September 2022

U-Freight promotes two

U-Freight Group Ltd has promoted Amy Wong to chief administrative officer  and has named Joey as general manager of U-Freight’s Hong Kong office. Amy Wong joined U-Freight 1n 1982 and is already a member of the executive management team as vice president of administration and training. In a career within the U-Freight Group that started in 1997, Mr Cheung has worked in senior sales and business development positions in Shanghai, ... [+]

J&T offers low cost China-Europe parcels

Asian based logistics operator J&T Express has launched a low-cost small parcel delivery service from the Chinese Mainland to Europe and North America. J&T One Packet offers tracking throughout and 7-15 working day delivery times by air. [+]

APM Terminals to divest Russian interests

AP Moller-Maersk’s APM Terminals (APMT) has agreed to divest its 30.75% shareholding in Global Ports Investments (GPI) to joint venture partner Delo Group, which alsoowns 30.75% of the shares in GPI. It is part of Maersk’s commitment to discontinue activities in Russia earlier this year. The transaction has been undertaken ... [+]

Cargo-partner opens Barcelona office

Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner has opened an office in Barcelona, Spain - adding another new country to its network. It will offer air and sea freight, national and international trucking, rail transport and warehousing services. [+]

Scotland welcomes first-ever box ship from China

Scotland’s first-ever direct container service from China and Scotland berthed at Greenock Ocean Terminal on Saturday 27 August. The service – a partnership between KC Liner Agencies, DKT Allseas and China Xpress – transported imports including textiles, furniture, and toys for the Scottish market from Ningbo while thousands of cases of ... [+]

Rhenus starts work on high tech Midlands hub

Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Lutterworth has broken ground on a new development in Nuneaton.  The development will be known as the ‘Rhenus Campus’ and will consist of two warehouses, totalling 1 million square feet. The first, due to be completed this year, will be 210,000sq ft and the second, due in ... [+]

Reaching the places that other ships cannot

P&O Maritime Logistics in partnership with Unifeeder has introduced a new Red Sea feeder service between the Port of Jeddah and Port Sudan operated by container-carrying Multi Carrying Vessels (MCVs). The shallow draft MCVs can access areas of the port where larger ships cannot, reducing waiting times. [+]