Freight News

BIFA calls for CDS tweaks

With funding for HMRC’s Customs Declaration Service (CDS) confirmed for two years, freight forwarders can look forward to a number of improvements and updates to the service, says BIFA policy and compliance adviser, Igor Popovics. He told an episode of BIFAlink TV on 18 July that one of the first fruits of this is a new VAT checker to protect forwarders from the consequences of a declarant providing an incorrect VAT ... [+]

Steven McGuigan to lead Bullet Express sales

Bullet Express has appointed Steven McGuigan as head of sales – transport and warehousing. He brings over two decades of senior commercial experience in the logistics industry to the Glasgow-based operator, and in his new role will drive to expand its market share and enhance service ... [+]

ACS keeps the beers flowing in Mexico

Air Charter Service’s Mexican office helped avert a brewery shutdown in June when it flew in half a ton of beer hops from Washington State. was contacted by a leading alcoholic beverage manufacturer in Mexico, who was facing a brewery shut down and needed just over ... [+]

Walden to sell healthcare interests to Yusen Logistics

Walden Group has entered negotiations to sell its Walden Health activities to NYK’s forwarding arm, Yusen Logistics. Since it was founded in 1951, Walden has grown from a French domestic to a pan-European operator itself acquiring Movianto from Owens and Minor in 2020. However, it said ... [+]

Ports of Normandy opens Cherbourg rail terminal – updated

Ports of Normandy officially opened its piggyback road-rail terminal at Cherbourg on 17 July in the presence of dignitaries including Ireland’s ambassador to France, Niall Burgess as well as officials from Brittany Ferries and local and national government. Opening of the terminal will pave the way ... [+]

Taking the stress out of life science shipping

Arca BioLogistics has completed an update of its management portal for the life sciences sector Arca Live. It allows users to book shipments in minutes, track progress in real time, monitor GPS and temperature data, access documentation, and manage compliance  from a single platform and has ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo joins the silicon sisters of Saxony

Lufthansa Cargo has become the first airline to join the Silicon Saxony association of companies in the microelectronics, semiconductor, and IT industries, the largest of its kind in Europe. Based in Dresden, Germany an important location for semiconductor manufacturing, it brings together over 600 players, ... [+]

First TIR truck from Romania to Jordan

Romanian logistics operator Simon Trucks has completed a landmark transport movement from Romania to Jordan in mid-July, entirely by road, using the TIR system. By transiting through Iraq, the truck reached its destination in just five days compared with eight weeks by traditional multimodal routes ... [+]

Heathrow launches £10bn redevelopment

Heathrow Airport has launched a £10 billion in investment programme to make London’s main gateway fit for the future, including plans to increase freight capacity by 20%. The scheme envisions a comprehensive redevelopment of the ‘Horseshoe Road’ area with 1960s-era buildings demolished and replaced and ... [+]

Maersk opens Latin America super-hubs

Maersk has opened a new gateway to Latin America. Thes Panama Pacifico Logistics Centre in a Special Economic Zone on the Pacific side of the country spans more than 20,000sq m, a height of 11.5m and 10,952 pallet positions, it will be a centralized distribution ... [+]