Chris Lewis

Geodis appoints forwarding chief

Geodis has appointed Eric Gerbi as executive vice president of its Global Freight Forwarding line of business. He will also serve as a member of the group’s executive board. Gerbi began his career in the banking and joined the French-headquartered forwarder in 2011 and, since 2024, has served as chief financial officer for Global Freight Forwarding. [+]

CMA, CGM sign deal with China’s Chery

CMA CGM and its CEVA Logistics arm have signed a memorandum of understanding to support Chery Auto, China’s largest car exporter in its international development. CMA CGM and CEVA Logistics will support Chery Auto’s operations across Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East, covering finished vehicles, automotive parts and ... [+]

DutyDeclared platform set to launch at Multimodal

The DutyDeclared digital customs and trade compliance platform will be officially launched at this year's Multimodal exhibition on 30 June-2 July. Founded in 2025, DutyDeclared applies AI to tariff navigation, automated tax calculations and declaration submissions, making it easier to interpret complex tariff structures for forwarders and traders. Early adopters ... [+]

Gulftainer to build inland port

Gulftainer has unveiled plans to develop the Al Dhaid Multi-Modal Trade Corridor which will have an annual capacity of 1.5 million TEU. A public-private partnership with the Sharjah Ports Authority, the 150-hecare site will be an extension of Khorfakkan Port, 50km away and will be integrated with the Etihad Rail ... [+]

Prestwick strikes China deal

Glasgow Prestwick Airport has signed a memorandum of understanding with Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to strengthen trade China/UK trade. It will support closer cooperation between the two airports on cargo development, operational knowledge sharing, and network connectivity. [+]

Emirates to launch Almaty flights

Emirates SkyCargo has launched dedicated weekly Boeing 777F freighter flights between its Dubai hub and Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan. It is its Emirates’ first destination in Central Asia and the city is a growing commercial and logistics hub. The flight on Tuesdays will provide over 100 tonnes of cargo capacity ... [+]

Clarusto makes the China connection

Saudi-headquartered Clarusto Logistics, whose UK office is in Glasgow, has opened a new office in Wuhan, China. The new office places Clarusto Logistics at the heart of one of China's leading transportation and manufacturing hubs and will support customers requiring local coordination, freight forwarding, customs-related support, warehousing, distribution, and supply chain ... [+]

Toga joins Pallet-Track to boost GB coverage

Toga Freight Group, one of the largest privately-owned freight forwarders in Ireland has joined the Pallet-Track network. The Dublin-headquartered operator moves large volumes of palletised groupage shipments between Britain and Ireland every week via its hub in Hams Hall, near Birmingham. This depot will take the lead in integrating into the ... [+]

Hydrogen could be the future of long-haul trucking, says Dachser

German forwarding and logistics company Dachser has taken delivery of a next-generation hydrogen truck, becoming the first company in the world to put the new Mercedes-Benz NextGenH2 into service: It will start using its first tractor featuring innovative liquid hydrogen technology at the end of December 2026 with another two ... [+]

HMRC launches standards for customs firms

The UK government has created a standards framework for Customs Intermediaries to set expectations of good practice across the sector and to raise service quality. The Standard for Customs Intermediaries ( PAS41201:2026) has been published as a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) on the British Standards Institution (BSI) website and set out ... [+]

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