Failure to enforce competition law in some parts of the world has allowed price fixing to result in “cynical rate rises” in the liner shipping industry, according to the Freight Transport Association
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The salt supply chain for highway authorities must be made more resilient, according to David Quarmby whose committee has just produced a report into the road chaos caused by snow last winter which is reckoned to have cost about £1 billion
Last quarter, UPS unveiled an advertising campaign with the theme “We Love Logistics” – and it’s easy to see why after the group’s supply chain division unveiled an increase in operating margin from 5.5 per cent to 8 per cent for the third quarter
Menlo Worldwide Logistics has hired Thomas Pan to be director of operations, North Asia
Peter Lumsden has joined Achilles as global scheme manager automotive. He has 22 years’ experience in the motor industry, having worked for Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz UK, Daimler Chrysler and more recently, Chrysler
Parcel carrier APC Overnight has appointed Steve Salt head of sales
Bruce McLellan has become regional commercial manager for Geodis Calberson’s Birmingham region
The Freight Transport Association has accused Transport for London of deliberately announcing an above-inflation rise in London’s daily congestion charge on the same day as the comprehensive spending review to hide the news
Software company Dexion has developed C-WIS an IT system designed to enable the user to control warehouse functionality via any existing ERP or WMS system
The Stornoway Fishermen’s Co-operative on the Isle of Lewis has installed a Revlok mezzanine to increase the building’s floor area by 25 per cent