Disk drive manufacturer Seagate Technology has appointed Dennis Omanoff senior vice president of worldwide supply chain and procurement.

Six IT companies targeting the logistics market have formed The Logistics Technology Alliance to offer customers and one stop shop

German retail giant Metro is reorganising its logistics function and consolidating its cross-divisional logistics activities under one management function

The first project cargo has been transported on Peel Ports’ barge service on the Manchester Ship Canal

Leading retailer Sainsbury’s has successfully achieved accreditation to the Van Excellence scheme, managed by the Freight Transport Association

Kewill has been selected to develop Infocomm Technology solutions to manage paperless airfreight processes in Singapore

Swedish children’s clothing retailer Polarn O Pyret has awarded a UK and Ireland e-fulfilment contract to Clipper Logistics

Collision-avoidance technologies, which could help eliminate cyclist and pedestrian deaths caused by driver ‘blind-spots’, should be made mandatory for all UK buses and lorries by 2015, according to a report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

David Hathaway Transport expanded into a 14,500 sq ft depot in Swindon to enable it to increase its coverage for the Palletforce network.

Express operator DPD is to make its one-hour timeslot service, Predict, free of charge for all retailers