EU drivers’ hours rules will be relaxed in areas outside the Foot and Mouth disease risk area to allow movement of animals, transport secretary Ruth Kelly has announced.

Christian Salvesen is backing a takeover bid from French group Norbert Dentressangle that values the business at £254.4m.

Chevron has chosen DHL Exel to deliver fuel to hospitals, airports and Texaco-branded forecourts throughout the Republic of Ireland for the next three years.

Jungheinrich has completed a 40 million euro restructuring process at its Norderstedt reach truck production factory.

French hypermarket retailer, Leclerc Lecasud, has started using voice activation in its dry goods warehouse on a personal digital assistant using the Aldata GOLD vocal module.

International air freight demand grew six per cent in August, its strongest rate of growth for 16 months, according to IATA.

Japanese motor company Isuzu is expanding its range of trucks to include 10/11, 12, 15 and 18 tonners.

Implementing GS1 standards in hospitals not only prevents logistics from being the missing link in product traceability, it also contributes to the security of care services and allows health practitioners to focus on their core business: providing care.

Poor on-shelf availability is a cardinal sin in retailing. Out-of-stock situations can have a damaging impact on sales, profitability and customer loyalty. When faced with an out-of-stock, at least 40 per cent of shoppers do not make a substitute purchase

The expansion of the EU has brought new opportunities to northern Italy as the southern conduit between east and west. However, Italy”s neighbours to the east are providing stiff competition in terms of cost and are likely to continue to do so.