Chris Lewis

Kent customs agent opens Ireland office

Ashford, Kent-based customs and freight forwarding specialist Zelir Logistics has opened a new office in Dublin, The company says it will be able to offer a more complete service for customers moving goods between the UK and Ireland, providing both import and export declarations in-house, without relying on third-party partners. Director Joe Jeffery, said: “Opening in Dublin is a really important step for us because it gives us greater control over ... [+]

United and partners deliver aid to stricken Hawaii

United Cargo, humanitarian aid organization Airlink and US-based charity Good360 have delivered relief supplies to thousands of people affected by the Kona Low storms in Hawaii. On April 10, a United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner left Chicago O’Hare International Airport bound for Kahului Airport with tons of essential items such as ... [+]

Dnata to build Sydney cargo terminal

Dnata is to invest about A$32 million in a dedicated cargo terminal operation at Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport The handler will operate from a 5,000 sq m warehouse within WSI’s 24-hour Cargo Precinct, supported by an additional 4,000 sqm of surrounding land. The airport will deliver the site as a cold shell, with dnata undertaking ... [+]

Geodis opens first healthcare hub in the Americas

Geodis has opened its first dedicated healthcare cold chain cross-dock facility in the Americas, in Chicago, Illinois. It features a custom-built 5,200-square-foot temperature-controlled facility exclusively dedicated to healthcare products, providing short-term stowage and specialized handling for pharmaceutical air and ocean exports and imports. It is a bonded CFS facility near O’Hare ... [+]

Rotterdam holds steady despite Hormuz

Throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell slightly by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last from 103.7 million tonnes to 103.0 million tonnes. The decline is mainly due to a reduction in the throughput of agribulk, coal, other liquid bulk and breakbulk but ... [+]

Van tacho deadline looms

Logistics UK is reminding operators that light commercial vehicles with a maximum authorised mass of over 2.5 tonnes will need smart tachograph 2 (ST2) devices for international hire and reward journeys from 1 July. The new rule includes operators in Northern Ireland crossing the border with the Republic of Ireland. ... [+]

Catapult seeks more targets for funding

The Connected Places Catapult UK innovation agency for transport is making up to £110,000 available to a dozen smaller firms with ideas to tackle the sector’s biggest challenges under the latest cohort of its Freight Innovation Fund. Funding from the Department for Transport is available for four categories -Renewable energy supply , ... [+]

Hactl appoints new chief exec

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactlhas appointed Frosti Lau Yi-sau as chief executive from 8 June. He brings over 25 years of experience in aviation and air and joins from Cathay Pacific Airways, where he most recently served as regional general manager, Southeast Asia & Oceania. His previous roles ... [+]

CMA CGM to expand Vietnam terminal

CMA CGM has started work to expand the Gemalink container terminal in Cai Mep port in south Vietnam, in which the Group holds a 25% stake, alongside its long-standing partner, Gemadept. It will increase capacity from 1.7 million to 3 million TEs, with full completion expected in 2027. The work ... [+]

CMA CGM to buy Lebanon’s Fattal group

CMA CGM is to acquire 100% of Lebanon-headquartered distribution specialist Fattal, subject to regulatory approvals and with completion expected in the third quarter pf the year. CMA CGM said the move would deepen its presence in fast-growing Middle East and North African markets. .  [+]

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