The Department for Transport has announced grants of more than £132 million for rail freight.

Petit Forestier, which provides refrigerated vehicle rental and contract hire services, is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

APC Overnight has created a paper reducing system which gets rid of special service stickers for lower volume users, making parcel shipping easier.

Dubai World Central, the 140 sq km urban development under construction in Jebel Ali, is expanding its geographic footprint through real estate and property sales at the Kuwait Property Exhibition, held in Kuwait City this week.

David Kerr has been appointed vice president – International Accounts – of Crown Lift Trucks.

Jim Sumner has been promoted to managing director of Leyland Trucks after eight years with Paccar, the truck manufacturer’s parent company.

The Citroën Dispatch range has scooped the International Van of the Year 2008 award at the European Road Transport Show in Amsterdam.

Ryder has won a three year contract extension, to provide delivery vans and drivers to the Airedale NHS Trust, centred on the Airedale General Hospital, in Keighley.

Kuehne + Nagel has opened a sea freight terminal at Prologis Park in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Ceva Logistics has won the Information Management Award at the UK Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s annual award ceremony in London.