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September 2024

CMA CGM to take Santos stake

CMA CGM Group has signed an agreement to acquire a 48% stake in terminal operator Santos Brasil. The company operates five terminals in Brazil, including the largest container terminal in the Port of Santos and the whole of South America, handling 40% of Brazilian volumes, as well as a logistics company. CMA CGM added that it plans to further develop its container liner calls in Brazil. In 2017, the group ... [+]

KN opens largest ever logistics hub for Adidas

Kuehne+Nagel has officially opened its largest ever logistics hub, distribution centre for sport shoe company Adidas in Mantova, Northern Italy. It will service 19 countries in Southern and Eastern Europe. The 130,000sq m area is equipped with 20km of conveyor belts and a shuttle system handling 25 storage lanes with ... [+]

CMA CGM to absorb Turkey’s Horoz

Turkey-based Horoz Bolloré Logistics, a joint venture formed in 2000 by Bolloré Logistics and Horoz Logistics, has now been fully acquired by Bolloré Logistics and will be integrated into CMA CGM-owned Ceva Logistics’ existing operations in the country. It will allow CEVA Logistics to significantly enhance its service offerings. [+]

Heathrow courier handler extends Etihad deal

Heathrow Airport express courier handler CFL has extended its agreement with Etihad Airways by three years. The original deal with the Abu Dhabi carrier was signed in January 2021, since when CFL has invested in technology to improve messaging and data exchange with its airline partners. Etihad Airways is one ... [+]

American adds to CEIV Pharma network

American Airlines Cargo has added New York John F. Kennedy International Airport and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to its network of CEIV Pharma-certified US stations. The carrier also recently achieved re-certification of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport, which were first certified in 2021, and has maintained it ... [+]

Bellyholds swell Schiphol cargo

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol handled 738,414 tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2024, up 8.7% from 2023 half year figures. Belly cargo grew by 23.3% year-on-year to 305,593 tonnes following a 12.5% growth in passenger flights, with full freighter cargo tonnage holding steady at 432,820 tonnes despite a 5.4% drop ... [+]

Something for the weekend from UPS

UPS is offering Saturday delivery to residential addresses in the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland and Spain, without an additional surcharge. It says the move will enable it to reach over 130 million households across eight of the biggest markets. The service will also tap into nearly 40,000 ... [+]

Forwarder seeks to quell pre-Christmas panic

Aramex regional CEO for the UK and Europe Umar Butt has called for calm among retailers rushing to bring forward their Christmas plans due to shipping disruptions in the Middle East. Reconfigurations to regular service due to attacks in the Red Sea by Houthis rebels have caused an uncomfortable ripple effect ... [+]

WEC opens in Nantes, France

Dutch shortsea operator WEC Lines has opened a new office in Nantes, France to oversee operations of the once a week service to Saint-Nazaire port. Chief executive Caesar Luikenaar said it would allow WEC to serve the local market better and provide a sustainable, but fast and reliable alternative to ... [+]

Lufthansa Group airlines to add SAF surcharge

Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo will include the rising costs of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the price index of their existing Airfreight Surcharge (ASC) from 1 January 2025. From that date, a statutory SAF blending quota of initially 2% will apply for departures from European Union (EU) countries. Countries ... [+]

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