Oracle’s takeover of Sun was not simply a major event for the IT industry: it presented a significant challenge in terms of transforming the supply chain
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A strong performance by the UK logistics business contributed to record sales at Ceva Logistics in 2011
Newspaper distributor Smiths News has opened a new depot in Birmingham to replace its existing Birmingham, Redditch and Coventry sites
Peel Ports has started the tendering process for a £300m container terminal at Liverpool which will be capable of handling 13,500 teu ships when it opens in 2015
Hughes Europe, which provides broadband satellite services, has hired Hellmann to provide a range of logistics services involving air, sea and road freight, as well as working with Hughes Europe’s partners
The liner shipping industry’s margins are not acceptable, Maersk’s new chief executive officer Soren Skou has warned
The Spirit Pub Company has hired Kuehne +Nagel for a major long term contract to provide a 24 hour, six day per week service after the 3PL invested over £5 million in its facilities
The Americas Europe Express, a new trans-Atlantic service operated by The New World Alliance Lines, has made its first stop in the UK, at Felixstowe on 3rd March
For much of the past 20 years (at least), the focus of supply chain professionals has been on squeezing every last penny of cost out of operations, but the issue of resilience is pushing its way to the fore…
Parcel carrier City Link is looking for higher margin business as well as cost savings after seeing losses rise to £38.1m in 2011 from £9.6m the year before
