Rhenus to take care of COP30 logistics in Brazil

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October 23, 2025

The Global Logistics Service Provider for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) has nominated Rhenus Group as the Strategic Logistics Operator for the event.

The forwarder will manage the international transport of the United Nations cargo to the climate conference, which takes place on November 10–21 this year in Belém, Brazil.

The Rhenus Brazil team is playing a key role with Rhenus managing the international logistics process, starting with cargo collection in Bonn, Germany, followed by air transport to Brazil via São Paulo–Guarulhos (GRU) and Viracopos (VCP) airports. Upon arrival, the cargo will be processed under a temporary admission regime. Rhenus will also oversee the re-export of the cargo back to Frankfurt (FRA), ensuring its final delivery to Bonn.

Rhenus has a track record in supporting major international events and including being Official Logistics Partner for COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan last year, supporting the Belgian Olympic team at the Summer Games in Paris and providing logistics support for a customer during the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics.

It offers solutions like RheGreen, an air freight service, that avoids up to 40% of CO₂ emissions by selecting the most efficient aircraft.

Swissport makes first entry into China with Shanghai deal

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October 22, 2025

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Swissport International is to manage and jointly operate the new Digital & Intelligent International Cargo Terminal at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in partnership with Smargo, a joint venture between AVINEX Logistics and China Eastern Airlines Logistics. The agreement, signed on 21 October marks the handler’s first entry into the Chinese market.

The new facility, located in the West Cargo Area of Pudong Airport, covers 222,000sq m meters and represents a total investment of 1.56 billion yuan (approximately US$ 215 million) and is designed to handle between 600,000 and 1.2 million tons of international cargo annually when it becomes operational in late 2025.

The terminal features an AI-driven warehouse management system with 99.5% scheduling accuracy – 60% higher than conventional operations. Its fully automated processes, including 94 autonomous vehicles and specialized AGVs, eliminate manual handling and cut dwell times. It also includes 15,000sq m of temperature-controlled space—including a 200 sqm ultra-deep freeze chamber.

Logistics world descends on Miami in November

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October 22, 2025

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The international logistics industry will gather at the Miami Beach Convention Center on November 11 to 13 for Transport Logistic Americas & air cargo Americas, bring together exhibitors from 18 countries and five world.

The show will open with a ceremony featuring Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (invited), German Consul General Christofer Burger, and other political and business leaders.

For the first time, Project Cargo Americas will highlight innovations and best practices in heavy-lift and oversized cargo transport.

Occupying Halls C and D of the Miami Beach Convention Center and covering over 50,000 sq ft, the exhibition will showcase innovative solutions to meet the challenges of global logistics networks. Every transport mode and every link in the supply chain is represented — from air, sea, and rail to road and digital logistics.

While the air cargo segment remains a cornerstone of the event, service and technology providers for road, rail, and maritime transport now account for half of all exhibitors.

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Bluebox integrates with Cargo Community Network

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October 22, 2025

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BlueBox Systems and Cargo Community Network (CCN) have signed a partnership. The BlueBoxCargo real-time tracking platform is being integrated into CUBEforall, giving freight forwarders a single solution to monitor shipments across airlines and automatically calculate their CO₂ footprint. The integration also consolidates tracking data from over 80% of global airlines and 1,600 airports into one interface – including live flight status, delay alerts, and airline performance insights – alongside existing booking and customs tools. It will avoid the need to juggle multiple portals to see where shipments are and it automatically calculates CO₂ emissions for each shipment based on the actual flight route, aircraft type, and cargo weight.

Fruitful Fall for Cargo.one platform

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Chris Lewis

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October 22, 2025

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Enhancements in the latest release of the Cargo.one technology platform for forwarders include enhanced AI-powered quoting, multi-lane tender rate procurement, a single source of truth for all rates, customer-specific pricing rules, and real-time quoting analytics.

Peak Season creates a universal challenge for freight forwarders, forcing teams to turn away business they do not have capacity for and makes maintaining profitability difficult. Cargo.one’s October release tackles these challenges with tools built for high-volume, high-pressure operations.

AI-powered Quoting now generates complete, ready-to-share customer quotes that consistently match the rate selections that human experts prefer themselves.

A new Tender Feeder provides rate data downloads for multi-lane tenders in one simple export, turning what days of work and cross-functional coordination into minutes of work, says Cargo.one.

