Chris Lewis

Deutches, Deustche, Deutsche – you know, those parcel people with the yellow vans…

Great news for anyone who struggles with German spelling (that is, anyone who isn’t actually German) - Deutsche Post DHL Group is changing its name of to DHL Group from 1 July. The company says the new name “reflects the transformation the Group has gone through in the past years and pays tribute to the focus on its national and international logistics activities”. Of course, the real reason is that us ... [+]

Portsmouth gains customs site approval

Portsmouth International Port has gained approval for a customs site as part of the Solent Freeport. It will complement the tax site at Portsmouth City Council's Dunsbury Park business development. HMRC's designation will allow authorised businesses to import certain with simplified customs documentation, and without paying tariffs. The port's customs site will be ... [+]

CMA CGM adds Belfast to Irish feeder route

CMA CGM has added a Belfast call to its Irish Sea Express CS container feeder service. It will run weekly between Belfast Harbour’s Victoria Terminal 3 and a number of UK and European ports, including Dunkirk and Rotterdam.  It follows a £30m investment by Belfast Harbour in VT3 since 2018, including ... [+]

Lufthansa sets up Schenker API link

Lufthansa Cargo has created a direct API connection with DB Schenker's booking system, ging the forwarder easier offer search and booking and also transparency in real time. Initially, DB Schenker is using the interface to book standard products such as general cargo with the option to extend to special products ... [+]

Double joy for Dover as P&O Pioneer goes into service

P&O Ferries' new hybrid, double-ended ferry, P&O Pioneer, made its maiden voyage between Dover and Calais on 19 June. The 230 metre ship is propelled by a combination of traditional fuel and battery power and has been designed to become carbon neutral in future. As technology develops and charging stations are ... [+]

DFDS to swap Sheerness for Tilbury

DFDS is to replace its Sheerness-Calais unaccompanied freight service with a route from Tilbury to Calais from late June. It will offer one daily sailing in each direction six days a week, operated by the Botnia Seaways with space for 115 trailers. DFDS said the relocation was as a result of feedback ... [+]

DHL to build Helsinki hub

DHL Express Finland is to build an international air hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in the Aviapolis area. The 16,000sq m facility will have airside and will handle all incoming and outgoing express shipments in Finland on completion, which is scheduled for the second half of 2025. [+]

Lufthansa diverts Mexico freighters

Lufthansa Cargo will permanently switch its B777 freighter flights from Mexico City International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport from 7 July. It follows a decree by the Mexican government prohibiting airlines from flying freighters to Mexico City Airport for capacity reasons. Felipe Ángeles Airport is about 45 km northeast of Mexico ... [+]

CMA CGM upgrades Levant route

CMA CGM has added a sixth vessel and a northbound call in Salerno, Italy to its NC Levant service which connects North Europe with the East Med and Levant. It offers weekly sailings with calls including Malta, Alexandria, Port Said, Beirut, Iskenderun, Mersin and Tanger Med and with a UK ... [+]

Hellmann fills Swiss hole

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has opened its first direct load branch in Switzerland, at Kloten, which is now despatching part and full truck loads to and from all European countries. Hellmann says the move is an important step in expanding its market presence in Switzerland beyond air and sea freight following ... [+]

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