FourKites strengthens advisory council with Nestlé veteran 
FourKites has named Vineet Khanna, former Nestlé SVP and global head of supply chain, to its strategic advisory council. With 37 years of international experience in supply chain, procurement and digital transformation, Khanna will advise the AI-driven supply chain platform on... more
Five years of humanitarian aid with Airlink
Yesterday, 19 August 2025, on the UN's 'World Humanitarian Day', Qatar Airways Cargo reaffirmed its commitment to humanitarian aid through its 'WeQare' programme, highlighting five years of cooperation with Airlink and 42 NGO partners. Since 2020, the airline has moved 720 t of... more
DHL marks GoHelp anniversary
DHL is celebrating 20 years of its 'GoHelp' disaster management programme, which has supported relief efforts in 77 disaster zones and handled around 70,000 t of humanitarian aid, as the company reported. 'GoHelp' integrates logistics expertise into emergency response through... more
Samskip and DCSA team up
Samskip has joined the DCSA+ partnership programme, strengthening its role in shaping global digital logistics standards. The initiative brings together carriers, ports, forwarders and tech providers to accelerate adoption of open frameworks across the supply chain. “By... more
UK–Italy rail link
Neill & Brown has introduced a railfreight service linking the UK and Italy through a joint venture with its Italian partner Sogedim. The companies have invested in 'piggyback trailers', aiming to enable seamless intermodal transport in one of Europe’s busiest... more
Lloyd’s List Intelligence appoints CEO
Lloyd’s List Intelligence has named Waqas Samad as its new chief executive officer. He succeeds Michael Dell, who led the company since 2018 and will continue as a board advisor. During his tenure, Dell oversaw the transition from Informa into a standalone business, the launch... more
SF Airlines and ST Engineering open MRO facility
SF Airlines and ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business have opened a new airframe MRO facility at Ezhou Huahu International Airport, China’s first dedicated cargo airport. The site, developed through their joint venture ST Engineering Aerospace (Hubei) Aviation Services,... more
Hoyer expands in Saudi Arabia
The Hoyer Group is expanding its Middle East presence with a new branch office in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, operating under the name Hoyer Arabia. The move complements its existing storage and filling facility for chemicals in Al Jubail, established in 2018. The Dammam site focuses... more
WH Davis is exporting again
WH Davis, a UK railway wagon maker and part of Buckland Rail, has won a EUR 44 million export contract to supply 150 freight wagons to Ireland. Backed by UK Export Finance (UKEF), the deal marks the firm’s first export in 20 years and the first order under a ten-year framework... more
Aqaba complies with environmental standards
Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) has received the 'Port Environmental Review System' certification (Pers) from the European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo), becoming the first hub in the Middle East to join the EcoPorts network. The recognition highlights ACT’s adoption of... more