Chris Lewis

Franco-Dutch carrier to offer Cargo.one option

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has formed a partnership with the Cargo.one digital marketplace. Through its partnership with cargo.one, AFKLMP Cargo intends to continue expanding its digital presence and offer customers an additional booking option alongside its own myCargo online booking portal. The French-Dutch airline offers 295 destinations in 110 countries on its 500-strong aircraft fleet via hubs at Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Implementation will proceed market-by-market, based ... [+]

Early doors for HMRC inland sites

HM Revenue and Customs is to close two temporary Inland Border Facilities (IBFs) set up in the wake of Brexit earlier than planned, in November 2022. The two remaining interim IBF sites Warrington and Ebbsfleet, will close on 13 November and 27 November respectively, following the closure of Birmingham and North ... [+]

New partnership to bring best-in-class fulfilment to small firms

SEKO Logistics has signed an international partnership with US-based direct-to-consumer fulfilment platform, Airhouse. Launched in June 2020, Airhouse software automates workflows and integrations through a customizable solution. Once connected with a brand’s ecommerce platform, Airhouse’s software evaluates store data to create a holistic view of the business and where its customers ... [+]

Airfreight rates touch 2021 levels

General air freight spot rates fell 9% year-over-year in September, to below the 2021 level for the first time this year, according to CLIVE Data services in its weekly data published on 5 October. The analyst, part of Xeneta, said that returning global cargo capacity continued to outpace air cargo volumes. Spot ... [+]

Shipping issues still remain, says analyst

The industry is still struggling with challenges of the present, despite a recent fall in ocean rates Alphaliner, analyst Jan Tiedemann told a conference organised by German purchasing platform XStaff on 5 October. He said that despite currently falling freight rates and a temporary calming of the market in ... [+]

MSPs lends support to Forth Green Freeport bid

Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have backed the Forth Green Freeport bid saying it has the potential to generate up to 50,000 new green jobs and act as a catalyst for new clean technologies and renewable energy manufacturing The bid proposal which was submitted in June 2022 to the Scottish ... [+]

Rock the Kasbah – in Grimsby

Associated British Ports was due to open the doors on the historic Kasbah district in Grimsby on Saturday 22 October as part of this year’s Heritage Open Days, a  event postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Kasbah got its name, not from trade between the Lincolnshire port ... [+]

Aer Lingus to launch Cleveland flights

Aer Lingus – part of the IAG Group of airlines - is to launch a new route between Dublin and Cleveland in Ohio in the summer 2023 season, the only nonstop route between Europe and the US city, reports the routes Online website. Flights from Dublin to Cleveland Hopkins International ... [+]

Maersk to launch Spain/UK reefer rail route

AP Moller Maersk’s intra-European logistics arm Sealand is launching a temperature-controlled rail service from Spain to the UK for temperature sensitive cargo including fruit and vegetables. There will initially be three weekly departures from Valencia to Barking in East London. The trains will carry also non-refrigerated cargo from the UK ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd to buy Latam terminals business

Hapag-Lloyd is to acquire 100 % of the shares of Chile-based terminal operator SM SAAM Ports and SM SAAM Logistic, for around US$1 billion, subject to regulatory approval. SM SAAM operates 10 terminals in six North, Central and South American countries with around 4,000 employees and a combined container throughput ... [+]

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