Chris Lewis

Strong third quarter for Deutsche Post DHL

Deutsche Post DHL Group says its third quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) rose by 15% to around €2.040 billion. Group EBIT for the first nine months of this year reached around €6.5 billion (compared with €5.765 billion for the same period in 2021). It added that 2022 EBIT guidance will be increased with the formal release of full third quarter 2022 earnings on 8 November. E-commerce volumes are coming closer ... [+]

Work starts on fourth berth for London Gateway

DP World has started work a new fourth berth at London Gateway. The £350m project is due for completion in 2024 it will increase capacity by a third, giving it more room to handle the world’s largest vessels than any other port in the country, says the Dubai-based company. DP World ... [+]

Group reveals Rosyth revival plans

The consortium behind the Forth Green Freeports bid have unveiled their vision for a major enhancement of the port of Rosyth. Babcock International, Forth Ports Group have plans for a new freight terminal, offshore renewable manufacturing and green power generating capacity. A freight ferry route between Rosyth and Zeebrugge is targeted to ... [+]

Antwerp-Bruges terminal upgrade gets underway

Port of Antwerp-Bruges and PSA Antwerp have given the green light for the renewal of the quayside and terminal at Europa Terminal. The works, which will take about nine years and be carried out in three phases, will ensure that the latest generation of container ships can continue to call. Europa ... [+]

Liverpool set to make workers redundant as box volumes tumble – updated

Peel Ports’ Port of Liverpool is to start consultations on redundancy and restructure its box division, citing “a marked deterioration in the volume of containers”. The Port has recently suffered strike action in recent weeks by Unite the Union who have rejected a 10.2% increase in basic pay. Peel Ports said the ... [+]

New CASSLink goes live in US

The International Air Transport Association (IATA and its Cargo Network Services (CNS) subsidiary have deployed their modernized CASSLink invoicing system in the US. It will be rolled out to all other CASS markets later in 2022 and in 2023. The new CASSLink offers an improved user interface, self-service functions for data ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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