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Rail operators have put forward plans for expansion, including a 30 per cent increase in freight tonne kilometres, at the same time as cutting costs by £1.3 billion a year

Esselte, the office products manufacturer, has appointed transport specialist Rhys Davies Freight Logistics to deliver its products to wholesale customers and dealers throughout the UK and Ireland

TAG Transport is expanding with new premises at a 36,000 sq ft site at the Airport Industrial Estate in Croydon

Book distributor Ingram has signed a deal with SBS Worldwide to offer Ingram’s clients with greater visibility of their titles right down to ISBN level via SBS Worldwide’s tracking and supply chain management software, Electronic Distribution Centre

UPS is offering a new air freight container for healthcare products, the PharmaPort 360, which offers near real-time monitoring as well as maintaining product temperatures in extreme outside conditions

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against the UK and France, saying they have failed to implement legislation to open the market for rail services in the Channel Tunnel

Scott becomes head of warehousing and distribution at Torque; NFT takes Connolly from TDG; New sales manager for Jungheinrich

Pallet network Fortec has hired Tony Tompkins as network director to work with the regional commercial managers to develop the network

The Rail Freight Group has called on transport secretary Philip Hammond to stand firm on his commitment to the High Speed 2 project, arguing that more capacity is needed to move containers on the West Coast Main Line