Chris Lewis

Europa Road to add Dublin and Gatwick

Europa Road is to open its first site in Ireland in Dublin and another Gatwick in January 2023. It brings the operator’s total offices in the UK and Ireland to 18, following the addition of branches in Cambridge, Liverpool and Cardiff earlier in the year. [+]

Davies Turner deal to keep boxes moving

Freight forwarder Davies Turner has signed an agreement with Transport Equipment Services to provide a dedicated truck fleet to move containers to and from the ports of Felixstowe, London Gateway and Southampton. With the domestic and international haulage market still in a difficult situation, with a lack of drivers, port ... [+]

Maggs to head Welsh freeport bid

The Celtic Freeport consortium has appointed Roger Maggs as its chair. The consortium partners – Associated British Ports, Neath Port Talbot Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and the Port of Milford Haven – aim to create a green investment corridor covering the ports of Milford Haven and Port Talbot to boost ... [+]

Finnair FIRST offers capacity guarantee

Finnair Cargo’s FIRST premium service now includes a capacity guarantee. This means that even on a fully booked flight there is the option to choose a FIRST booking within that capacity guarantee. The service is for situations where a customer urgently and regardless of cost wants to make a booking for ... [+]

Rhenus raises the roof in Nuneaton

Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK and developer Baytree Logistics Developments have celebrated raising the roof on one of two warehouses at the forwarder’s new Nuneaton site. The Rhenus Campus will feature two buildings, totalling one million square feet – the equivalent of 36 football pitches - and will be certified BREEAM Outstanding ... [+]

Portsmouth employee takes up green challenge

Portsmouth International Port has appointed Elly Howe as environmental and sustainability coordinator to help reach targets of net-zero by 2030 and becoming emission free by 2050. Howe is studying for a BSc in Environmental Science at the Open University, alongside working at the port. She is currently working on an ... [+]

Box depots to bear the brunt of inventory slump

Container depots will bear the brunt of a box surplus well into 2023 in the face of a major slump in orders, says the Container xChange (CxC) online platform. It reports that shippers have slowed ordering and carriers cancelled sailings due to low demand and high inventories. However, demand will bounce ... [+]

AD Ports signs Iraqi deal

AD Ports Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Development Bank for ports and logistics projects to enhance trade flows between the UAE and Iraq. IDB is the only Iraqi financial institute licensed from the Central Bank of the UAE to provide wholesale corporate banking service and ... [+]

Woodland mounts defence against World Cup strikers

Workers at London Heathrow cargo handlers Dnata and Menzies are due to strike from the early hours of 18 November to the early hours of 21 November in a dispute over pay, reports forwarder Woodland Group. It warns that it will lead to disruption, cancellations and delays at terminals 2, ... [+]

Opening ritual for Arvato

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions and its customer Rituals Cosmetics have celebrated the opening of a new logistics hall in Hanover, Germany. The supply chain and e-commerce service provider will manage the online business of the wellbeing brand for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Poland from the highly automated location. Arvato has been ... [+]

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