• UK proposes new GB-NI food freight checks from October May 19,2021

  The UK has proposed a new plan to phase in ‘Irish Sea’ border checks on food products transported between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) in four stages from October as it seeks a solution for the post-Brexit problems in GB-NI trade. The details are contained in a &lsquo... [learn more]

• European combined transport outlook ‘has never been better’ May 19,2021

  The chances of shifting further freight traffic to “more environmentally friendly” combined transport “have never been better”, as countries attempt to achieve their carbon-reduction targets, according to Swiss intermodal group Hupac.But maximising the potential of Euro... [learn more]

• Cainiao designates Budapest Airport its ‘East-Central European hub’ May 19,2021

  Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has designated Budapest Airport as its ‘East-Central European hub’ and launched a five-times weekly air cargo service connecting Zhengzhou in China with Hungary’s capital in response to growing e-commerce demand... [learn more]

• Global freighter capacity ‘maxxed out’ for this year and next May 18,2021

  Global freighter capacity is “maxxed out” for this year and next year and even though a significant amount of conversion work is underway to transform aircraft from passenger to all-cargo configuration this will not produce a substantial amount of additional (maindeck) capacity in 2022 nor... [learn more]

• Port Klang dismisses ‘inaccurate’ high rollover rate claim May 18,2021

  Port Klang, a major transhipment hub in Malaysia, has dismissed claims it is facing a severe congestion problem against the backdrop of a pandemic-led disruption.Figures from freight visibility platform project44 showed the percentage of containers missing their scheduled sailings was on the rise, with so... [learn more]

• C.H. Robinson acquires Netherlands-based forwarder May 18,2021

  US freight and logistics group C.H. Robinson has announced the acquisition of Combinex Holding B.V. which it describes as “one of the fastest growing forwarders in the Benelux region, specialised in transport services for dry, fresh and frozen goods.”Commenting on the move, Jeroen Eijsi... [learn more]