Companies can no longer sell on cargo insurance to their customers following the introduction of new legislation last month. According to David Riley (below), director of insurance broker Abbott and Bramwell, many freight carriers who sell insuranc

Tesco has signed an order for 120 Cool Liners from trailer manufacturer Krone, following an order last year for 160. The vehicles will be deployed Tesco’s Polish subsidiary. Krone says it is the only trailer manufacturer to offer refrigerated trailers

Thamesport is enhancing its operations having embarked upon an ambitious modification programme to five of its quayside cranes. The five post-Panamax cranes are now 15 years old and are being upgraded to enable them to handle the latest generation of u

UPM Rafsec, a leading RFID tag manufacturer and member of the UPM Group, has participated in the Metro Group’s RFID roll-out and creation of the first automatic pallet labelling device for UHF RFID tags for Nestlé. The solution, facilitated by Nest

In order to meet substantial growth in its Container Transport and Distribution operations, DHL is taking delivery of 600 new trucks throughout 2005. An initial batch of 200 new MANs trucks were delivered before Christmas. The policy for future del

Auto ID specialist inotec UK and RFID market leader Intellident are jointly holding an RFID educational seminar at Logistics Link 2005, being held on February 1 and 2 at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey.

The DTI has yet to publish its draft legislation implementing the latest European General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) and is running some 12 months late. However, a survey by City law firm CMS Cameron McKenna reveals business is concerned that

The key to strong, lasting contacts across a supply chain, whether with customers, suppliers or colleagues, is to ensure that the right people are talking to each other constantly, at all levels, says Joan Irving, procurement director at Premier Farnel

i2 Technologies, a provider of closed-loop supply chain management solutions, and WebConcepts, creator of direct-to-shelf replenishment software, are offering a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) solution to manufacturers and retailers. Shelf-Level eVM

Rolls-Royce’s naval marine business has contracted TNT Logistics to warehouse and distribute, as part of a five-year deal, equipment and material used in the repair and maintenance of marine gas turbine engines.