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Aramex opens Aberdeen branch

Middle East-owned freight forwarder Aramex UK has opened a branch in Aberdeen, as part of its strategy to deepen its footprint across the UK. Aramex UK will also invest in a new warehousing facility at the port, a major gateway for the North Sea oil and gas industry. The new facility will offer services including air, ocean, and road freight, warehousing and courier solutions. The branch will be led by Adam Demus, as ... [+]

Lines reveal shape of shipping for the future

Ocean Network Express (ONE), HMM and Yang Ming have signed a five year cooperation deal to operate as Premier Alliance from February 2025. It will cover services across the major East - West tradelines: Asia - North Europe; Asia – Mediterranean; Asia - North America West ... [+]

Safety & Security decs – are you ready?

Cross-border road transport businesses need to be ready for the requirement for Safety and Security (S&S) declarations will for all EU imports from 31 October, warns customs specialist, Derry Bros. Head of operations and sales, Colin Robb, is urging operators to work closely with customers to ... [+]

ICL opens Vietnam office

Heathrow headquartered forwarder International Cargo Logistics Ltd has opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It aims to develop its multimodal offering in the region, capitalising on its proximity to major shipping routes. It follows the opening of an office in Rotterdam last February ... [+]

Uniserve buys Iberia intermodal operator, KLOG

UK forwarding and logistics company Uniserve has acquired Portuguese intermodal specialist KLOG. The company operates a rail service between Portugal and Poland, via hubs in Spain and France. The service is currently based on two block train departures a week to and from Portugal to ... [+]

Fiona Cooper spearheads Goggins’ growth

Ireland and GB logistics specialist, Goggins Transport has appointed Fiona Cooper as business development manager. She brings ten years’ experience in the UK commercial vehicle industry, most recently as sales director for a leading supplier of vehicle safety systems .  In her new role she will be ... [+]

Speedlink’s four-legged workers to star on TV this Thursday

Belfast and Dublin based Speedlink International Logistics is showcasing its Free Running Explosive Detection Dogs (FREDDs) service on the ITV series, ‘Dogs with Jobs’. The programme will give a behind-the-scenes look at the air cargo screening process being used by companies across Ireland. The programme will ... [+]

Challenge Group gains Li battery certificate

Challenge Group is now IATA CEIV Lithium Battery certified, in addition to its existing IATA CEIV Pharma and IATA CEIV Live accreditations previously awarded to Challenge Airlines and Challenge Handling in Liège. The group, which operates freighter aircraft as well as ground handling and logistics, ... [+]

Double success for DP World at rail awards

DP World won the ‘Business of the Year’ and the ‘Driving Rail Freight Growth’ awards at the 2024 Rail Freight Group honours event in September. John Trenchard, vice president – commercial and supply chain, DP World in the UK said: “We are honoured to have won ... [+]

Business as usual as Lufthansa Cargo starts mega-hub project

Lufthansa Cargo marked the start of construction of the €600 million (US$665m) modernisation of its main cargo hub at Frankfurt with a ceremony on 5 September. The LCCevo project aims to strengthen the logistics hub´s competitive position in Europe and create a modern, more sustainable infrastructure ... [+]

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