CargoMART site. It allows freight forwarders to create and customize real-time quotations for their customers, creating detailed, real-time quotes tailored to their customers' specific needs. CargoAi says it gives full control over the quotation process and allows ... [+]

ALS speeds Ukraine life-savers

ALS Customs Services worked with the Home Office, the UK Fire and Rescue Service and the charity Fire Aid to ensure the smooth passage of a humanitarian aid convoy to Ukraine which departed from the port of Dover for Ukraine in April. Convoy 07 included one fire control vehicle, two ... [+]

Hactl steps up battery safety

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has opened a dedicated Lithium Batteries Storage Zone,equipped with CO2 fire suppression systems and fire-proof partitions to segregate battery cargo from other shipments. Increased provision of fire extinguishers will also help to contain any battery fire and reduce the risk of spread. Hactl’s automated ... [+]

Belfast on track for Net Zero by end of decade

Belfast Harbour cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 18% in 2023 and is expected to reach Net-Zero in its direct operations well ahead of its 2030 target. Northern Ireland’s largest port launched its first Environmental, Social and Governance  report on 5 August, stating that against the baseline year of 2015, it ... [+]

Air Europa joins Cargo.one

Spanish carrier Air Europa has joined the Cargo.one platform. From late summer, forwarders in EMEA and Latin America can book capacity through the platform  and more of the carrier’s130 destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Middle East and Africa will be added in coming weeks. Ultimately, Cargo.one will allow the ... [+]

Pledge to monitor Southampton emissions

Dubai-owned ports and logistics firm DP World is to use Pledge software to measure the impact of its Modal Shift Programme that incentivises cargo owners to switch from road to rail at Southampton. The MSP is credited with reversing a 10% fall in rail traffic at the port in 2013-23, increasing ... [+]

New chief for Anglo-French perishables firm PML Seafrigo

Former PML managing director Mike Parr is taking over as chief executive PML Seafrigo UK and Ireland, one year after the Le Havre-based company took over UK-headquartered forwarder Perishables Movements Ltd (PML).  As part of the reorganisation, Ryan Parr becomes operations director for the UK and Ireland. PML operates at Heathrow, Lincolnshire ... [+]

New cranes for Barcelona

BEST container terminal at the Port of Barcelona has taken delivery of 14 new automated electric cranes from Finnish supplier Konecranes. They will allow the terminal to increase its storage capacity by 25% from 27 to 34 automated blocks. The first new block is expected to be fully operational in ... [+]

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