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Canadian carrier in blood donation drive

WestJet Cargo is partnering with Canadian Blood Services (CBS) to launch a national campaign to raise awareness of donations. The carrier says the move shows its commitment to community health while demonstrating its operational agility and expertise in the safe and efficient transport of urgent medical supplies across Canada.  WestJet Cargo has for the past five years supported CBS by transporting life-saving blood and plasma products to hospitals and patients in ... [+]

LTS opens Delhi HQ

UK freight forwarder LTS Global Solutions has opened a regional headquarters in Delhi, India. It will act as a central hub for its operations within the subcontinent, where it will provide logistics and freight forwarding services.  LTS opened a regional office in Hong Kong, China ... [+]

From the Royal Signals to the road

When former Royal Signals serviceman Craig Wells left the army, he was described as “the most qualified unemployed person I’ve seen” by his Job Centre rep. But after a long battle to find work, he set up T&B Solutions in Redcar, Teesside with one vehicle. Ten ... [+]

Neither shaken not stirred – DHL transports priceless goods with care in 2024

Along with the usual parcels, pallets, planeloads, and shipping containers, DHL Group delivered some more unusual consignments in 2024. They included orphaned, disabled chimpanzee Chocolat from Kenya to  a new home  at the Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, UK in August, from poachers in ... [+]

Ukraine carrier’s tales to support child war victims

Antonov Airlines has collaborated with Vivat Publishing to create a series of illustrated children's books hat aim to support Ukrainian children affected by the war. The first two books in the "Winged Stories" series are already being printed in Kharkiv. These books, created with the support ... [+]

German port to help steel maker clean up

Finnish stainless steel firm Outokumpu is to invest €40 million in a biocarbon plant at the German Baltic port of Mukran. The material will be produced from secondary wood raw materials, delivered by rail, using an innovative high-temperature process and will be used to reduce ... [+]

Car carrier opens German hub

Vehicle logistics specialist Ontime Automotive has opened a new subsidiary and facility in Germany.The hub at Bergheim, near Cologne, is close to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, the largest in Europe for vehicle transhipments and will provide covered storage and technical support, mirroring the activities of ... [+]

Hellmann Helps – in Germany and worldwide

The Mission to Marsh project to renature wetlands in Germany is among the 14 social and ecological schemes worldwide that will be supported by the ‘Hellmann Helps’ campaign in the coming year - to the tune of €80,000.   Employees of the global forwarder were invited ... [+]

Europa gives students up-close look at logistics

Europa Worldwide Group recently welcomed 32 Logistics and Supply Chain Management students from the University of Kent Business school to its Dartford headquarters. The students, led by their Senior Lecturer Dr Chefi Triki, who heads the Logistics and Supply Chain Management course at the university, were ... [+]

First Basra call for India-Iraq service

The multi-purpose Basra Gateway Terminal has received the inaugural call of the RCL West India-Gulf (RWG) service. Operated jointly by Regional Container Line  and Bengal Tiger Line, the RWG service  calls at Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Jebel Ali, and Umm Qasr. A total of three vessels ... [+]

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