But while the passenger business is in disarray, investment is going into cargo. Brussels Airport announced this week a €70m ($75m) investment in modernising its cargo zone, with work beginning this week on several buildings to meet demand for storage and handling space. “Accelerating the develo...

He will report to XPO Europe president Luis Gómez and Pat Petersen, chief technology officer. His previous position was VP, IT and operational excellence – UK and Ireland. Mr Rouch has 17 years of industry experience, joining Norbert Dentressangle in 2004, long before its takeover by XPO, and sub...

Shell’s new facility is at its Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam refinery, close to Cologne, Germany. It is set to produce 820,000 tonnes of sustainable biofuel a year from hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA), used to create both sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel. K&N...

The sea-route connection began with the MV Hope Seven – a barge owned by Hansa Shipping – which berthed at BMCT on Thursday. “The weekly service between Goa and PSA Mumbai shall benefit the trade and facilitate exim [export-import] movement from/to Goa globally, thus amplifying transhipment vo...

One service, via the Caspian Sea, involves railing cargo from locations in China to the Kazakh port of Aktau. From there, the cargo will be shipped across the Caspian Sea to Baku, Azerbaijan, where the goods are railed to Istanbul. The final leg will see the cargo railed or trucked to European desti...

While predictions for freight growth have been scaled back, parcel traffic is expected to grow between 5% and 10% a year through to 2027, according to analysis from global parcel shipping and mailing company Pitney Bowes. The Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index shows parcel volume in the US increased...

Mr Fletcher joined UPS as a graduate trainee in 1998 and has held positions in engineering and operations, gaining increasing seniority, across its European region. He served as country manager for Austria and Slovenia, before he returned to the UK in 2015, where he  became director of engineer...

Some 1,573 teu of LCL boxes have been waiting for days to be unloaded, while another 1,000 teu are onboard ships waiting at outer anchorage, according to a recent letter issued by the port authority. “To keep the operational activities at Chittagong port unhindered, normal and vibrant, the LCL car...

Ports in London, Southampton, Teesport and Tilbury are levying the new fees, ranging from £17-£25 ($21-$31) per entry. DP World London and Southampton are also applying fees of £11 per removal, described by a customs source as “insurance against cost of examinations”. The source told The Load...

At a time when shipping lines are under intense scrutiny for their part in the congestion and delays and with rising prices and deteriorating service levels, a court case that could potentially further damage the carrier’s standing in the US has been lodged at the Norfolk division of the US Distri...