Chris Lewis
Maastricht Aachen Airport has been officially designated as an approved inspection location for Products of Non-Animal Origin by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. It follows a comprehensive audit by the NVWA and confirmation by the European Commission and permits mandatory inspections of plant-based goods to take place directly on-site at MST. By conducting official controls at the point of arrival, the airport can now release shipments that ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) met European Commission officials in Brussels to discuss the Windsor Framework and its impact on the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
It was part of ongoing engagement between industry and policymakers to assess how the post-Brexit trading arrangements are functioning in ...
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Air cargo technology firm Lödige Industries has introduced a software module that intelligently links air waybill (AWB) data with terminal resources in real time.
It says that Cargo Direct reduces unnecessary movements and synchronizes handling resources with shipment priorities, helping terminals increase throughput and stabilizing operations during peak periods.
The system consolidates ...
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Lufthansa Cargo has become the launch customer for Jettainer’s new IoT-based ULD tracking solution. The technology will be rolled out across all the carrier’s ULD fleets and provides real time visibility of movements across the global network. Instead of relying solely on fixed airport infrastructure, the system combines stationary and ...
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You don’t see an eight-foot disco chicken every day — still less do you see one in the hold of an aircraft.
United Cargo recently helped Hennifer get from Denver to Houston. The larger-than-life sculpture covered in more than 500,000 hand-laid mirror tiles, was created by artist Lauren Young and made ...
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Palletways UK and Palletways Europe members; UK-based Transvalair and Italy’s Sogedim teamed up to deliver and positioning all the security scanning equipment for the Winter Olympics in northern Italy.
Transvalair, based near Gatwick, was appointed in late 2025 as the freight forwarder for the event and all its security elements., liaising ...
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Chapman Freeborn has appointed R-BAG Group as its general sales agent (GSA) for Eastern Europe, excluding Poland, where the charter specialist maintains its own dedicated team. The broker said it would further strengthen its sales reach and customer support capabilities in one of aviation’s most dynamic growth markets.
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Freighter operator European Cargo has signed a deal for a new operating base at Teesside Airport and to launch five weekly flights from an as yet unnamed airport in China. The service will offer total capacity of up to 375 tonnes of freight a week.
Teesside Airport managing director Phil Forster ...
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European private equity firm Waterland has acquired a majority stake in the Palletways network. The network operator said the move would allow it to accelerate its expansion across Europe and invest further in technology and infrastructure. Founded in 1994, Palletways, headquartered in Lichfield, Staffordshire also operates in European countries including ...
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Austrian forwarder Gebrüder Weiss' net revenues were €2.73 billion in 2025, a slight year-on-year rise on 2024’s €2.71bn. It said that despite the sluggish economy in Europe, it secured further market share and increased productivity.
In European land transport it posted a slight improvement with revenues of €1.55bn. Although revenues in ...
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