Chris Lewis

New Peel CCO as Stephen Carr steps down

Peel Ports Group has appointed Jonathan Rayner as chief commercial officer, following Stephen Carr’s decision to step down as group commercial director at the end of November. Jonathan Rayner joins the group from London Luton Airport, where he has served as chief commercial officer since 2020. His earlier career includes senior commercial and operational roles across major UK airports and infrastructure organisations. In his new role at Peel Ports Group, Jonathan will ... [+]

Air China doubles up in Prestwick

Air China Cargo has doubled its weekly freighter services to Glasgow Prestwick Airport from four to eight, and added Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to its existing Guangzhou service, operated by an A330F. The carrier established its UK cargo hub at Prestwick in June, and the airport also services regular scheduled ... [+]

Swissport opens second line Schiphol site

Swissport has opened a second-line cargo facility at Amsterdam Schiphol. The new Terminal 12 (T12) adds 5,000sq m of handling space, bringing Swissport’s total cargo footprint at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to 40,000sq. From January 2026, this will increase by a further 3,800sq m. Terminal 12 will primarily handle import shipments, ... [+]

Ports prepare for climate change risks

The Resilience4Ports group, led by the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) and supported by Arup, UN Climate Change High-Level Champions, Lloyd's Register and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, unveiled A Port Decision Makers Guide to Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) at the COP30 in November. It offers practical guidance to understand and implement ... [+]

DHL invests in Saudi

DHL Supply Chain is to invest €130 million (561,5 million SAR) in a new warehouse at Saudi Arabia’s’ Special Integrated Logistics Zone. It will create a 78,000 sqm site with 53,000sq m of multi-user warehouse space serving multiple industries including technology, retail and consumer, automotive, energy, and e-commerce. Construction is ... [+]

German-Kazakh airport pact aims to boost cargo carrying

Hahn Airport in Germany and Kazakhstan’s Aktau International Airport have signed a strategic partnership, focusing on the cargo sector. The partners say that the deal has already yielded tangible results, with two freighter flights already completed, with two more to follow shortly and further flights planned. Both airports will engage in a ... [+]

Emirates drone deal ready for lift-off

Emirates SkyCargo signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Abu Dhabi aerospace company and LODD Autonomous at the  Dubai Airshow to explore the development and deployment of next generation air cargo solutions. The partners will collaborate to validate the use of VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft across the airline’s global ... [+]

Rhenus to test hydrogen truck

Rhenus Logistics has been selected as one of five partners to take part in the second phase of Daimler Truck’s customer liquid hydrogen fuel-cell truck trials. The forwarder, with Hombach, Reber Logistik, Teva Germany/Ratiopharm and DHL Supply Chain, will each use a Mercedes-Benz GenH2 truck on delivery routes across Germany for ... [+]

Bright future beckons for Belfast as Stena names latest ship

Stena Line officially name its newest vessel, Stena Futura, at Belfast Harbour on 20 November.  The 147-metre hybrid freight ferry is the first of two next-generation NewMax freight vessels purpose-built for the Belfast–Heysham route. The ship is methanol-ready and equipped with hybrid propulsion systems, including battery capability and shore power connectivity ... [+]

Felixstowe takes delivery of next-gen automatic trucks

Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has taken delivery of the first two autonomous trucks from an order for a further 34 vehicles from Shanghai Westwell Technology. A fleet of 34 ATs, also supplied by Westwell, is already in operation at the port’s Trinity Terminal.Port director Clemence Cheng, said the new ... [+]

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