Browsing: Logistics

Chancellor George Osborne has cancelled the 3.02 pence per litre rise in fuel duty that was due in January, as part of a package of measures designed to promote growth

UK grocery retailers and manufacturers are three quarters of the way to reaching household food waste objectives, and half way to achieving packaging reduction targets, as set out in phase two of the Courtauld Commitment which runs between March 2010 and

Vehicle operating costs are at record levels, and tracking ahead of inflation, according to the Freight Transport Association’s Manager’s Guide to Distribution Costs 2011

Schenker, the UK arm of DB Schenker, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to become official supplier of shipping and logistics services to the International Sailing Federation for the next three years

Ivor Skinner is to retire as managing director of APC Overnight, although he will continue as a main board director

The government is opening the way for UK-registered vessels will be able to employ armed guards to defend themselves against Somali pirates following an increase in the number of attacks against vessels in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden in recent years

John Davies, former development director – major projects with DHL Supply Chain, has joined Fowler Welch as business development director