EU ICS2 postponements 
From 1 September 2025, the EU’s 'Import Control System 2' (ICS2) release 3 requires 'Entry Summary Declarations' (ENS) for goods entering by road and rail. ENS filings provide customs with shipment details before arrival, to strengthen security. However, some countries will... more
DHL backs Saudi logistics
'DHL eCommerce' has finalised its acquisition of a minority stake in Ajex Logistics Services, a GCC supply chain and transport company owned by the Ajlan & Bros Holding Group. The move strengthens DHL’s position in Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing parcel market and supports... more
Annex annexes VP for tech and logistics
Annex Brands has promoted Brett Monson to become its first vice-president of technology and logistics, reflecting the company’s focus on expanding its technological footprint. Monson has been with Annex since 2011, following the acquisition of Navis Pack & Ship, and most... more
Sky Canoe drone for remote cargo supply
The German engine manufacturer Sky Power International has equipped Sky Canoe’s new Nimkii 42-S unmanned cargo aircraft with its SP-55 FI TS ROS propulsion system. The Canadian indigenous-owned manufacturer designed the drone specifically for long-range missions in remote... more
Grimaldi expanding eco fleet
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the 'Grande Shanghai', the first of ten next-generation pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) commissioned from China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. With a capacity of 9,000 car equivalent units (ceu), the vessel halves fuel consumption... more
GSP and HHN sign trans-Atlantic cargo pact
Greenville-Spartanburg international airport (GSP) in South Carolina and Frankfurt-Hahn airport (HHN) in southwest Germany have signed a partnership to strengthen cargo and passenger operations. The airports will establish technical groups to share best practices in... more
Gibraltar prepares aircraft registry launch
Gibraltar is moving closer to launching its own aircraft registry, following the establishment of the Gibraltar Civil Aviation Authority and Gibraltar Aircraft Registry Ltd in partnership with the US-based Aviation Registry Group. The project, first agreed in 2022, is... more
J.B. Hunt names Brad Delco CFO
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has appointed Brad Delco as chief financial officer and executive vice-president of finance, effective 1 September. Delco, who joined the company in 2019, previously served as senior vice-president of finance, overseeing investor relations,... more
Perez y Cia joins PCN
Perez y Cia Maroc has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN), extending the group’s presence in North Africa, with six offices in the country. The company, part of the Perez y Cia Group founded more than 170 years ago, specialises in project logistics, chartering and... more
RZD delivers tunnel drilling machine
RZD Logistics has completed the transport of a 160 t tunnel-boring machine destined for the construction of the second Kodar tunnel on the East Siberian Railway. The oversized unit, with a diameter of 4.1 m, was dismantled for transport. RZD Logistics carried out on-site... more