Chris Lewis

All change for Philaport in Europe

Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) representative in Europe, Lutz Ehrhardt is to retire after 27 years of service. He will be succeeded by Uwe Gaede, who was Hamburg’s Süd’s marketing director in North Europe for the last 20 years. [+]

New Midlands base for Northern Ireland trucker

West Midlands-based Trailer Freight International (TFI)  - part of Northern Ireland firm Express Distribution Services - has moved to new 1.5-acre, £1m new  premises and doubled its fleet to 18 vehicles. The new headquarters is in Navigation Way, West Bromwich, replacing its previous site in Walsall. TFI is a shareholder ... [+]

Scots timber keeps the lights on in Kent

The Port of Dover Cargo Terminal has received its last consignment of wind-blown timber from Scotland this season, as part of its partnership with timber harvester Euroforest which began a monthly vessel call into Dover last year. The timber is largely comprised of natural wind blow from Storm Arwen in 2021, ... [+]

Menzies gains CEIV Pharma status in Nairobi

The Menzies Aviation-Siginon Aviation partnership has been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma accreditation for its recently expanded facility in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the seventh Menzies Aviation location to be awarded the certification, and its first in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The cargo facility has been expanded from 15,000 ... [+]

Logistics UK calls for Minister of Supply Chain

Logistics UK is urging all political parties to include its call for the appointment of a Minister for Logistics and Supply Chain in the next government in their election manifestos, Chief executive David Wells said that investment and growth in the logistics industry would bring dividends for the whole economy. Logistics UK ... [+]

American Airlines signs up to CargoMART

American Airlines Cargo has signed a partnership to increase booking capabilities on CargoAi’s CargoMART, platform. It will give forwarders access to its routes through a streamlined booking process. It will complement the carrier’s own digital booking platform, aacargo.com. CargoMART provides a range of features including real-time capacity and rate visibility, quoting, e-Booking, ... [+]

Peel Ports deal aims to crack clean power conundrum

Peel Ports and NatPower Marine have unveiled a plan to set up the first green shipping corridor between Ireland and the UK. NatPower will develop the UK’s first commercial electric ship (e-ship) charging network to support electric propulsion and cold ironing. The estimated £100m would create a dedicated e-ship charging infrastructure at ... [+]

Project44 offers detention and demuurage option

Project44 has added detention and demurrage optimisation to its visibility platform. It aims to help shippers understand real-time risk and incurred demurrage and detention costs and to minimise them.  The solution uses customers’ custom contracts to improve accuracy. It also includes key terminal milestones and container status data to help ... [+]

Green corridor to link East and Midlands freeports

Freeport East and East Midlands Freeport are to set up a green freight corridor between the two sites. Under a memorandum of understanding signed by Freeport East chief executive Steve Beel and East Midlands Freeport chief executive Tom Newman-Taylor on 22 the two freeports will work together with public and private ... [+]

Prestwick upgrades cargo capabilities

Glasgow Prestwick Airport has invested £2.17 million in new cargo equipment, cold storage solutions with a controlled range of -30°C to +25°C and a Rapiscan X-ray machine with 7.5mm steel penetration. The Scottish hub, which has no flight restrictions, has taken delivery of its second new high loader, supporting turnaround times ... [+]

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