Sainsbury’s has announced a “multi-million pound” investment in a new real time supply chain technology system

FedEx Express has appointed Gerald Leary to succeed Robert Elliott as regional president for Europe, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa.

Manufacturing continued its “marked rate of expansion” in May, according to the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index.

The Khafji Joint Operations has awarded a £11.8m ($17m), five-year contract for fourth party logistics warehousing and solutions in Al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia to Agility.

A new double deck scissor lift modular dock pod designed, manufactured and installed by Easilift Loading Systems has increased loading/unloading efficiency for the TIC Retail Accessories Group

American Airlines has launched a direct service between Chicago and Beijing offering 150 tonnes of cargo capacity per week

LXE, the rugged mobile computer business, has launched four headsets designed for voice recognition applications

We can all point to some of the initiatives that companies are looking at to make their supply chains more environmentally-friendly.

Cross-Channel rail operator Eurotunnel has bought GB Railfreight, the UK’s third largest rail freight operator, prompting a call from the Rail Freight Group for cuts in the cost of moving international rail freight between the UK and France.

Royal Mail has chosen DB Schenker Rail to take over its entire rail operation from today. The logistics company is taking over the multi year contract from First Group’s GBRf