Adidas is rumoured to have taken a 360,000 sq ft national distribution centre and headquarters in Trafford Park, Manchester.

Mountcity is speculatively developing a 205,000 sq ft warehouse at Ashroyds Business Park at Junction 36 of the M1 Motorway.

Ravenbourne and Standard Life are hoping to cash in on the Olympics with the development of a third phase at Thames Gateway Park in Dagenham, Essex.

The great, great grandson of Schmitz Cargobull founder Melchior Schmitz has become managing director of the UK business at Harelaw near Sunderland.

The Trumac group is celebrating its platinum anniversary and is planning a £500,000 investment in new facilities at its site in Westbury, Wiltshire.

Innovate Logistics has spent £2 million overhauling its warehouse management system.

Ford has chosen Penske Logistics to provide material planning and handling services at its Transit van plant in Southampton.

DHL Global Forwarding has obtained a licence to operate a domestic air freight service in China.

Road Angel is supplying Masternaut with its Nav 9000 Professional in-cab unit in a deal worth around £5m.

The operation to salvage cargo from the MSC Napoli will begin tomorrow (27th January), but could take five months to complete, according to The Maritime & Coastguard Agency.