September 2024

Cathay offers piece-level tracking

Cathay Cargo has added piece-level tracking to its Cathay Courier solution for express delivery of small urgent shipments. It offers a “flown as booked” service, either either airport-to-airport or with collection and delivery and a booking window that closes four hours before departure, or 90 minutes for documents and shipments of up to 32kg, while shipments can be retrieved 90 minutes after wheels down. The tracking solution is offered in partnership ... [+]

Pharma partners offer research solution

Temperature-controlled container specialists Tower Cold Chain and Cryopdp have partnered to provide an expanded range of logistics solutions for clinical research. Tower Cold Chain is incorporating Cryopdp’s liquid nitrogen-filled dry vapour shippers for ultra-low temperature goods, which maintain temperatures from -196°C to -150°C. In return, Cryopdp will offer its customers ... [+]

Record month for Europa in Belgium

Europa Road’s Belgian arm, Ostend-based Europa Road NV says it handled a record number of consignments in July. Europa Road NV exceeded its previous best month with a 30% increase in shipments for July – a record since the launch of its dedicated sales team in Ostend in January 2023. Its ... [+]

Delta Cargo chief joins Maastricht board

Delta Airlines Cargo president Peter Penseel has joined the board of Maastricht Aachen Airport, the Netherlands’ second largest cargo hub. He brings over 30 years of experience in airfreight, including senior roles at Qatar Airways, DHL Global Forwarding, UTi, and CEVA Logistics. The airport has a new management structure following investment from ... [+]

The beers are on Munich Airport

If someone at Heathrow Cargo Centre asked if you fancied a brew, you wouldn’t expect more than a cup of tea. But at Munich they could well be offering you a beer. The airport has its own brewery and, moreover, it has been in existence for a quarter of a ... [+]

No other logistics firm can hold a candle to Rhenus, says St Eval

Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK has added Cornish candle-maker St Eval to its customer base. Having seen impressive growth since it began the company required a third-party logistics supplier, as it had outgrown its existing warehouse capacity. St Eval needed a supplier that shared its core value of sustainability and would allow ... [+]

Stena to cut Rosslare-Cherbourg ship

Stena Line is to withdraw the Stena Vision from its Rosslare-Cherbourg route from 27 October, leaving the Stena Horizon to maintain a three days a week serviceof up to six crossings. However, it would selectively deploy additional support vessels to the route during peak demand for freight and passengers, it said. Stena ... [+]

Aramex opens Aberdeen branch

Middle East-owned freight forwarder Aramex UK has opened a branch in Aberdeen, as part of its strategy to deepen its footprint across the UK. Aramex UK will also invest in a new warehousing facility at the port, a major gateway for the North Sea oil and gas industry. The new facility will ... [+]

Lines reveal shape of shipping for the future

Ocean Network Express (ONE), HMM and Yang Ming have signed a five year cooperation deal to operate as Premier Alliance from February 2025. It will cover services across the major East - West tradelines: Asia - North Europe; Asia – Mediterranean; Asia - North America West Coast; Asia - North America ... [+]

Safety & Security decs – are you ready?

Cross-border road transport businesses need to be ready for the requirement for Safety and Security (S&S) declarations will for all EU imports from 31 October, warns customs specialist, Derry Bros. Head of operations and sales, Colin Robb, is urging operators to work closely with customers to ensure the processes are in ... [+]

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