Chris Lewis
Logistics UK has urged the government to prioritise a UK-EU agreement on the movement of food and animal products to reduce unnecessary border.
A UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement has been in negotiation for some time, and would align UK standards with EU rules, removing the need for most routine border checks on food and other products of animal origin. It could add £5.1bn per annum to the UK’s economy.
Head of trade, ...
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Aramex has acquired 100% of Irish company Hawthorne Logistics Solutions for €2.5 million, buying out shareholders Martin Cunningham and Terrance John Allen. Dubai-headquartered Aramex, which already has an extensive Irish operation based at Belinstown, north of Dublin Airport said the move would bolster its European freight footprint.
The company said: “Bringing ...
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The European Commission has adopted EU Industrial Maritime and Ports Strategies. It aims to advance shipbuilding, offshore wind support vessels, underwater drones, and port equipment, as well as the renewal and decarbonisation of the shipping fleet and to enhance skills, training and employment in the maritime sector. The Commission will ...
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In light of the current security situation in the Middle East, MSC is reminding customers that it can offer a sea-road solution to Iraq via Turkey. Its Tiger and Phoenix services offer transit times ranging from 35 to 72 days from the Far East to Mersin or Iskenderun while road ...
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Saida Sawyer has joined project forwarder Deugro as corporate vice president – global energy solutions. Based in Houston, Texas, and operating with a global scope, she will focus on advancing commercial growth and strengthening engagement within key energy and industrial verticals worldwide, bringing over 20 years of international experience across ...
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Lufthansa Cargo’s revenue increased 4% to €3.4 billion in 2025 (previous year: €3.26 billion), while adjusted EBIT earnings rose 29% to €324 million. The adjusted EBIT margin improved by 1.8% to 9.5% (previous year: 7.7%). Available freight capacity also expanded in 2025 to 14.45 billion freight tonne kilometers (+ 5.4%). ...
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Another rise in air cargo market demand in February 2026, up +6% year-on-year, continued the encouraging spike in volume seen over the previous two months, and signalled underlying market resilience, despite the level of global trade and economic turbulence experienced over the past year.
But, five days into March, and with ...
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Last mile delivery platform SpeedX has appointed Tim Lock as chief product officer. SpeedX e-commerce deliveries now exceed one million shipments a day across a network serving more than 12,000 zip codes in the US.
He has held senior leadership roles at Maersk and DHL. In his new role he will ...
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Worldwide Flight Services has appointed Thomas Schürmann as managing director Germany of its Frankfurt Cargo Services subsidiary. He was previously head of cargo operations and delivery at Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi. Current FCS managing director, Claus Wagner, remains with the group, and will take over the management of the ...
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DP World has launched an intermodal rail service between its facility in Novi Sad, Serbia and Herne in Germany’s Rhine-Ruhr region.
Operated by Austrian transport company LKW Walter it offers three weekly departures, with shorter transit times than trucking and reducing carbon emissions by up to 80%. DPW says its Novi ...
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