Chris Lewis

Air Charter Service opens in New Delhi

Air Charter Service has opened an office in New Delhi, its second office in India and 33rd globally. The company opened its Mumbai office almost 12 years ago and last year enjoyed one of its best years in terms of charter numbers in India. The new office is headed by Aman Arora (pictured, front centre), who moves from his managerial position in Mumbai. [+]

XPO signs France-wide delivery deal

US owned logistics company XPO has signed a partnership with Metro Markets for palletised distribution and last-mile delivery for its new logistics platform for non-food e-commerce at France's leading foodservice supplier. Metro Marketplace, which has already been launched in Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Germany offers a wide range of ... [+]

Train takes the strain from Turkey

Turkey is an important market for Italian-owned rail operator TX Logistik, despite the current generally difficult geopolitical and economic conditions. The company, which is part of Mercitalia Logistics (and in turn the Italian state railway, FS Italiane Group) currently operates an intermodal connection between Istanbul and the Romanian/Hungarian border town of ... [+]

FedEx effect adds $80 billion to global economy

FedEx directly contributed more than $80 billion to the global economy in the 2023 - close to the total GDP of Sri Lanka - financial year despite recent economic pressures, according to the express and logistics company’s annual economic impact report, released on 6 November. Produced in consultation with data ... [+]

Institute calls for post-HSE freight spending

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has published a ten-point plan following the cancellation of the Birmingham-Manchester leg of the HS2 high-speed rail project a month ago. Along with calling for an independent inquiry into what went wrong with the scheme, it recommends that the remaining single-track sections on ... [+]

Rock-it men get Team Canada to Chile

Global Critical Logistics' events specialist arm, Rock-it Global has handled the logistics for Team Canada at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Rock-it transported food, medicine, and sporting equipment ranging from hockey sticks to sailing boats for the games, which started on 20 October. It also handled all customs, ... [+]

Windfall timber business for Dover

The UK’s largest independent timber harvester Euroforest has started a monthly vessel call at the Port of Dover’s general cargo terminal. The soft chip wood, largely natural wind ‘blow’, (windfall) will now be transported from Aberdeen by coaster to Dover, each 2500-tonne shipment taking 93 HGVs off the roads and saving ... [+]

Dublin opens a terminal for the future

Minister of State, Jack Chambers, officially opened Dublin Port’s new T4 ro ro freight terminal on 7 November. Dublin Port company said that the €127m facility had been self-financed and delivered on time, and on budget, and marked a major milestone in the delivery of the ABR Project, the first ... [+]

Beacon sheds light on supply chain problems

Supply chain visibility and collaboration platform Beacon has launched a collaborative feature enabling information sharing and communication across supply chain partners. It says that Beacon Live Boards moves beyond freight tracking, enhancing supply chain collaboration and visibility. Knowing where goods are in the supply chain is a difficult task both due ... [+]

New tech secures EV Cargo business wins

EV Cargo says its investment in technology and a control tower system has helped it win three new UK contracts. It will handle the import and receipt of freight from global manufacturing locations for aquarium retailer AllPond Solutions, storing goods at its contract logistics hub at Ashby and handling final distribution. ... [+]

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