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Kuehne + Nagel saw sales rise 14.7 per cent to £4.03 billion (CHF10bn) for the first half of 2007 but EBITDA rose more slowly, 12.6 per cent, to £189 million (CHF468m).

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile has bought five Actros 1848LS with BlueTec Euro 5 selective catalytic reduction engines.

TDG has reported a 23 per cent rise in headline operating profit to £8m for the first half on sales up 26 per cent to £319m.

Scottish haulier Maxi Haulage has taken a further 24 tri-axle box van trailers from GE’s TIP Trailer Services following the success of an original order for 34 similar specification trailers just two years ago.

The Freight Transport Association has called on the government to make a decision on improvements to the A303 near Stonehenge.

Innovate Logistics plans to re-locate the Alcester depot to Aston – a newer larger site in Birmingham, offering its customers a wider range of services including cold storage, chilled storage, case picking and cross dock distribution on a much larger scal

Yesterday’s supply chain networks are costing businesses today, warns Fraser Ironside, business development director for network design at Barloworld Optimus.

BSH Home Appliances has made NYK Logistics its sole provider of logistics services for small trade customers, as well as handling 50 per cent of bulk deliveries into the distribution networks of BSH’s major retail customers.