The airport in Lyons, France, is significantly expanding its cargo infrastructure with the opening of a replacement terminal for DHL Express and construction underway on a general warehouse and pharma center to be occupied by Worldwide Flight Services.
The French and Danish container lines CMA CGM and Maersk are reinvesting big profits in their air cargo fleets and service offerings.
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Latin American airline mobilized five Boeing 777 passenger planes to move 1,200 tons of N95 masks on board 39 cargo-only flights from China to São Paulo.
Russian airline Volga-Dnepr, whose planes are commonly associated with transporting heavy equipment, spent the past three months ferrying tons of medical supplies from China to France to combat COVID-19.
A dispute over France’s digital services tax has the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative considering up to 100% tariffs on French champagne and sparkling wine imports.
French workers are demonstrating for reforms in their pension plan, leading to a protest that will see most employees of transport companies strike beginning on Dec. 5.
An Office of the U.S. Trade Representative investigation concludes that a French tax on digital services discriminates against U.S. companies, such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.
BlaBlaCar sees this acquisition as a unifying opportunity for Eastern Europe’s fragmented market under a single platform to meet a greater diversity of rider needs.
As part of an Austerity Law passed by the Mexican legislature in May, commerce officials in Mexico recently ordered the closure of six foreign commercial trade offices, including customs offices in Belgium, Canada, China, France, Japan and Uruguay. The order was recently signed by the head of Mexico’s Ministry of Economy (SE), Graciela Márquez Colín, […]
Temperatures soaring to record levels in Europe again, above 100°
Narrow vote overcomes opposition to Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, which has boosted France’s exports.
France-based freight-forwarding and logistics company in talks to buy 80 percent stake in unnamed firm.
Fiat Chrysler has pulled its merger proposal with Renault, blaming French politics.
Global freight forwarder Bolloré Logistics and productivity software provider WiseTech Global ASX: WTC) have done a deal to roll-out WiseTech’s core software across the forwarder’s global network.
Following the loss of Grande America on 12 March a 10km long oil slick from the ship’s bunker fuel threatens to pollute parts of the French coast, while cargo owners count the cost of the destruction of their freight.
After about two weeks of rioting on the streets of Paris, the French people have gotten their government to agree to their demands of rolling back on the added fuel taxes aimed at funding anti-pollution initiatives.
Protests over rise in fuel taxes have turned violent in Paris, leaving two dead and 600 injured.
Britain’s pending withdrawal from the European Union spells traffic doom for Calais, according to the Calais port’s boss, Jean Marc Puissesseau.
Paris-based global logistics group Gefco has confirmed its acquisition of Spanish transport logistics company GLT, the Handy Shipping Guide reports.
The French freight industry is one of the largest markets in the world. But like its North American counterpart, the industry suffers from considerable fragmentation, with 90% of the fleet companies owning fewer than 10 trucks. Convargo is working to solve this by connecting shippers and carriers in real-time.
The on-demand trucking service trend has hit France, as Convargo is now seeking to become that country’s “Uber of trucking,” TechCrunch reports. The company, which pitched itself as “a marketplace for shippers and carriers,” has raised $19 million in a Series A round of funding.
