The shift of manufacturing from Europe to the Far East is driving dramatic growth in deep sea container shipping which is creating a whole set of new challenges for the major shipping lines.
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Tesco is to sign the largest single warehouse letting of the year at Evans Property Group’s Fradley Park in Lichfield.
Logistics legend John Harvey is back. Keswick Enterprises, Harvey’s investment vehicle, has bought DDS (Corby), the warehouse and delivery company, and renamed it Enterprise Logistics.
CI Logistics is to distribute FKI Logistex conveyor equipment in England and Wales. CI says the contract will allow it access to a wider portfolio of products and will significantly benefit its existing customers.
Neville Baxter and his four sons re-organised the company’s management so that the second generation, led by managing director Ian Baxter, has now taken over the running of the business.
UPS has started construction on its 355,000 sq ft overnight parcel facility at IM Properties Birch Coppice scheme in Warwickshire.
Atlantic rate rise From the beginning of 2007, Maersk Line is to charge an extra $300 for each container travelling from Europe to North America. Hapag-Lloyd is also raising rates for the North Atlantic and the US West Coast.
Confectionery manufacturer Swizzels Matlow has bought three Linde T 20 AP stand on pallet trucks.
The warehouse management system is at the core of the logistics operation and the basic functionality is well defined but there are still areas of development.
Gazeley has been awarded the Best Sustainability Innovation Award for its sustainable warehouse buildings featured at Magna Park in Lutterworth at the 2006 Local Authority Building Control Awards (LABC).
