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Freightliner delivers Hydrogen by rail for the first time

Network Rail, working with rail and energy partners Freightliner and GeoPura, has transported hydrogen for the first time on Britain’s rail network, marking a major step forward for both the rail and energy sectors. The milestone was achieved at Network Rail’s Test Tracks site in Tuxford, where freight operator Freightliner hauled a train of gas […]

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Freightliner hosts Railway 200 Inspiration train and names locomotive ‘CILT’

Freightliner has hosted the Railway 200 Inspiration exhibition train helping to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway. Held at Freightliner’s Doncaster Railport, the only freight facility on the schedule for the Inspiration train, thousands of visitors from across the UK were welcomed onto the Freightliner site over the two days.  The Inspiration train is […]

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FSEW launches GreenFlow

FSEW – the innovative Wales-based haulier – has launched GreenFlow – a brand new product aimed at helping companies tackle the thorny issue of them reducing their Scope 3 emissions. FSEW describes GreenFlow as “a premium, bespoke freight solution that empowers businesses to decarbonise their supply chains by moving freight globally by road, rail, sea and […]

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Future Forwarding expands UK presence

Future Forwarding has opened a new office in Farnborough. This strategy expansion improves connectivity, customer search, and service capabilities for both domestic and international trade lanes. The new office strengthens the company’s domestic network while improving access to international markets. From Farnborough, Future Forwarding will support air, courier, road, rail, sea, and e-commerce movements, offering […]

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GB Railfreight unveils Britain’s most advanced locomotives

GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s leading rail freight operators and backed by Infracapital, has unveiled its new Class 99 locomotives at its Peterborough headquarters. The new fleet, which represents a £150 million investment from GBRf, will revolutionise Britain’s rail freight network. Representing a major leap forward for sustainable transport, these powerful new locomotives […]

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GEODIS and Hapag-Lloyd strengthen digital collaboration

GEODIS and Hapag-Lloyd have announced a significant milestone in their joint digital integration, aimed at accelerating and securing the exchange of rates and service data between their two organizations. At the core of this collaboration is a Contract API (Application Programming Interface) — a direct, system-to-system digital connection between Hapag-Lloyd’s pricing platform and GEODIS’ global […]

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GHY International and Customs Support Group forge global partnership

A newly-forged partnership between two leading customs clearance firms in Europe and North America is set to offer “seamless cross-border solutions” for businesses engaged in transatlantic trade. GHY International, a leading provider of customs brokerage and trade compliance services in Canada and the United States, has partnered with Customs Support Group (CSG), Europe’s largest independent […]

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Glasgow Prestwick Airport launches new Scotland to China seafood export service

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) has launched a new Scotland to China seafood export service following a one million pound investment in new equipment and the creation of a dedicated cool chain team. The airport has invested in high-volume metal detectors, temperature exposure and tracking systems, and four chillers (87 tonne capacity) in a dedicated facility […]

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Glasgow Prestwick doubles weekly Air China flights

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) has significantly increased its China operations as carrier Air China Cargo doubled its weekly freighter services from four to eight, and added Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU), China, to its existing Guangzhou (CAN) service. The additional four flights to CTU, using an A330 freighter, commenced 22nd November. “Air China Cargo’s decision […]

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GLIDE to land in the GCC

Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, and Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based global investment management firm with over US$110 billion in assets under management, has announced a strategic partnership to invest in logistics assets across the Gulf Cooperation Council region (“GCC”). Under the partnership, Blackstone, which is the largest owner of logistics assets globally at […]

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