Chris Lewis

Hapag-Lloyd signs green ship deal with DSV

Hapag-Lloyd has signed a two-year Ship Green agreement with forwarder DSV for the purchase of Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. The reductions will be generated through the use of sustainable marine fuels on Hapag-Lloyd ships. It follows an existing cooperation on sustainable marine biofuels, signed in 2022. Under the new agreement, DSV has contracted a total of 18,000 tonnes of CO₂e emission reductions on a well-to-wake for 2026, during ... [+]

Kuehne+Nagel tools up for Japan’s Koki Group

Kuehne+Nagel is to handle European logistics for Japan-based power and air tool manufacturer Koki Group. The forwarder will operate dedicated fulfilment centres located in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland, and Tessenderlo, Belgium, supplying customers in 18 countries in Central, Eastern, and Western Europe. The two 10,000sq m sites will allow for scaling ... [+]

The sky’s the limit for Ukrainian carrier

ECS Group’s TCE arm has signed a total cargo management (TCM) agreement with SkyUp Airlines, appointing ECS Group and Global GSA Group, as its subcontracted sales partners. Ukrainian-owned SkyUp Airlines’ cargo network includes Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Israel, France, Poland, Montenegro, Albania, and Moldova with Chișinău, Moldova, as the central hub. The ... [+]

Ireland’s Toga Group opens Vietnam office

Dublin headquartered Toga Group has opened its first wholly owned offices in Southeast Asia, in the port city of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. It has opened offices in the  freight forwarders village adjacent to the International Airport, with shared, customs bonded warehousing for cross-docking activities in the nearby seaport. Toga Group, which ... [+]

DHL offers three-tier approach to carbon-cutting

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of DHL Group, has launched a GoGreen Plus Portfolio - three decarbonization products to make low-emission logistics easier and more accessible for customers. The new GoGreen Plus Base product delivers a default 10% emissions reduction for all eligible shipments at a fixed ... [+]

AfA welcomes Supreme Court action on Trump’s tariffs – updated

The AirForwarders Association (AfA) has welcomed the US Supreme Court’s striking down of President Donald Trump's global tariffs on 20 February, saying that it should bring a degree of clarity for US international traders. It said its members had seen firsthand how tariff measures negatively impact shipping volumes, pricing, and supply ... [+]

ESG drive cuts carbon at Yorkshire forwarder

Quality Freight Services has reduced its emissions from 245 tonnes of CO2e in 2023-24 to 197 tonnes of CO2e in 2024-25 as part of its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) drive. Since beginning the project, the Yorkshire base freight forwarder has accelerated initiatives in carbon reduction, resource efficiency and ethical operations, ... [+]

ABP widens horizons of Grimsby youth

ABP has become a founder patron of the Horizon Youth Zone in Grimsby to help support the charity in providing a safe, inspiring place for young people. It joins a growing family of businesses, organisations and philanthropists contributing to the charity’s annual running costs, allowing it to keep offering state-of-the-art ... [+]

Lucas helps to train the trainers in Ghana

GXO Logistics inbound lead Lucas O’Brien is on a six-month secondment to Accra, Ghana, as a project officer with international development organisation Transaid. He is helping to support the nationwide rollout of a new driver training standard alongside establishing of a training centre for trainers of Heavy Goods Vehicle drivers. He ... [+]

Book early for BIFA National Conference

BIFA will bring together a line-up of expert speakers at its National Conference 2026, under the theme ‘Navigating a shifting world’. Returning to The Slate at Warwick Conferences on 23–24 September, this year’s event builds on the momentum of the successful reintroduction of the National Conference in 2025. With significant shifts in ... [+]

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