Rate Engine centralizes management of buy rates, internal product rates, and sell rates from a single interface; Sales Profiles provides automatic sell rate generation per customer or group, and Quoting Insights delivers real-time analytics on conversion rates, response times, and performance by customer or route.

ECS appoints Americas chief

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October 22, 2025

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ECS Group has appointed João Ferreira as its new regional commercial director for the Americas. He will lead the GSSA’s commercial efforts across North and Latin America, increasing direct engagement with airline and freight forwarding partners, and maximizing the use of ECS Group’s digital tools and combine the mature US market with the growth potential of Latin America.

He said: “My mission is to deliver our partner airlines’ commercial targets while providing an outstanding customer experience. The Americas offer significant opportunities, and we will focus on strengthening relationships, building strong leadership teams, and empowering our people to achieve tangible results.”

E-bookings are carrier’s engine of growth

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October 21, 2025

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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo reports that 91% of all bookings are now made through digital channels. The carrier says that over the past eight years, it has evolved from a simple online quote tool into the myCargo comprehensive digital service hub.

AFKLMP has also rolled out its CRM360 unified customer relationship management platform across 68 service stations worldwide. The deployment — executed over 16 months in 15 waves — concluded with the final go-live in Cairo for the Northwest Africa and Levant region.

Launched just two years ago, AFKLMP’s PLUS service delivers preferential handling and faster recovery in the event of operational challenges.

New chief for Chapman Freeborn

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October 20, 2025

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Charter broker Chapman Freeborn has appointed Saska Gerasimova as its new Group chief executive, taking over responsibilities from Eric Erbacher, who moves to a new role as chair of the Chapman Freeborn Holdings board of directors.

Gerasimova’s experience spans air freight, logistics, aviation leasing and fleet management and joins Chapman Freeborn from a position as senior supply chain manager with Amazon Air Europe, having also worked as fleet director and leasing manager at Smartwings Group.

Erbacher has served as Group CEO for more than five years and in his new role will focus on customer engagement, closing material deals, and driving long-term strategy.

Prestwick bags another China Freighter

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October 17, 2025

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Glasgow Prestwick Airport has entered an agreement with Chinese carrier Beijing Capital Airlines, a member of Hainan Airline Group, to launch a four-times-a-week freighter service with Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport. The first flight, operated by an Airbus A330-243 (P2F), arrived at Prestwick on 16 October. Beijing Capital is the third cargo airline to start services to Prestwick in the last six months.

DHL invests to accelerate Africa trade

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October 16, 2025

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DHL Group says it will invest over €300million in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The multi-year initiative will be deployed across DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, and DHL Supply Chain to expand infrastructure and enhance services for sectors including e-commerce, perishables, energy, and life sciences and healthcare.

The investment will include upgrading gateways, adding aviation uplift and extending time-definite coverage into second cities that are emerging as demand centres under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). As the only integrator with a dedicated air network in Sub-Saharan Africa, Express will link these cities more tightly to Africa–Europe and Africa–Asia lanes, building on recent growth in Ethiopia and Nigeria.

DHL Global Forwarding will focus its investment on strengthening key industry solutions and expanding its capabilities in energy and industrial projects, enhancing cold-chain and perishables logistics and scaling its expertise in life sciences and healthcare

DHL says that AfCFTA is creating a continental market that can deepen intra-African commerce and open new corridors with the rest of the world. However, progress depends on continued improvements in infrastructure and trade facilitation. Cross-border flows have remained resilient and African enterprises are increasingly connecting to global value chains.

DHL Express chief executive, John Pearson, said: “Africa is at a pivotal moment in its trade journey. Despite global volatility, the continent continues to show resilience and momentum. Our investment reflects confidence in Africa’s trajectory and DHL’s commitment to enabling the trade flows that drive inclusive growth. By strengthening our network and capabilities, we aim to make it easier for African businesses, from small and medium enterprises to large corporates, to compete on the world stage.”

DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa chief executive, Hennie Heymans, added: “Our focus is to be closer to customers and make cross-border shipping simpler and more reliable. As trade expands, businesses are asking for predictable transit times, consistent delivery performance and support that understands local conditions. By raising the bar on service and proximity, we will help more African companies trade efficiently and compete on a bigger stage.”