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The latest news across the supply chainDon’t forget the freight, says FTA
Rail freight should not be forgotten amid all the hype about the government’s recently announced plans for high speed rail services. ...
Published: 12 March 2010
Hermes trials fuel saving technology
Hermes is trialling two commercial vehicles with Bevan21 aerodynamic bodies, which promise fuel savings of more than 15 per cent, to measure their effectiveness. ...
Published: 12 March 2010
New docks for Wealmoor factory
Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Wealmoor has chosen Stertil Stokvis loading docks at its new factory in Atherstone on Stour, Warwickshire. ...
Published: 12 March 2010
LIDL picks SSI Schaefer for new system
German food retailer LIDL has selected SSI Schaefer’s case picking system for its logistics centre at Kirchheim/Teck in Germany....
Published: 12 March 2010
Cadbury nut contract
Cadbury has chosen Atchison Topeka for a three year contract to set up a dedicated nut handling facility. ...
Published: 12 March 2010
Morrisons cuts logistics costs
Morrisons last year cut its distribution costs by two per cent, and is now planning a new RDC at Bridgwater in the South West...
Published: 11 March 2010
Packer unveils battery-powered wrapper
Packer has developed Wrapman, a battery-powered mobile wrapper with the ability to wrap loads of any weight, profile, dimension or shape....
Published: 11 March 2010
UK Mail to deliver five kilo packets with Royal Mail
UK Mail has signed an agreement with Royal Mail enabling it to extend its mail service into the packets industry. ...
Published: 11 March 2010
BP signs £75m DHL deal
BP has signed a £75 million contract renewal with DHL Supply Chain to manage the UK warehousing and distribution of dry goods and chilled produce for its convenience retail business....
Published: 11 March 2010
Logistics Link Live 2010 comes home to the Ricoh Arena
Organisers of Logistics Link Live 2010, the latest in the UK’s best-attended series of regional logistics exhibitions, have confirmed that its brand new venue will be the Ricoh Arena Coventry starting with this year’s event 16-17 June....
Published: 11 March 2010
Third giant freighter for Volga-Dnepr
A third IL-76TD-90VD freighter is to join Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ fleet in April, taking the group’s investment in the modernized aircraft to over US$90 million....
Published: 11 March 2010
Award for logistics partnership
A web-based transport management system developed to span six countries on three different continents has been recognised at the annual Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Awards. ...
Published: 11 March 2010
Time to test yourself against the best
The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2010 will be open for entries very soon. The Awards are the gold standard for supply chain operations in Europe attracting entries from the world’s leading manufacturers, retailers and supply chain specialists....
Published: 11 March 2010
Transport minister backs night-time deliveries
Transport minister Paul Clark has reinforced his view that quiet night-time deliveries will be able to tackle urban congestion, reduce carbon emissions and encourage more reliable deliveries without impacting on the lives of local residents at the FTA’s...
Published: 10 March 2010
Norbert will maintain conservative outlook for 2010
Norbert Dentressangle achieved a recurring operating profit of 87.9 million euros in 2009, an 11 per cent increase on the previous year....
Published: 10 March 2010
Damco expands in Thailand
Damco has started warehousing and distribution services at a new import and export logistics hub in Thailand. ...
Published: 10 March 2010
Hermes saves £300,000 through better planning
Hermes has saved £300,000 in transport costs after implementing Paragon’s routeing and scheduling software to automate planning of deliveries from 14 of its 18 depots to final mile couriers throughout the UK....
Published: 10 March 2010
Wincanton signs £112m of renewals
Wincanton has signed extended its relationship with petroleum and industrial gas suppliers Chevron and Air Products in deals worth £112 million....
Published: 10 March 2010
We have successfully managed the crisis, says Deutsche Post DHL chief
Deutsche Post DHL produced earnings before interest and tax of 231 million euros in 2009 – a 124 per cent EBIT improvement on the 966m euro loss in 2008....
Published: 09 March 2010
Louis Vuitton fashions deal with K+N Japan
Louis Vuitton Japan has signed a contract with Kuehne + Nagel Japan for the management of its regional distribution centre....
Published: 09 March 2010
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