Mobis Parts Europe UK (MPEUK), the parts and logistics arm of the Hyundai Group, has signed a five-year contract with Unipart.

Customs software supplier Impatex has unveiled a pan-European system for multi-national freight agents and traders.

Lufthansa Group is expanding its activities in Italy and as of 18th February 2009 Lufthansa Cargo will be adding freighter flights from Milan to New York and Chicago.

There can be few more critical aspects of supply chain management than ensuring the integrity of pharmaceutical products supplied to a patient. Counterfeit medications are a growing problem, highlighted by recent reports

A sharp downturn in the air cargo market in November meant that British Airways World Cargo saw volumes fall 8.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2008.

Coors Brewers has signed a ten-year secondary distribution agreement with drinks logistics provider Tradeteam in a deal worth more than £500 million, extending the companies’ 13 year partnership.

Reed Boardall has completed a £7 million extension at its Boroughbridge cold storage site, which is supported by a Toyota materials handling fleet.

Norbert Dentressangle has posted a 72 per cent increase in annual sales owing to the full year consolidation of the Christian Salvesen business, with like-for-like growth up 4.3 per cent.

Jungheinrich has developed two automated pallet scanning and identification systems that remove the need for manual data capture systems.

Jungheinrich has launched two very narrow aisle vertical order pickers, the EKS 210 and EKS 312, with RFID technology built in, which enables a warehouse management system to automatically guide the forklift to the right location.