New deals feature heavily in an upbeat report from international express freight operator Europa Worldwide Logistics in the lead up to the busy season Christmas season.

Palletised distribution business Palletways Scotland launched two new express services covering the Scottish Islands and Ireland.

We have all heard horror stories about the impact de-stocking initiatives such as just in time, cross docking and direct shipping have had on smaller suppliers in the supply chain.

Pan-European provider of Business Availability services Synstar International has beaten 12 rivals to win a £200M, seven-year contract to provide logistics services to Fujitsu, which designs and builds and operates IT systems.

GB Railfreight has launched a new daily container train service from the Port of Felixstowe to the Midlands which is expected to save about 20,000 lorry trips on the A14, which runs between Felixstowe and Leicestershire.

Overnight carrier Hellmann Overnight Logistics is using [email protected]’s Wireless Delivered solution across its entire UK fleet of 500 drivers following highly successful live tests at its depots nationwide. And Jan O’Hara, chief executive officer for [email protected],

Davis Derby’s TruckLOG system has been selected by soft drinks manufacturer Britvic for its fleet of 16 forklift trucks at its Bramley, Leeds site.