The European Commission has made it clear that it wants to see member states adopting unified modern electronic management systems to boost the development of short sea shipping.
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A new service is smoothing fuel costs for small to medium sized hauliers. Portland Fuel Price Protection absorbs fluctuations in the market on small volumes with no change to their clients’ supply procedures.
K3 Business Technology Group, the ERP supplier, reckons it can save up to 20 per cent on vehicle fleet costs following a link up with South African software developer OPSI which produces PLATO – Planning Logistics and Transport Optimiser software.
Tesco is set to improve the security of goods in transit with Secureseal’s tamper-evident trailer seals.
Luggage retailer Tripp has signed a five-year warehousing contract with Seafield Logistics.
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Solus Garden & Leisure Group brought in a system from Strategix to help it deal with the challenges of seasonal peak demands.
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Norfolk County Council has awarded CitySprint a three year contract making it one of the preferred suppliers of courier services to the council for seven years in total.