Road freight rates on key international routes in Western Europe have fallen by seven per cent over past five months – after rising by 20 per cent in two years

Community Foods, a supplier of natural and organic foods and drinks, has improved stock recording accuracy by 15 per cent in just six months using Balloon One’s wireless warehouse management system, Accellos

Deutsche Post DHL expects to hit its financial targets for the year despite a fall in earnings in the third quarter

Royal Mail has launched a consultation document on changes to its International Postal Scheme, with the aim of providing greater clarity on what constitute Dangerous Goods

Shelley Lavender has been appointed vice president and general manager integrated logistics, within the Global Services & Support business unit of Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Primark has opened a 40,000 sq m logistics centre at Mönchengladbach in Germany, operated by DHL Supply Chain, to serve stores in Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and Austria

Bridgwater-based Gerber Juice Company has joined forces with CHEP to set up a pallet sortation and repair facility, which it reckons will save 330,000 road miles a year

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK, has extended its contract partnership with Itella Logistics in Scandinavia to include new road freight services into Sweden.

SEGRO is to go ahead with the speculative development of the first phase of its Origin distribution warehouse site in Park Royal, London subject to planning

Frozen food retailer Frozen Value has taken a 65,036 sq ft warehouse at F&C REIT’s Dearne Mills scheme in Darton near Barnsley