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Oman’s Asyad buys Skybridge

Oman-based logistics company Asyad Group has acquired freight forwarder Skybridge Freight Solutions. It says the move will expand its footprint in China, India, the US and the Gulf region. SFS serves over 1,400 customers in food, energy, automotive, pharmaceuticals and construction. [+]

TIR truck slashes China-Türkiye time

A truck has operated for the first times from China to Türkiye under the TIR customs bonding regime, reports the International Road Transport Union (IRU). The truck, loaded with automobile parts, started the operation from the Khorgos border crossing and arrived at the port of ... [+]

UPS to buy Mexico’s Estafeta

UPS has signed an agreement to acquire Mexican express delivery company Estafeta, following a commercial agreement between the two companies in 2020. Estafeta is a 45-year old privately owned provider of integrated logistics solutions with an extensive domestic network. The combined companies will offer small ... [+]

New chief for pharma trials firm

Clinical trial and pharmaceutical specialist Corex Logistics has appointed Steve Healy as its new chief executive. He has more than 20 years of experience in pharmaceutical logistics with a focus on commercial pharmaceutical distribution and clinical trial supply chains, including spells at va-Q-tec, Peli BioThermal ... [+]

Project44 provides China data

Project44 says it has become the first real-time transportation visibility provider authorized to transfer logistics data cross-border from China. It has worked with the Lingang Special Area to provide a legal, secure and compliant visibility solution for customers seeking visibility of their Chinasupply chains. [+]

FedEx tests electric Merc

FedEx is launching a two week pilot of a Mercedes Benz eActros 300 electric tractor for domestic linehaul at its Parkhouse station in Stoke on Trent, paired with an existing FedEx-owned trailer. FedEx previously piloted the Mercedes-Benz Trucks eActros 300 as a rigid truck for ... [+]

E-trucks get on the road in Slovenia

Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner has extended its European e-truck testing program to Slovenia, following successful pilots in Austria and Slovakia. Nippon Express-owned Cargo-partner launch its European electric truck testing program as part of its ROAD (Reducing Our Atmospheric Dependencies) initiative. In Slovenia it trialling the Scania ... [+]

DHL signs green tech deal with Envision

DHL Group has teamed up with green technology company Envision Group in a strategic partnership agreement to foster cooperation in logistics solutions and sustainability targets. The partnership covers four main areas: logistics solutions, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), green energy and the joint development of a Net ... [+]

Logisticians search for a carbon-free formula

Getting an electric race car to move at up to 200mph is the easy bit. What can be far tougher is squeezing the last grams of CO2 emissions out of the supply chain that brings the Formula E championship to 132 races, 33 cities and ... [+]

DP World and Evyap join forces to create Turkish mega-hub

DP World has united its Yarimca port with Evyap Group’s Evyapport to create a new international logistics hub on the Marmara Sea, about 80km east of Istanbul. DP World Evyap aims to meet increasing demand for logistics in the region and open up new sectors and ... [+]