Chris Lewis

UPS opens Shropshire site

UPS has opened a £2.5 million small package facility in Telford in the Midlands. The 6,500sq m building can sort up to 5,000 packages per hour. [+]

BIFA welcomes Pacific pact

Commenting on the announcement that the UK will shortly join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) BIFA Director General, Steve Parker said: “If imminent membership of the CPTPP delivers the boost for economic growth and geopolitical relations that the Government anticipates, it will be welcome news for ... [+]

Contargo buys in Benelux

Pan-European container logistics company Contargo Berry BV is to acquire transport operator Transport Clynhens J. The main activity of Clynhens is the transport of standard and reefer containers between the seaports and Benelux, France and Germany. [+]

APM extends in Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed an agreement with APM Terminals for a €1 billion expansion of Maasvlakte II container terminal on about 47.5 hectares with 1,000 metres of deep-sea quay. It is already constructing the new quay walls, which will be completed by mid-2024. The expansion will increase ... [+]

Pedal harder!

Gebrüder Weiss is hosting calling on cycling enthusiasts from around the world to pedal harder from 1 April. The global logistics company wants to follow up the success of its Cycling around the World campaign last year with seven instead of six circumnavigations of the world, just 280,525km. Participating cyclists ... [+]

Cathay signs Tower deal

Cathay Cargo – formerly Cathay Pacific Cargo - has signed a global long-term rental agreement with Tower Cold Chain, giving its customers access to a wider size and volume range of temperature-controlled containers for pharmaceutical, biotech and life-science products. Tower says it will give the airline’s customers increased flexibility and variety ... [+]

Bhat to run Lufthansa Cargo as Boxberg changes planes

Lufthansa Cargo has appointed current chief commercial officer Ashwin Bhat as its new chief executive, following the move of Dorothea von Boxberg to head up Brussels Airlines. Subject to approval by the Supervisory Board, he will take on 15 April. He will continue to be responsible for product and sales. Current ... [+]

Lufthansa signs cargo.one deal

Lufthansa Cargo has signed a partnership with the cargo.one booking platform to give forwarders live offers and allow them to compare and book general cargo, passive pharma and perishables. While the Lufthansa Cargo website will continue to be available as a central information and booking platform for the entire product range ... [+]

First Air Canada freighter touches down in Belgium

Air Canada Cargo’s first Boeing 767 freighter from Toronto landed in Liege, Belgium, on 30 March. Flights will operate twice per week, increasing to three later in the year. The service originates in Toronto with a stop in Halifax. In April, Air Canada Cargo will start a twice weekly service to ... [+]

Dover hits fresh produce record

Port of Dover Cargo handled its largest amount of fresh produce, with 31 vessel calls between December and March. It distributed over 22,000 pallets and 700 containers of fruit to UK supermarkets from South Africa, and Central/South America, imported by GreenSea and Seatrade vessels. Dover’s cargo terminal can handle temperatures ... [+]

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