Chris Lewis
Heathrow handled £293 billion worth of goods in 2025, a quarter of all UK trade by value according to the latest Government trade data published by HMRC.
In total, more than 1.59 million tonnes of cargo passed through Heathrow.
Around £127 billion worth of goods were exported from the airport in 2025.
More than 90% of the airport’s trade by value is with non-EU countries. The data also showed that Heathrow continues to ...
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) has launched a weekly Mediterranean Africa Express service to provide more robust connections between Northern Europe, the Far East and West Africa via its Algeciras and Tangier Mediterranean hubs. The rotation is: Algeciras - Tangier - Dakar - Tema - Lekki - Abidjan – Algeciras.
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GXO Logistics has launched a GXO Accelerator open innovation programme to identify, test and scale new technologies across the UK and Ireland.
GXO Accelerator is the next step in GXO’s commitment to fostering collaboration Designed and delivered in collaboration with global innovation specialist L Marks, it will bring together start-ups, scale-ups ...
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Turkish Airlines has appointed current chief financial officer Professor Murat Şeker as Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines. He has been a board member since March 2021 ande also serves as a board member of Turkish Technic and SunExpress and has also chaired ...
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The Pelicargo air freight procurement and execution platform has signed a partnership with Air Canada Cargo.
Users can access rates, secure capacity, and execute shipments within a single system.
The addition of Air Canada strengthens Pelicargo’s coverage across North America, transatlantic and other international routes.
Forwarders using the platform can price shipments from ...
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American Airlines Cargo will operate up to 186 international widebody flights per day in its summer schedule including 4,400 monthly widebody flights between the US and Europe in June, July and August.
London Heathrow Airport will see the largest increase in cargo capacity this season, with service increasing to 21 daily ...
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The US-Iran ceasefire will probably bring some immediate relief to air freight, but a full return to pre-conflict capacity and rates on trades transiting Middle East hubs is still one to two months away, according to Xeneta analysts.
Airspace restrictions across the Gulf in the aftermath of US-Iran conflict forced airlines ...
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Kuehne+Nagel has extended its partnership with retailer Casaideas in Chile, to support e-commerce fulfilment and retail store replenishment. The agreement has resulted in the construction of a dedicated distribution centre for Casaideas, operated by Kuehne+Nagel which is now handling 34.8 million inbound units and distributing 24.7 million products to more ...
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Air Charter Service’s charity fundraisers around the world helped raise more than $200,000 for good causes last year through challenges, volunteering, raffles and more –matching their record, set in 2024.Katie Ivie, group HR director, who leads the Charity Committee, commented: “The worldwide team has really stepped up again following our ...
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Geodis in Switzerland has achieved three key healthcare certifications in less than six months: ISO, CEIV Pharma, and GDP. The forwarder said they would help it further develop its capabilities in high-value and regulated sectors such as Healthcare and Life Sciences, for which Switzerland is a key European hub.
The standards ...
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