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November 2024

Kale joins Cargo iQ

Air freight community systems provider Kale Logistics Solutions has joined the airfreight quality group Cargo iQ as an associate partner, specialising in digitalisation and supporting digital reporting capabilities. Kale will offer insight to help members optimise their digital capabilities and improve stakeholders’ communication, in line with Cargo iQ quality standards. Cargo iQ currently has nearly 70 members, including airlines, freight forwarders, ground handlers, IT companies and industry bodies. [+]

Freightos links up with e2open

The Freightos fright booking and payment platform is now integrating its services with  supply chain software provider e2open. It gives forwarders access to Freightos’ dynamic rates, eBooking and market intelligence from their usual portal,without switching or error-prone manual processes. The integration has been tested by Crane Worldwide Logistics, whose vice president ... [+]

Le Truck Village celebrates fourth birthday

LeShuttle Freight has celebrated four years since the opening of Le Truck Village in 2020, a secure and safe space for drivers as they travel between the UK and Europe. Situated off the A16 motorway in Coquelles and with over 270 spaces available, Lthe Village has to date welcomed over 400,000 ... [+]

Duvenbeck to buy Sander

Duvenbeck Group is to take over fellow German operator Sander Logistics Group. Sander’s sites in Hamburg, Itzehoe, Rostock, Halle and Moosburg will will complement the current Duvenbeck network and improve access to northern and eastern Germany. Sander will continue to operate under its own brand but will gain access to ... [+]

Kerry appoints group CCO

Kerry Logistics Network  has appointed Wong Siew Loong as its chief commercial officer for the Group and managing director for South East Asia. He joins KLN from Kuehne+Nagel where he was president of the Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Siew Loong will lead KLN’s global commercial growth strategies and operational ... [+]

Gemini chooses London Gateway over Felixstowe

Maersk is to pull its Asia/Europe service out of Felixstowe in favour of London Gateway as part of the move from its 2M agreement with MSC to the Gemini cooperation with Hapag-Lloyd. In a statement Maersk said it was not pulling out of Felixstowe entirely from February 2025, as its non-Gemini ... [+]

Dachser in the green zone for Cologne

Logistics provider Dachser has set up an emission-free delivery zone in the centre of Cologne, Germany, in which it will use only battery-electric vehicles for non-refrigerated goods. Two 7.5-tonne FUSO eCanter electric trucks, with space for eleven standard pallets and a 3.5-tonne Renault Master E-Tech with five pallet spaces operate in ... [+]

BEST port gains top green rating

Hutchison Ports BEST in Barcelona has gained a four star rating from the Lean and Green platform for its outstanding performance in reducing emissions in logistics processes. The award is made to companies that have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to sustainability and reducing their carbon footprint through the optimization of ... [+]

Channel Isles ferry route to be split?

Ferry services to the Channel Islands may be split into separate Guernsey and Jersey routes after a joint tender process by the two islands failed. DFDS has confirmed its interest in a new tender process announced by the Government of Jersey for a Jersey-only ferry service from 25 March 2025, ... [+]

Qatar and MAS collaborate on cargo

Qatar Airways Cargo has signed a strategic partnership with MASkargo, the cargo airline and subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group. The collaboration, which officially began on 1 October 2024, has already seen the successful movement of some 2,400 tonnes of cargo, including over 600 tonnes of perishables and 130 tonnes of pharmaceuticals. Qatar ... [+]