DIRECTV, the US digital television company, has awarded a four-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel

Dachser has opened a fourth branch office in South Africa. The site in Port Elizabeth joins offices in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town

Logistics service providers and freight forwarders are optimistic that the economy will continue to grow, and provide opportunities for expansion in 2013, according to a survey by Transport Intelligence and software house Kewill

More than one third of Marks & Spencer’s products now have a Plan A attribute – an eco or ethical quality above the market norm, the retailer said in its latest update on the plan

CitySprint reckons it could take on as many as 300 couriers in anticipation of its busiest Christmas period yet, fuelled by the growth in online shopping

CDA, a manufacturer of kitchen appliances, has selected TranSend ePOD and Route Compliance from VSc Solutions for its delivery operation to drive down operational costs

Descartes Systems has bought Exentra Transport Solutions, a UK-based provider of software-as-a-service driver compliance solutions for £10.7m

The Pallet Network has used CLASS warehouse simulation from Cirrus Logistics to plan the optimum layout of its 315,000 sq ft Minworth site

Office Depot has brought together its transport and distribution departments with the appointment of Simon Parker as head of logistics

Neil Middleton has become chief executive of Bisham Consulting, taking over from Derek Bell, the consultancy’s founder, who will continue on the board