Chris Lewis

DHL Aviation signs Down Under deal with ECS

Wexco Group and Wexco NZ, subsidiaries of the ECS Group, are to provide general sales and service agency for DHL Aviation in Australia and New Zealand from 1 December. All DHL Aviation air cargo sales activities from Australia and New Zealand will be managed by the two ECCS subsidiaries under a four-year contracts DHL Aviation operates 26 flights a week from Australia and 19 from New Zealand, a total of 550 tons ... [+]

WestJet hails ‘Awesome’ Mexican deal

B737 freighter operator WestJet Cargo has signed a deal with Mexico’s Awesome Cargo to connect the latter’s hub at Felipe Ángeles International Airport in  Mexico City with North America. Awesome Cargo gained an Air Operator Certificate from Mexico's Federal Civil Aviation Agency on 13 October 13 and has already operated 17 ... [+]

Access all areas for UPS

UPS is expanding its UPS Access Point network across the UK, partnering with several smart locker providers to open 400 new locations for deliveries.   It has expanded its network through smart locker providers Quadient and OOHPod. Paypoint and Parcelly stores will also join the network in the UK for shipping and ... [+]

ABP and Peel chiefs takes the reins at UK Major Ports Group

The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG), has appointed Associated British Ports (ABP) chief executive Henrik Pedersen as its new chair and Peel Ports chief executive Claudio Veritiero as vice chair. Henrik Pedersen takes over from outgoing chair Charles Hammond chief executive of Forth Ports. Charles who has steered UKMPG through the ... [+]

Priority Freight supports young footballers

Dover-based Priority Freight is sponsoring Kent football team, Tyler Hill Youth FC. The year-long programme will help fund training sessions and provide players with new training kit for matches across the county. Tyler Hill Youth FC was established in 1993 and comprises multiple teams, from under-sevens to under-12s. [+]

Rhenus trucks run on renewables

Logistics specialist Rhenus is to put two vehicles into operation powered by renewable fuel supplied by Repsol. They will make a daily round trip between the Rhenus hub in Irun and the Robert Bosch plants in Aranjuez and Madrid. The trucks operate on 100% renewable biofuel produced from waste materials ... [+]

AAL introduces carbon surcharge scheme

AAL Shipping (AAL) says it has become the first heavy lift carrier to publish a carbon surcharge guidance to help its customers prepare for the increased costs of the new EU Emissions Trading System. From 1 January 2024 fixed charges will be imposed for every ton of CO2 emitted. AAL has developed ... [+]

BIFA holds first green group meeting

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) held the first meeting of its Sustainable Logistics Policy Group in November. The group, managed by policy advisor sustainability and environment, Mike Jones, will help identify and report on issues which are of may in future have an impact upon BIFA members’ businesses. Attendees discussed ... [+]

New study boost cold chain efficiency

Tower Cold Chain and Cardiff Business School have constructed a mathematical ‘model’ showing how temperature-controlled containers might flow around the global network of existing or new hubs. It is part of a UK government grant supported study that enlisted the expertise of scholars in the School’s Logistics and Operations Management ... [+]

Ceva completes India buy

Ceva Logistics completed its acquisition of Mumbai-based warehousing and transportation specialist Stellar Value Chain on 20 November, buying a 96% stake in the company from an affiliate of private equity form Warburg Pincus and other shareholders. Ceva has been operating in India for more than two decades but the acquisition ... [+]

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