Chris Lewis

FedEx opens new Estonia hub

Federal Express has started operations at its new, automated sorting facility at Tallinn Airport in Estonia. The facility, which combines ground and air services, is the first cargo terminal on the southern side of the Airport City business complex at the airport. With a threefold increase in space compared with previous sites, the new warehouse can process, weigh, and measure up to 3,000 parcels per hour. It features multi-sided scanning, which ... [+]

Geodis sets up southern Africa truck system

Geodis has introduced a new cross-border road transport service from South Africa to ten countries in the region forfull truckload and less-than-truckload shipments. It is centered on its hub in Johannesburg serving Angola (Luanda), Botswana (Gaborone), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lubumbashi), Eswatini (Mbabane), Lesotho (Maseru), Malawi (Blantyre and ... [+]

Business fails to keep pace in supply chain emissions reporting

UK businesses are nowhere near the level they need to be in dealing with their supply chain emissions, although they are outperforming other major economies according to a report published by sustainability firm EcoVadis and Boston Consulting Group on 24 September. It says that this could threaten national net zero targets, ... [+]

SolitAir moves into Africa

UAE dedicated express cargo airline SolitAir is expanding its network based at its Dubai World Central hub into Africa with destinations including Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Eldoret and Nairobi in Kenya, Benghazi in Libya, Johannesburg, Lusaka and Harare. Earlier, the carrier signed an agreement with World Star Aviation for two Boeing ... [+]

Rail chaos as Poland shuts Belarus border

Poland’s closure of its border with Belarus has halted rail freight traffic between China and Europe. The Polish government cited national security grounds, and freight is reported to be backing up at border stations. However shipping services between China and Europe remain unaffected. [+]

Scan Global to open Indian arm

Project freight forwarder Scan Global Logistics is expanding into India. Its first three offices will be in Chennai, Delhi and a had office in Mumbai. Vikash Agarwal will lead the team as chief executive of India. Before joining SGL, Vikash served as managing director for South Asia at Maersk. [+]

APMT to electrify Onne

APM Terminals’ West African Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian Ports Authority to accelerate decarbonisation across the country’s ports and transport system. The agreement, which was formalised on 22 September at the Dutch Consulate in New York, during the week of the ... [+]

Airfreight tracking gets smart

Etihad Cargo has officially launched SmartTrack premium real-time shipment visibility service. Unveiled earlier this year at Air Cargo Europe 2025 in Munich, SmartTrack it is now available to customers worldwide through the Etihad Cargo website. SmartTrack delivers live location updates and condition monitoring using cellular, GPS and Wi-Fi connectivitywith instant alerts ... [+]

Cargo-partner adds Germany and Türkiye to GDP pharma network

Nippon Express Group-owned Cargo-partner has obtained GDP (Good Distribution Practice) status in Germany and Türkiye. Its German arm has completed GDP certification for its branches in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, and Hamburg and in Türkiye for its Istanbul branch. The scope of certification includes air, sea, and road services. Cargo-partner’s GDP-compliant network ... [+]

Plan now to avoid delays after Regime 42 changes, urges forwarder

Coming changes to the law that will prevent non-EU companies from using limited tax representation in France under Customs Regime 42 should not stop UK businesses from trading, says Baxter Freight associate director for customs and compliance, Chris Roome.However, for UK businesses moving goods into the EU under Delivered Duty ... [+]

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