Have you sat down recently and calculated what disruptions to your supply chain might be costing you? And not just the direct cost, but the impact in terms of lost sales and damaged reputations?

DB Schenker is to provide rail freight services from London Gateway, the new port at the mouth of the Thames, when in opens next year

Van Riet is expanding its operations in Eastern Europe and has signed a contract with Doradztwo Logistyczne in Warsaw to act as its legal representative in Poland

Briggs Equipment has launched Briggs Academy, to provide tailored development for all its employees

General Motors is to transfer the majority of its logistics business in Europe to Gefco, the PSA Peugeot Citroen subsidiary, as the first step in its global alliance with the French car manufacturer

Express operator DPD has introduced Total Zero – a commitment to carbon neutral shipment of parcels – at no extra charge to the customer

CitySprint has acquired all same-day courier, UK overnight and international operations from Scarlet Couriers in Bracknell, as well as all same-day courier operations in Slough

FedEx Express is to buy 19 Boeing 767-300 freighters to replace its existing MD-10 and A310-200 aircraft

PetroIneos Fuels has awarded Lewis Tankers a two year contract to transport bio-fuel (denatured bio ethanol) by road from bulk storage tanks at Grangemouth Docks to its fuel terminal at the Grangemouth refinery

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