Chris Lewis

American Airlines is ready for the big day – are you?

Unlike many males around the world, the folks at American Airlines Cargo are well prepared for next week’s Valentine’s Day. Out of Europe, the carrier expects to fly 50% more flowers than in 2022, or more than 417 tonnes, for the Valentine’s Day peak. Using its trucking network and widebody aircraft, the airline is transporting Dutch tulips and roses to the US and beyond by way of London Heathrow (LHR) and ... [+]

Eurora Solutions appoints Australasia chief

Cross-border e-commerce compliance platform  Eurora Solutions has appointed Glen Ford as the chief executive of Australia and New Zealand operations. He previously worked for New Zealand Post and multiple European Post offices and owning and/or setting up companies such as Parcel Monkey and GePS. In recent years, he was co-owner ... [+]

DSV offers central service for healthcare

DSV UK has consolidated its healthcare expertise into a Centre of Excellence, based in Aztec West, Bristol. The site will host a dedicated team within the UK, supported by off-site warehousing and cross dock teams in Milton Keynes and Heathrow. The dedicated Healthcare teams will offer logistic along with supply chain ... [+]

Truckers told: Beware Bulgaria

Bulgaria, Poland and Czechia have Europe’s most hazardous roads for truck drivers, according to an analysis by haulage industry payment provider SNAP. It has created a hazard rating for Europe’s roads for truckers, by comparing the average yearly fatal HGV collision rate to the country’s total road network. Bulgaria has more ... [+]

Award for U-Freight e-commerce offering

U-Freight Group’s bespoke e-commerce service has won a Hong Kong Emerging Services Brand Award. The package, launched in 2018, is designed specifically for f small start-up businesses and impressed the independent judges against six evaluation criteria. The package includes dedicated product storage space, order processing and fulfilment operations, including final ... [+]

Cathay offers sea-air freight with a difference

Cathay Pacific Cargo and the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal have become the first carrier and first cargo terminal operator to have cargo shipments accepted in Dongguan and moved by water to Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) by ship for outbound shipment. The HKIA Logistics Park in Dongguan has been developed by ... [+]

CLdN to launch Zeebrugge/Tilbury route

Shortsea line CLdN is to introduce a service between Zeebrugge to the Port of Tilbury. It follows introduction of an additional chartered vessel, the 2,800 lane meter M/V Tundraland, on its Zeebrugge/Rotterdam-UK routes. [+]

Gebrüder Weiss adds Albania

Austrian-owned forwarder Gebrüder Weiss opened a new location in the Albanian capital of Tirana, adding to its other locations in the West Balkans include Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. “There has been a sharp rise in traffic to and from Albania over the past decade, most of it imported ... [+]

Virgin appoints head of distribution

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Maria Sanchez-Grant as its new head of distribution. Over the past 15 years she has held numerous sales and revenue roles within Virgin Atlantic Cargo, becoming senior manager, revenue optimisation in 2019, with responsibility for leading the revenue management and pricing functions of the cargo ... [+]

Ethiopian ponders Malta flights

Ethiopian Airlines is planning to launch flights from its Addis Ababa hub to Malta and onwards to US cities, according to press reports. It follows talks between the Maltese and Ethiopian prime ministers to discuss a number of issues, including aviation. Current Ethiopian Airlines to North America operate with a refuelling ... [+]

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