Chris Lewis

Haropa enjoys box boom

Haropa Port (Le Havre, Rouen and Paris) saw a 18.7% surge in container traffic in 2024, pushing it to a record high of 3.1 million TEU. Haropa said that it had enjoyed the fastest growth in containers of any port in the Northern range in Europe, with its market share (based on the first nine months of 2024) now standing at 7.1%, compared with 6.4% in the previous year. Transhipment saw historic ... [+]

Davies Turner gains health and safety cert for four sites

Davies Turner has gained ISO45001:2018 certification for occupational health and safety systems at its two sites in Bristol, in Avonmouth and its Heathrow air cargo facility. Many of the forwarder’s customers are making standards like ISO45001 and ISO14001 a requirement for suppliers, providing reassurance that they are dealing with a ... [+]

Five years on from Brexit: food for thought

UK food supply chains have become more vulnerable in the five years since the UK left the European Union, says sector expert at Relex Solutions, Scott Curtiss. Marking the fifth anniversary of Brexit on 31 January, he said that pressures included the greater variability of the workforce, numerous challenges in ... [+]

DHL Freight opens Berlin site

DHL Freight has inaugurated its new terminal in Berlin-Marienfelde, in the south of the city. With a footprint of 5,200sq m and 48 loading docks it replaces the existing facility in Berlin, which has reached the limits of its capacity. The vehicle fleet includes electric forklifts and natural-gas and battery ... [+]

Dutch post opens Heathrow hub

Dutch postal service (PostNL)’s Spring GDS international subsidiary has opened a new hub at London Heathrow. The 30,000sq m facility can process 40,000 items per day and currently houses 100 staff but has the potential to house double the number in the future. It is powered by 256 solar panels ... [+]

CargoBeamer to launch Germany/Italy train

Trailer on flatcar rail operator CargoBeamer is to launch a three times a week service between Stuttgart and Domodossola on 11 February. It will be able to carry semi-trailers, containers and swap bodies. The service will operate from the DUSS terminal in Kornwestheim, Stuttgart and by CargoBeamer’s own terminal in ... [+]

Allivate alleviates Frankfurt transit headache

With over a quarter of import shipments at Frankfurt Airport affected by the more stringent requirements of the EU NCTS5 rules, Allivate -a joint venture founded in 2024 by airport operator Fraport and software firm Dakosy  - is offering an Easy Transit product to simplify the procedure. The module is ... [+]

Search for Ramsgate operator goes on

Thanet District Council’s attempts to find a concessionaire to run its Port of Ramsgate have failed to bear fruit, according to Kent Online and other local media. A tender stage launched last year has failed to produce a suitable operator to run the port’s general cargo and ro ro berths. The council ... [+]

David Macken is Young Irish Forwarder of the Year

David Macken of Hawthorn Logistics has been selected as Irish International Freight Association’s (IIFA) Young Irish Freight Forwarder of the Year for 2025. Gaia Manconi of Arcese Cosulich Ireland and Vikram Nair of Rhenus Air and Ocean were runners-up. Participants submitted a video entry outlining their career to date in the first ... [+]

Transport Overseas to be Polaris agent

Bremen-based Specialist ro ro and breakbulk shipbroker and liner agent Transport Overseas Group (TO Group) has become commercial agent for London-based ro ro shipping company Polaris Autoliners. TO Group will expand its l network with additional trades between the Mediterranean region and Turkey, Europe and Oceania (Australia/New Zealand), as well ... [+]

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