Chris Lewis
Global trade grew faster than in any half-year since 2010 in the first six months of 2025, excluding the pandemic rebound, according to the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker. The latest edition of the index, produced by the logistics company in partnership with New York University’s Stern university, found that while US/China business ties have diminished this has not led to a major split between geopolitical blocs, it said.
Global trade is ...
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Cargo First, the dedicated cargo division of Bournemouth Airport, has completed and commissioned new freight facilities at the South Coast airport.
The project, part of an ongoing major investment across the estate by owners Regional & City Airports, has delivered three new stands for aircraft up to Airbus A340 size, a ...
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Turkish Cargo has added a ninth Boeing 777 Freighter (777F) to its fleet and will take delivery of three additional aircraft by mid-2026, bringing its fleet of the type to 12. The new aircraft will operate on long-haul scheduled routes with its 9,200km nonstop range, primarily to the Americas and ...
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Four European trade associations have written to the President of the European Commission calling on her not to impose mandatory zero-emission truck demand targets.
In a joint letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the International Road Transport Union (IRU), the CLECAT forwarders association, the European Shippers’ Council (ESC), ...
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PD Ports has launched a ‘jumbo’ Anglo Scottish rail service, connecting Teesport to both Mossend and Grangemouth. Until now, separate services ran to the two central Scottish terminals but with demand consistently filling wagons, PD Ports has worked with Network Rail and DB Cargo to operate a 16-wagon jumbo train ...
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East Midlands Airport has appointed Lauren Turner as operations director. She takes up the post after working in a wide variety of roles at the airport since 2013 when she joined as a security officer, and was most recently head of airfield operations.
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Scottish carpet maker Stevens & Graham is regaining markets in the EU, thanks to Europa Road Glasgow team. The company, which is the biggest global supplier of tartan carpets and rugs initially struggled to access the EU market in the wake of Brexit, but its European exports now account for ...
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Cork- and Dublin-based South Coast Logistics has been acquired by Antwerp-headquartered logistics and port operations company, Katoen Natie for an undisclosed sum, subject to regulatory approval.
Founded by the late Colman O’Flynn back in 1975 and continued by his sons John, Richie and Pat, South Coast has grown to become one ...
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Logistics UK has formed a partnership with TAPA EMEA, the Transported Asset Protection Association’s Europe, Middle East & Africa region, to share information and increase resilience across the industry. It forms part of Logistics UK’s campaign to improving driver safety and welfare and follows other agreements with NAVCiS (the National ...
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Finnlines has added a new weekly ro ro service between Bilbao and Gdynia. It links Poland directly to the Grimaldi Group’s global network, providing connections to the Far East, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, West Africa, South America and the East Coast of the US. Operated by the Finneco-class hybrid ...
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