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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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

Gebrüder Weiss opens second Bucharest site

Austrian transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has opened a terminal at Popesti-Leordeni, its second location in greater Bucharest. The new facility in the south-east It complements an existing one west of the Romanian capital in Bolintin-Deal. The new terminal has an area of around ... [+]

VICT reaches five-million mark

Melbourne’s fully automated Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) has reached the five million TEU mark since commencing operations. A recently completed terminal expansion has increased capacity by 30% to 1.25 million TEU a year and allowed handling of larger vessels. [+]

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