Chris Lewis

All American space now on Cargo.one

American Airlines is now making its entire domestic cargo capacity available on Cargo.one. US-based freight forwarders using the platform to discover, quote and book confirmed capacity end-to-end across the entire US market including all American flights and trucks that can accept cargo bookings. [+]

Suttons adds space in Widnes

Tank operator Suttons is to expand its Widnes site, to accommodate growth in its tankers and international businesses. It has acquired an additional 1.5 acres of land adjacent to its existing site which has now been levelled and surfaced and drainage systems and lighting installed, increasing trailer parking spaces by ... [+]

Air cargo market shrugs off IT woes

July’s Crowdstrike IT outage produced no significant ongoing disruption to resurgent air cargo demand, with rates rising for a sixth consecutive month, says market analyst Xeneta. Global average air cargo spot rates reached US$2.66 per kg in July, 20% higher year-on-year. This was again driven by strong global cargo demand growth. ... [+]

Champ to standardise Menzies customs

Menzies Aviation has selected Champ Cargosystems to provide a standard platform for its customs filing processes alongside its recently launched Menzies Aviation’s Cargo Handling (Mach) cargo management system. Champ’s Traxon Global Customs solution will be embedded and integrated into the Mach cargo management system, reducing the risk of customs ‘holds’ and ... [+]

Ricky Wu is Gruber’s man in Shanghai

Gruber Logistics has promoted Ricky Wu from its project operations division to branch manager at its Shanghai office. He will expand services offered locally and recruit additional talent to the current three-strong team in the Chinese city. Gruber Logistics in Shanghai offers sea, air, rail, breakbulk, and ro ro services ... [+]

Europa gains green certificates

Europa Worldwide Group has gained ISO 14001 (environmental protection) and ISO 50001 (energy management) accreditations for its Europa Air & Sea, Europa Warehouse and Europa Road divisions in the UK. By adhering to the ISA standard, businesses can ensure they are taking proactive measures to minimise their environmental footprint, comply ... [+]

Deugro delivers giant ‘spaghetti’ for Italian cable firm

The 3,300 tonnes of cables had to be delivered from Italian-owned Prysmian Powerlink’s manufacturing facility in Pikkala, Finland to meet the arrival of the cable-laying vessel Giulio Verne in the Dardanelles Strait. Deugro designed and delivered a complete turnkey, all-in-one service solution, including the provision of tank engineering and installation, ... [+]

CLdN launches Liverpool terminal upgrade

CLdN has started a multimillion-pound investment at  its Brocklebank terminal in Liverpool as part of the shortsea line’s plans to increase capacity on its Liverpool-Dublin route. Upgrades at the terminal will improve the use of space and enhance the flow of cargo movements with a new gate set-up, improved drivers’ facilities ... [+]

DHL steady despite weak economy

DHL Group said its second quarter 2024 revenue was slightly higher than in the previous year at €20.6 billion versus €20.1 billion despite the persistently weak economic environment. However, operating profit (EBIT) was below the prior-year level at €1.35 billion (Q2 2023: €1.7 billion). However, a comparison with EBIT in ... [+]

DHL extends Leipzig deal to 2053

Mitteldeutsche Flughafen and the DHL Group have extended their working relationship for a further 29 years until 2053 for express carrier’s largest hub in the world at Leipzig/Halle Airport. It consolidates Leipzig/Halle’s position as one of the most important cargo airports in Europe, employing around 13,000 people. [+]

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