Chris Lewis
The Haropa Group of ports (Le Havre, Rouen and Paris) increased total maritime traffic by 2%, with containers reaching a historic high, up 4% to 3.1 million TEU, in the face of an extremely unpredictable international environment, according to figures for 2025.
The year was marked by the introduction of new US customs tariffs, the reshuffling of shipping line Alliances and strategies and continued routing of ships via the Cape of ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has added Liège to its freighter network, the airline’s first new destination of 2026.
The Belgian gateway is one of the world’s fastest-growing cargo hubs. In recent years, Emirates SkyCargo has served it with ad hoc freighters, shipping specialised products such as fresh-cut flowers and e-Commerce packages, as well ...
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Logistics UK is urging the Welsh Senedd to publish its long-awaited freight and logistics strategy as a matter of urgency, following the omission of the sector from the latest Welsh budget.
Policy manager Josh Fenton said: “The final Welsh budget fails to recognise one of the country’s largest and most critical ...
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China Airlines has greed a two-year extension with its UK general sales agent partnership with Wexco Cargo. Wexco has marketed the carrier’s UK cargo belly hold capacity on passenger flights, dedicated freighter services, and road feeder operations since 2012. China Airlines currently operates five direct flights per week from Heathrow ...
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Peel Ports Group and E.ON have generated the first power from the new solar panels on the 260,000sq ft Alexandra Dock warehouse in Liverpool. Almost 7,000 solar panels have been installed on the ‘Alex Shed’ and have now been connected to the grid – the first instalment of a project ...
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Chapman Freeborn has appointed Tyler Porteous as vice president of cargo – Canada. He brings more than 15 years of experience in air cargo and charter operations to the broker, having previously worked for one of the world’s largest freighter operators, where he was responsible for building and growing the ...
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Ferry operators are facing rising costs under the EU Emissions Trading System faster than practical decarbonisation solutions are being deployed, warns an industry association.
Interferry says that emissions penalties are being imposed before the infrastructure needed to reduce them is in place, raising costs for operators but without delivering emissions reductions.
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The Airforwarders Association (AfA) has welcomed the launch of the Miami Air Cargo Association (MACA) and has pledged to work with it to help the air cargo community tackle challenges, including truck congestion, infrastructure efficiency, and operational resilience.
AfA executive director, Brandon Fried, said: “The Miami Air Cargo Association provides an ...
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The World Customs Organization has published an update to the Harmonized System international goods classification to facilitate visibility of the trade in vaccines
It says that the current nomenclature for vaccines for human use provides insufficient granularity to assess international trade flows and easily implement trade as they are classified under ...
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Brussels Airport has carried out the first test shipments of human cell and blood material for precision treatment for cancer and rare diseases on passenger flights to Dallas as part of the Precision Therapy Logistics Gateway (PTLG) project. The project means that patients in future will not need to travel ...
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