Chris Lewis

Currie joins Palletforce network

Scottish domestic and international haulier Currie Solutions has joined the Palletforce network as member for the Edinburgh area. With offices across the UK and Europe, Currie Solutions operates 160 vehicles and employees over 400 staff. [+]

CharterSync launches AI tool

Air cargo platform CharterSync has launched its first artificial intelligence (AI) deployment, extractCS. It can extract key details from freight forwarder communications and automatically populate CharterSync’s request process, reducing processing time to under a minute. It automatically extracts and populates the platform with data including airport origin and destination, cargo ... [+]

Stena completes Latvia port purchase

Stena Line has completed the acquisition of the terminal operator Terrabalt in Liepaja, Latvia, and officially taken over ro ro, bulk and general cargo operations. Liepaja is Latvia’s third-largest port and Stena Line currently operates the Liepaja, Latvia –Travemünde, Germany route with two vessels. In parallel with Stena Line’s long-term ... [+]

Partners pioneer first electric truck through the Tunnel

Kuehne+Nagel, LeShuttle Freight, Voltempo and DAF Trucks have sent the first electric heavy-goods vehicle through the Channel Tunnel. The journey began at KN’s East Midlands Gateway depot in the UK where the truck was loaded with 12-tonnes of freight before being fully charged using the depot’s Voltempo HyperCharger, the UK’s first ... [+]

Haropa boosts cargo and boxes in a turbulent year

The Haropa Group of ports (Le Havre, Rouen and Paris) increased total maritime traffic by 2%, with containers reaching a historic high, up 4% to 3.1 million TEU,  in the face of an extremely unpredictable international environment, according to figures for 2025. The year was marked by the introduction of new ... [+]

Liège joins Emirates Skycargo network

Emirates SkyCargo has added Liège to its freighter network, the airline’s first new destination of 2026. The Belgian gateway is one of the world’s fastest-growing cargo hubs. In recent years, Emirates SkyCargo has served it with ad hoc freighters, shipping specialised products such as fresh-cut flowers and e-Commerce packages, as well ... [+]

Logistics UK calls for Welsh freight strategy

Logistics UK is urging the Welsh Senedd to publish its long-awaited freight and logistics strategy as a matter of urgency, following the omission of the sector from the latest Welsh budget. Policy manager Josh Fenton said: “The final Welsh budget fails to recognise one of the country’s largest and most critical ... [+]

China Airlines extends sales contract

China Airlines has greed a two-year extension with its UK general sales agent partnership with Wexco Cargo. Wexco has marketed the carrier’s UK cargo belly hold capacity on passenger flights, dedicated freighter services, and road feeder operations since 2012. China Airlines currently operates five direct flights per week from Heathrow ... [+]

Liverpool port project goes live

Peel Ports Group and E.ON have generated the first power from the new solar panels on the 260,000sq ft Alexandra Dock warehouse in Liverpool. Almost 7,000 solar panels have been installed on the ‘Alex Shed’ and have now been connected to the grid – the first instalment of a project ... [+]

Chapman-Freeborn appoints Canada cargo chief

Chapman Freeborn has appointed Tyler Porteous as vice president of cargo – Canada. He brings more than 15 years of experience in air cargo and charter operations to the broker, having previously worked for one of the world’s largest freighter operators, where he was responsible for building and growing the ... [+]

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