• UK's leading rail freight operator welcomes Williams-Shapps Review May 24,2021

  Leading rail freight operator DB Cargo has responded positively to the Williams-Shapps Review on the future of rail transport in the UK.“We welcome the direction that the White Paper provides and will continue to work with Government and other key industry stakeholders to realise the true potential ... [learn more]

• Cargobeamer to launch Calais intermodal service May 24,2021

  German logistics company, CargoBeamer, will inaugurate its new rail-road transhipment hub in Calais next month with the launch of an intermodal service to Perpignan, in the French Pyrenees, which will also facilitate combined transport connections between the UK and southern and eastern Europe.Two weekly roun... [learn more]

• Charter to lift global standards for truck and van drivers May 24,2021

  Three major international organisations representing transport workers, operators and shippers have launched a Charter to improve how truck and van drivers are treated at collection and delivery sites.“Globally, more than 60 million commercial trucks are driven by qualified and dedicated workers ... [learn more]

• Ocean rates stay high as retailers struggle to build stock May 21,2021

  Freight rates remain at extremely high levels this week to a backdrop of “maxed out” capacity and demand being sustained at peak levels, according to the latest international freight update published by digital rates specialist Freightos, which incorporates the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)... [learn more]

• Ocean freight perfect storm: an 'unprecedented and exasperating situation' May 21,2021

  I have been involved in shipping since 1977. I served as a navigation officer in the merchant navy for 10 years, then moved ashore when family came along. I have since worked for a major shipping line for 5 years, served 16 years for two major global forwarders and finally started Atlantic International 13 ye... [learn more]

• IRU calls for COVID 'digital vaccination certificate' for drivers May 21,2021

  The International Road Transport union (IRU) has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) and national governments to urgently introduce a global, mutually-recognised, digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for commercial truck and coach drivers.In a statement, it said they should be prioritised in... [learn more]