Hill Hire has secured a £2m deal, to supply a new fleet of liveried vehicles to Daniels Chilled Foods. Hill Hire is supplying 24 vehicles, from 3.5t vans to tractor units and trailers.

UK terminal operator, Tilbury Container Services (TCS), recently awarded Kalmar a major contract for the refurbishment of 13 straddle carriers.

Associated British Ports has rejected a takeover bid of 730 pence a share saying that it is “wholly inadequate”.

Corus’ Teesside Cast Products has entered into a 10-year productivity partnership with PD Teesport to export three million tonnes of its steel slab per year.

British Airways World Cargo has suspended its weekly service to Johannesburg via Cologne.

Automotive supplier Hella has picked Kuehne & Nagel to manage its Chinese Aftermarket Division’s national warehousing activities. 

BIFA has called for a fundamental change in the price capping structure applied at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester airports.

Ken Abram has closed its doors after 44 years owing to increasingly difficult trading conditions and the loss of key contracts.

From May this year, all UK lorry drivers will be obliged to work on Universal Time Co-ordinated (UTC), when the new EU digital tachograph regulations come into force.

TNT Newsfast, incorporating TNT Network Logistics, has taken delivery of 327 new vehicles as it continues to invest in its expanding business.