Chris Lewis

Keeping fit, any time, any place

DP World is helping top golfer Rory McIlroy’s keep fit on tour around the world. The Dubai-based ports and logistics company has signed a new multi-year global partnership to move his two personalised fitness and recovery trailers including collection, customs clearance, storage and delivery to ensure that McIlroy has every he needs at each tournament. As part of the agreement, Mcllroy also becomes a Global Ambassador for DP World, while DP ... [+]

Indian shipping – it’s not normal yet, warns Europa

Europa Air & Sea is urging businesses trading between the UK, UAE and India to plan freight movements carefully. While shipping across the Middle East is beginning to recover from major disruption, shippers face capacity constraints and significantly higher costs, it says. The forwarding arm of the Europa Group says the ... [+]

Costs not commitments drive fuel decisions, says report

Rising operating costs, rather than net zero commitments, are now the primary driver of fleet fuel transition decisions for UK businesses, according to research by GXO Logistics. The Future of Transport: The Net Zero Transition - the second in a three-part series that explores efficiency, sustainability and technology in UK transport ... [+]

FedEx portal makes pharma shipping smoother

FedEx Europe has launched an online portal that enables pharmaceutical and life sciences companies to book and manage temperature-controlled shipments. The platform, available in 26 markets including Great Britain and Ireland, provides access to the FedEx Temp-Assure Advantage solution and is being introduced ahead of the year-end peak shipping season. Temp-Assure ... [+]

Ruth Benbow gets to grips with carbon and forestry taxes at CSG

Customs Support Group (CSG) has appointed Ruth Benbow as head of trade advisory for its UK and Ireland business. In her previous roles at Santander UK and White & Case, she has developed a particular interest in the intersection between sustainability and trade, looking into the impact of emerging regulations ... [+]

DHL expands healthcare corridors

DHL has expanded its Cold Chain Network with six new dedicated healthcare corridors connecting Europe and North America to Asia They include Liège-Shanghai, Brussels-Shanghai, Brussels-Singapore, Cincinnati-Singapore, Cincinnati-Tokyo Narita, and Cincinnati-Seoul Incheon. The new corridors provide pharmaceutical customers with greater routing flexibility, access to temperature-controlled capacity and more consistent transit performance, helping ... [+]

FlyUs supports Air Canada in Puerto Rico

General sales and services agent FlyUs Aviation Group has opened an office in Puerto Rico, where it has been appointed to represent Air Canada. It will support the carrier’s three weekly freighter flights between Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and its Toronto Pearson International hub, where they will connect into its ... [+]

Peel Ports chief to step down

Peel Ports Group chief executive Claudio Veritiero is standing down after five years in post and six years in the business. He will be succeeded by non-executive chairman and former chief executive Mark Whitworth on an interim basis while a successor is appointed. During his tenure, Claudio Veritiero has led a ... [+]

Lufthansa adds Asia freighters

Lufthansa Cargo has expanded freighter services in Asia-Pacific in its new winter flight schedule, which comes into effect on 25 October. It will include Singapore in its existing rotation from Frankfurt to Taipei while the increased two days a week frequency on the Trans-Pacific route from Frankfurt via Ho Chi Minh ... [+]

Freight insurers vote to join forces

Members of the UK P&I Club and the TT Club have voted in to merge the two organisations and create the first transport mutual insurer for the entire cargo supply chain covering maritime, logistics, ports and terminals. The merger will take effect from 20 February 2027, subject to regulatory approvals. UK ... [+]

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