The pressure to make business activity more environmentally friendly is intruding into more and more areas of logistics operations. So it is hardly a surprise that the latest government move is on air conditioning.

The Asia Pacific transport and logistics market is entering a period of intense uncertainty as the effects of the global economic slowdown start to be felt.

Commercial vehicle sales have been rising over the past year but the impact of the deteriorating financial sector is starting to be felt.

Kimberly-Clark and Kellogg’s have seen cuts of seven per cent in their transport costs from a collaboration project run through TDG.

It is axiomatic that when times are good, companies tend to focus on marketing and product development. It is when the going gets tough that the focus moves towards the supply chain and the potential savings that more efficient logistics can give.

The purchasing and procurement arm of home improvement company Weldom is to roll out several software packages from Manhattan Associates across its entire supply network.

SSI Schaefer has added a new modular shelving system to its portfolio of materials handling solutions for the logistics industry – the R3000 tilt shelving system.

Thierry’s Wine Services, the wine importers has chosen Wincanton to handle its warehousing and distribution for the UK and Ireland.

Norway’s main postal operator Norway Post has kick-started plans to expand its logistics operations by implementing a Transport Management System from RedPrairie.

Nokia Siemens Networks is the overall winner in this year’s European Supply Chain Excellence Awards, organised by Supply Chain Standard in partnership with PRTM.