Baxter, DHL and Gerlach bridge Brexit 
The Nottingham-based British forwarder Baxter Freight and the Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL Freight have agreed on a partnership for freight transports in Great Britain as well as between the United Kingdom and continental Europe. While Baxter opens its network to DHL... plus
Egypt joins TIR system
The North African country is the 77th state to accede to the United Nations TIR convention which governs the transport of goods under TIR coverage, as part of the only global transit system. Adding Egypt to the TIR system creates a secure transit bridge between the Middle East... plus
From Hellmann to Ceva
Ceva Logistics welcomes Jochen Freese as its chief commercial & marketing officer. In this newly created role, he will support Ceva's ongoing transformation plan and return to profitability. Freese brings with him wealth of international experience in commercial and... plus
Qatar Airways loves Seattle
Qatar Airways Cargo has taken delivery of three Boeing 777 freighters in Everett, near Seattle, marking Boeing’s 200th delivery of the B777F. With the arrival of the freighter trio, Qatar Airways Cargo now operates 24 of this airplane model along with two B747-8F. Qatar... plus
Lufthansa Cargo creates KTW base
Since yesterday, 4 January 2021, Lufthansa Cargo consolidates freight from various locations in Poland, including from Lviv, Koszyce and Ostrava, at Katowice airport (KTW). Lufthansa Cargo is, in addition to DHL Express, UPS, Fedex/TNT and Amazon, the next big operator who... plus
Boosting Europa's new customs product
The European road haulage team at Europa Road continues to showcase its dedication to supporting customers post Brexit, investing in a new customs team, created to support its newly launched product, "Europa Flow". The British company has appointed a national... plus
Supporting a cleaner transport alternative
The European Investment Bank and Cargo Beamer have signed a EUR 12.6 million equity type financing agreement. It is intended to support the construction and implementation of three new railfreight terminals in Calais (France), Kaldenkirchen (Germany) and Domodossola (Italy) to... plus
K+N and XPO close warehouse deals in UK
XPO Logistics is now the owner of the major part of Kuehne+Nagel's (K+N) UK contract logistics portfolio. Kuehne+Nagel has thus completed the restructuring of this business unit. This transaction, which is a major reset after K+N's acquisition of RH Freight in UK in 2011,... plus
Three new units nearby
The Naples-headquartered Grimaldi Group opens the new year 2021 with an enhancement of its fleet. The delivery of the “Eco Barcelona” took place in early January, while two more vessels with different specifications, the “Grande Texas” and the “Eco Livorno”, will join Grimaldi’s... plus
Flourishing counterfeit shipments
As the NFL 2020/2021 season heats up, fraud activities are also on the increase. Over the first week of December, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized 200 counterfeit jerseys determined to have several athletes’ autographs that were unapproved and... plus