Responding to the EFRA Committee’s letter to Defra Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, regarding new border checks proposed for 30 April: EFRA Committee raises concerns and seeks clarity from Defra, Nichola Mallon, Logistics UK Head of Trade and Devolved Policy says: “Logistics UK wholeheartedly supports the EFRA Committee’s request for a clear and unambiguous ..read more

The new tool helps fleets plan their transition to electric vehicles (EVs) by identifying vehicles eligible for conversion and advising on suitable EV models, whilst evaluating cost implications and charging infrastructure requirements, based on their fleet data. The tool directly connects customers to EV experts to execute their transition plan, including recommendations on chargers ..read more

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has completed a transition from Diesel to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) for its 160-strong ground vehicle fleet at London Heathrow. HVO is a drop-in replacement for White Diesel, made from plant waste and from fully renewable materials, meaning that it has a significant impact ..read more

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FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations opened the 2024 edition of the annual FIATA HQ Meeting yesterday, under the theme “Uniting for Resilience”. A special fireside chat with the opening keynote speaker Mr Willie Walsh, Director General of IATA, inaugurated the meeting, with the themes of modernisation, collaboration and digitalisation at the forefront ..read more

Feeder and Short Sea carrier Diamond Line enhances its NET2 service loop, which has been established already in 2017 with standard Panamax vessels. NET2 provides stable serving from the UK and Northwest Europe basis ports direct to the southern part of Turkey and levant countries in East Mediterranean, and to Adriatic and Black Sea ..read more

BlueBox Systems, one of the leading developers of intelligent air freight tracking solutions, has gained a new customer for its state-of-the-art air freight tracking programming interface: Logicsols. The platform of the digital logistics solution provider from New York, USA, allows its customers to manage their entire logistics operations, including features like shipment visibility, data ..read more

Investment strengthens HHLA’s service portfolio in the intermodal sector Business model and management structure remain unchanged Angela Titzrath, HHLA’s CEO: “Roland is an extraordinary addition to our existing service portfolio and strengthens the connection between the Port of Hamburg and Austria.” Roland management: “HHLA’s investment creates long-term perspectives for the company, employees and customers ..read more

Paddie Allen has joined PML Seafrigo as Air Freight Director, heading up the company’s UK air freight operations. Allen has spent the last 16 years in the logistics business, after first entering the industry upon the recommendation of his father who had enjoyed an illustrious career in sales with a number of major airlines ..read more

Rhenus PartnerShip is strengthening its own competitive position on the river Rhine heading to Belgium with immediate effect. By adopting an internationalisation strategy, the inland waterway shipping specialist is expanding its services towards Antwerp and will act as an independent company in the Belgian market in future. To enable this development, Rhenus is increasing ..read more