TDG has reported a 23 per cent rise in headline operating profit to £8m for the first half on sales up 26 per cent to £319m.

Kuehne + Nagel saw sales rise 14.7 per cent to £4.03 billion (CHF10bn) for the first half of 2007 but EBITDA rose more slowly, 12.6 per cent, to £189 million (CHF468m).

Equipment and services supplier, Daher has opened an operations centre in Bristol.

Clothing and accessories chain Lakeland has chosen Hellmann Worldwide Logistics to transport handbags, luggage and boxed garments from India to the UK.

Gefco is re-opening a disused rail link between two of its major UK vehicle distribution facilities at Sheerness and Corby.

Steve Allen has resigned as CEO of Nightfreight to pursue interests outside the group.

Barloworld has invested £1 million in a five year contract with Masternaut, to provide web-based vehicle tracking for 550 service vehicles.

Palletways has opened a hub in Spain to serve its growing Iberian business.

Transport secretary Ruth Kelly has promised more than £200 million to start work on a strategic freight network in the Department for Transport’s rail White Paper.

Brooks Brothers has chosen PB Logistics as its logistics partner when it expands its retail operations in the UK.