Chris Lewis

Cathay and GLS carry off Jettainer prize

A joint team from Cathay Cargo and Global Logistics System (GLS) won the Jettainer ULD Challenge at this year’s IATA ONE Record Hackathon for its solution for tracking cool passive pallets. The hackathon, which took place on April 24-26 at Cathay City in Hong Kong, gathered international teams of programmers, working on one of four challenges that aimed at advancing digital solutions for the air cargo industry. The Jettainer ULD Challenge ... [+]

ESW helps put an end to the age of uncertainty in global trade

The global trading landscape has changed out of all recognition in the past few years. Whereas it was not so long ago that the World Trade Organisation was confidently predicting a vast reduction or even the outright abolition of tariffs, duties and taxes in many countries, that has now gone ... [+]

Palletways gains European-wide greenhouse gas certificate

Palletways has achieved independently verified ISO 14064-1:2018 greenhouse gas certification for its operations in the UK, Iberia, Italy, Germany and the Benelux. The verification, by testing, inspection and certification organisation TÜV SÜD,  included a detailed review of Palletways’ greenhouse gas reporting systems and covered emissions from direct operations, purchased electricity and ... [+]

New crane for Bilbao

CSP Iberian Bilbao Terminal has taken delivery of a new Super Post-Panamax crane. The crane comes equipped with the latest technology and features available for loading The quay crane, the largest of its kind in the Atlantic region, is due to become operational in June. Its main features include a lifting ... [+]

Ewals upgrades UK fleet

Ewals Cargo Care’s UK arm, Mega Trucking Company has introduced the first five vehicles of a fleet of 27 new Volvo FH Aero trucks. They form part of MTC’s ongoing routine fleet replacement programme, rotating out older vehicles for the newest and latest vehicles. While the Volvo FH Aero is new to ... [+]

Mideast crisis highlights threat of supply chain chokepoints

Recent events in the Straits of Hormuz and the Red Sea have made international companies more mindful of other potential shipping chokepoints, says Geraint John, vice-presidenbt of research and advisory at analysts  Zero100. He says: “While maritime chokepoints have been the source of multiple supply chain disruptions during the past five ... [+]

Ethiopian to fly freighters from Hong Kong to Prestwick

Glasgow Prestwick Airport has secured three new weekly cargo flights from Hong Kong, operated by Ethiopian Airlines. The service will operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, to handle increasing e-commerce volumes.The airport already handles 15 flights to and from mainland China and earlier this year celebrated its 25 millionth e-commerce ... [+]

Deugro opens in Duisburg

German forwarder Deugro has opened a branch in Duisburg. Its six-member team will offer the full scope of project freight forwarding and logistics solutions to local and global clients in industries including mining, automotivemachinery, or factory relocations, to or from Germany. [+]

Stena hosts Swedish-Irish summit

Stena Line brought together key Swedish and Irish stakeholders, government departments and industry leaders in Dublin for a roundtable on the need to for more resilient transport, energy, digital and physical infrastructure. The ‘Enhancing Resilience through Innovation, Technology and Collaboration’ event was co-hosted by the Swedish Ambassador to Ireland, Ms Lina ... [+]

Multimodal provides instant info

The Multimodal freight and logistics exhibition has unveiled a purpose-built event app, for this year's show on 30 June to 2 July 2026 at the NEC Birmingham. The fully web-based requires no download from an app store, so attendees can access it instantly via a QR code or link. Exhibitors will ... [+]

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