Inchcape Shipping Services has been appointed by DP World as port agent for the vessel M/V Pictor J, which will be used at London Gateway as a training vessel to teach operational skills to staff at the port

Transport and logistics is expected to become a leader in the use of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications with over half saying they would be using the technology within two years, according to a study by Vodafone

Damco has been granted a permanent licence to operate under its own legal entity in Myanmar, which was opened to business last year in the wake of its reform process

Pete Murphy is to take over as managing director of Isuzu Truck from Nikki King, when she retires in October

Seminar Sessions and a showcase of the latest logistics solutions will be the star attractions at Logistics Link North, which is taking place Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 October 2013, back at Doncaster Racecourse

Some logistics firms could be missing out on substantial tax breaks, with SMEs in the sector accounting for just one per cent of all SME claims on research and development tax relief

Apprenticeships have increased within the transport and logistics industries, but young people remain unaware of the variety available to them when they leave full-time education, reveals Barclays latest research, the LifeSkills Youth Barometer

Merseyside-based Abbey Logistics Group has invested more than £1.5 million in ten new DAF XF105 tractor units and 15 Feldbinder dry powder tanks to its fleet, as part of its recent transport contract win with producer of lime products Lhoist UK

Marks and Spencer has quashed suggestions on Sky News of IT glitches at its new Castle Donington distribution centre, saying that there is no danger of disrupted flows as the site is still in the initial phases of being set up

Transport prices in Europe are now 1.2 per cent up on last year, according to the Transport Market Monitor for the second quarter of 2013 compiled by Capgemini and Transporeon