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European competitiveness ministers have voted to repeal the Block Exemption from restrictive trading practices for container shipping lines.

Briggs Equipment UK, which acquired Finning Materials Handling in September, has launched the new NR-N range of Cat Lift Trucks.

Mitsubishi has launched its RBN series reach truck perform with what it describes as the “revolutionary Visionmast”.

Retailers are trialling a system from DHL Exel Supply Chain that uses advances in web-based CCTV and RFID technology to tackle the problems of through-the-night deliveries.

Logistics Learning Alliance in conjunction with the Fritz Institute and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has launched a unique qualification – the Fritz Certification in Humanitarian Logistics.

Christian Salvesen has warned that the business environment remains challenging “and margins in many of our markets are under pressure”.

The government is now formulating its plans for future port development following a consultation period. But, asks Malory Davies, will it bottle the big challenges?

The Forum of Private Business says Conservative proposals to lower fuel duty by imposing road pricing charges could place extra burdens on smaller businesses and be difficult to implement.