UK retailers face customs squeeze 
Emmett Young, key accounts director at Customs support group UK & Ireland, warns that the closure of de minimis import thresholds is driving up costs and complexity for UK retailers. Once a key facilitator of low-value cross-border trade, de minimis rules exempted small... more
Launch of the world’s first "humanitarian airline" 
A new non-profit airline dedicated exclusively to humanitarian aid has taken off in Geneva. BlueLight Humanitarian Airlines, founded by aviation veterans Pierre Bernheim and Waleed Rawat, aims to provide neutral, cost-effective airlift for emergency relief, medical teams and... more
Whitepaper on data strategy 
Loady GmbH has published a new whitepaper, 'Loady and SAP S/4HANA in the context of logistics master data and SAP BN4L', addressing the challenge of managing loading and unloading requirements in digital logistics. The paper highlights how companies can use Loady’s SaaS-based... more
RZD expands shunting operations 
RZD Logistics has introduced a shunting service at Burannaya station in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region, developed jointly with the South Ural Railway aiming to improve logistics efficiency and strengthen services in low-density areas as the company reported. The project, launched... more
GW strengthens import compliance expertise 
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) has expanded its import compliance and customs management services in North America with the appointment of industry expert Justyna Marczyk as National Import Compliance Manager. Based in Chicago, she brings over 16 years of experience in customs management,... more
East Midlands Airport appoints two new directors 
East Midlands Airport has strengthened its management team with Lauren Turner (photo) as operations director and Adam Andrews as commercial director. Turner, who joined the airport in 2013, now oversees airfield operations, fire and rescue, and air traffic control, while... more
Gothenburg breaks container records 
The port of Gothenburg has reported it is on course for a record year in 2025, with container volumes rising by 4% in the first three quarters to 709,000 teu – the highest in the port’s history for the period. Growth is driven mainly by imports, while balanced flows have reduced... more
"Women aren’t just participating in logistics" 
Pallet-Track and its Northern Irish partner, TST group, joined women in logistics UK to host an industry event focused on Ireland’s evolving logistics challenges. Held at TST’s Ballymena depot, the event explored cross-border transport, Brexit, and the Windsor Framework’s impact... more
France secures EU aid approval 
The European Commission has approved a €225 million French aid scheme to reimburse part of pension contributions for rail freight operators. The measure will refund the so-called T2 surcharge paid by companies employing statutory workers formerly with SNCF, the state rail group.... more
Royal Air Maroc Cargo marks 35 years in Brussels 
Royal Air Maroc Cargo has celebrated 35 years of uninterrupted service at Brussels Airport, a key gateway in its European network linking Morocco, Africa and Europe. Since its first flight to Brussels in 1990, the airline has steadily expanded operations, now running three... more

