Jaguar Land Rover has signed a contract with Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics to ship its vehicles from the UK to North America, Australia and New Zealand.
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Growth in the UK services sector stalled at the beginning of 2010 as a result of snow-related disruptions which undermined activity and new business, according to the latest CIPS/Markit report on services.
Clarkson Securities has launched the Container Freight Swap Agreement, an over the counter cash-settled swap that will settle against the Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s newly created Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.
The MIT Centre for Transportation & Logistics in the United States is carrying out a study of Supply Chain Risk Management and is inviting supply chain, business and financial management professionals to take part in a survey.
Foodservice operators and suppliers believe that the distribution industry has failed to take the sustainability agenda seriously, according to a study by Keystone Distribution which counts McDonald’s among its customers.
Wincanton has rolled out a web-based health, safety, and environmental management system across 400 of its UK sites, following a three-month pilot.
DPD and Interlink have launched a system for giving customers a one hour window for their home deliveries.
The Freight Transport Association is launching a major new event “The Logistics Showcase” to coincide with the CV Operator show on 13th April.
Proton Power Systems, which is developing fuel cell technology, is to collaborate with Smith Electric on a battery-powered van, equipped with a Proton Power fuel cell system as a range extender.
Toll Group, the Australian logistics provider has taken over Summit Logistics International, the US freight forwarder in a deal worth A$80 million.
