Chris Lewis
The Forth Green Freeport (FGF) has signed a joint agreement with the UK Government to unlock £25 million of seed funding, including a possible revived rail link for the port of Rosyth.
The money will support reindustrialisation of the Edinburgh, Fife and Falkirk areas and attract £7.9 billion of private and public investment over the next decade.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland, Kirsty McNeill and Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes ...
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Stena Line posted record freight volumes on its Belfast routes with almost 600,000 units shipped in 2025 on its three Belfast services to Cairnryan, Liverpool (Birkenhead) and Heysham.
The record was set in the 30th year of operations from Belfast Harbour following its move from Larne in 1995.
Demand for freight services ...
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Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 41,636 tonnes of cargo and 7,549 aircraft movements, of which 1,737 were cargo flights, according to its annual results for 2025, published on 14 January.
In 2024, the southern Netherlands gateway handled just 28,448 tonnes of cargo after a dip in cargo volumes following a EUR 35 ...
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DSV is to sell 100% of the shares in its USA Truck arm to UTAC, a company set up by former management of the company, which was acquired by DB Schenker in 2022. DSV announced in Q3 2025 that it would divest the business, following its purchase of the German-owned ...
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Pall-Ex Group is claiming set the most accurate carbon reporting in the industry with the roll-out of its NexusCO2 software. The network’s shareholder members and customers will gain access to automatically generated data reports evidencing the carbon footprint of every consignment and delivery route and the system tracks vehicle type, ...
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Project forwarder Deugro has completed the global rollout of CargoWise platform. It brings all teams onto a single platform, and helps to standardize workflows and gives real-time data visibility. It also helps to coordinate regions, languages and regulations.
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Traders and freight forwarders can expect several changes to customs rules this year, says BIFA policy and compliance advisor Igor Popovics.
He told an episode of BIFA TV on 14 January that forthcoming developments could include the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This will mainly affect companies selling in the ...
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Inchcape Shipping Services has opened an office in Mollendo, Peru, close to the Mollendo Terminal and Matarani Port. It will provide services including port agency, customs clearance, crew logistics and husbandry services for bulk, general cargo and container ships.
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Clearance services provider Customs Support Group (CSG) has signed a partnership with Irish sustainable wood panel manufacturer, Medite SmartPly.
CSG will process more than 10,000 declarations per year for the company, a subsidiary of Coillte, Ireland’s state-owned forestry company. It produces sustainable MDF and OSB panels from its manufacturing hubs in ...
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Past Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Woman of the Year, Nusrat Ghani MP has become the organisation’s first patron.
The creation of the role marks a new strategic phase for WISTA UK as it prepares to expand its policy engagement, mentoring activity and industry partnerships, all as the UK ...
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