Freight News

We’re the cleanest, claims CLdN

Belgian-owned short-sea line CLdN says its weighted average fleet emissions were 19% lower than its next-best performing short sea competitor and more than twice as efficient as road transport, in its fleet emission data for 2023, published on 19 September. The emissions figure of 39g CO2/tonne-km was due to new, larger, more fuel-efficient ro ro ships and in upgrades of its existing vessels. In 2025 the operator is due to ... [+]

Italian heavylift firms join forces

Harren Group, Kestrel Italia and Intermare have joined forces in a joint venture, KestrelMare to offer project and heavy lift cargo services in Italy. The new company will be based in Genoa and will take over all Intermare and Kestrel Italia business units. Its team ... [+]

Transporeon offers freight auditing

German-based transportation management platform Transporeon – now owned by the US Trimble Group – is offering a freight audit service. Freight Audit SelfService is described as an easy-to-use freight cost settlement and billing solution, designed to replace the “patchwork of spreadsheets and emails to process and ... [+]

Etihad sets up joint venture with China’s SF Airlines

Etihad Cargo and China’s SF Airlines signed a formal agreement to create a joint venture in Shenzhen on 18 September. It builds on the existing capacity sharing agreement between the Abu Dhabi and Chinese carriers and is described as “a full strategic alignment between Etihad Cargo ... [+]

Kerry UK appoints development director

Kerry Logistics UK has appointed Colin Eeles as business development director. He has managed sales and business development activities in the freight and logistics environment for more than 25 years. [+]

Qatar offers enhanced options

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a range of enhanced services under the AirPlus Solutions brand. Q-Climate provides temperature-control for additional product categories, with ramp protection against external weather for general and vulnerable cargo in three standard temperature ranges. Q-Plus offers priority capacity for time-sensitive shipments on ... [+]

XPO joins the dots across Europe

XPO has introduced a new system, Connect Europe, to simplify the management of shipments to 25 European countries, from single pallets to full loads. It offers international shippers a single point of contact, reducing intermediaries and complexity with streamlined processes and an integrated network of more ... [+]

Customs change not enough to stem Chinese imports, says airfreight analyst

The Biden administration’s plan reduce shipments entering the US under the $800 ‘de minimis’ threshold “will not put the genie back in the bottle”, says analyst Niall van de Wouw. The chief airfreight officer at Xeneta says that Chinese e-commerce platforms are seen as exploiting a ... [+]

Belgian post operator acquires UK’s Staci

Belgian postal operator Bpostgroup has acquired UK and European fulfilment provider Staci for £1.3bn as part of its plan to become a leader in e-commerce and omnichannel fulfilment. Staci UK has a presence in the US, Europe and Asia. Bppostgroup says the partnership will allow it ... [+]

That’s a-maize-ing – Liverpool handles record feed shipment

The Port of Liverpool welcomed the UK’s largest shipment of feed maize in mid-September when the bulk carrier Lowlands Future arrived from the US East Coast with a 55,000-tonne cargo. The import was managed by ADM Agriculture and will be stored in ADM's dedicated facilities at ... [+]

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