Chris Lewis
Emirates SkyCargo is making its services available on the Pelicargo online platform for airfreight procurement and booking.
Over the last 12 months, the carrier says there has been a significant increase in US customers switching to digital channels such as eSkyCargo and third-party marketplaces, coupled with a decline in manual transactions.
Emirates SkyCargo’s five core products are available now on Pelicargo, including Fresh and Fresh Breathe, an integrated and responsive cool chain ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has opened an office in Cotonou, Benin. The country is an increasingly important market within West Africa, and the Port of Cotonou serves as a key gateway to the wider hinterland, including neighbouring landlocked markets such as Niger and Burkina Faso.
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Lufthansa Cargo has merged its heyworld and CB Customs Broker subsidiaries into GlobeCross. The new company combines scalable digital eCommerce logistics capabilities with certified customs expertise and will operate as an integrated partner for customers shipping goods across borders.
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When the first regular containership arrived on these shores on 7 May 1966 its port of call was not Southampton, London or Felixstowe but Scotland’s largest port, Grangemouth.
The Sea-land freight service called into the Scottish gateways as part of its Europe and American shipping route transporting mostly Scotch whisky to ...
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DHL Express has launched AI-powered item identification, a first in the global express industry, it says. It uses computer vision to analyze customer-generated photos of shipments instantly generates a precise, customs-compliant description. Accurately describing shipment contents to meet customs requirements has traditionally required specialized knowledge and careful wording but, by ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is to be the lead sponsor international development charity Transaid’s 2026 Kilimanjaro to Coast Cycle Challenge.
Participants will cycle from the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro to the Tanzanian coast, covering hundreds of kilometres across diverse and demanding terrain. The event aims to raise vital funds ...
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Shipping - not politics - has been the primary driver of prosperity and human progress, argues Nick Collins in his latest book.
The Ascent of Maritime Trade 1700-2025, Enlightening the World traces the development of maritime trade from early human history and also puts Britain’s later rise as a maritime power ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced a Pharma Passive FlexTemp solution to manage dual-temperature requirements within shipment journeys.
Available as an add-on service for Pharma Passive and Pharma Critical Passive, it supports temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and healthcare shipments as their thermal needs evolve during transit—particularly when single-use passive packaging reaches the end of ...
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By Emmett Young, key account director at Customs Support Group
Just when the logistics sector has absorbed the effects of one crisis, another always seems to rise alligator-like to the surface. As the US and Israel’s war with Iran ramps up – spiking energy prices and disrupting shipping through the Strait ...
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Geodis is to open a temperature-controlled GDP-compliant pharma warehouse close to Manchester airport on 1 June.
The warehouse, which supports inventory management and cross-docking operations will offer 2,000 pallet positions for sensitive pharmaceutical products that require strict temperature management and regulatory compliance. It will include dedicated short-term storage zones such as ...
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