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TNT’s first quarter sales were up 8.9 per cent to 2,647m euros while the profit from continuing operations was up 6.9 per cent at 216m euros.

How do successful retailers manage their supply chains? A new McKinsey study takes a behind-the-scenes look at European retailers with excellent supply chains – here we reveal the key factors for success. By Klaus Behrenbeck, Jörn Küpper, Karl-Hendrik Mag

From May this year, all UK lorry drivers will be obliged to work on Universal Time Co-ordinated (UTC), when the new EU digital tachograph regulations come into force.

Ken Abram has closed its doors after 44 years owing to increasingly difficult trading conditions and the loss of key contracts.

Malaysia Airlines System’s cargo operation, MASkargo, last month took delivery of its first B747-400 freighter.

The presence of low-cost economies on the eastern fringe has concentrated minds in Germany. But good infrastructure and a shift in the geographic centre for pan-European logistics creates a fine balance. By Chris Lewis

The UK truck driver shortage has more than halved in the past year, according to Skills for Logistics although, it says, experts are warning it is too early to be complacent.