The rate of logistics outsourcing across EU continues to increase and, according to Datamonitor, total spend on outsourced logistics will reach euro175.5Bn by 2008 to account for 45% share of total logistics spend. Cost reduction, high-speed

EGSAC – the consortium of independent GSSA companies – has appointed Ton Smulders as vice president. He replaces Don Champion of UK-based Wexco Airfreight, who has served in this post since EGSAC’s launch in early 2002. Smulders is managing Directo

As time pressures become ever more apparent in the express delivery market, the job of the forklift truck (FLT) operator becomes increasingly demanding. Recognising that not one aspect of the consignment process can be taken for granted, and in line with

Barclays Bank has awarded Royal Mail a minimum three-year contract to provide an internal mail service for all pieces of mail travelling between offices and branches within Barclays, following a review of external suppliers for internal mail servic

The car industry may have been the driving force in logistics innovation in the past but a new report by Transport Intelligence indicates that the European automotive logistics market faces tougher times ahead. However this is unlikely to stop logi

TNT Logistics UK is taking a 20% stake in Defence Logistic Solutions (DLS), which is bidding for the UK MoD Defence Logistics Organisation’s Future Defence Supply Chain initiative (FDSCi), a programme to streamline logistics for the

Wallenius Lines has placed an additional order for three new Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) that will be among the biggest in the world. The 228m long vessels will be capable of carrying 8,000 cars.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Corporation (SEM) has deployed i2 Technologies’ Supply Chain Management (SCM) to improve supply chain visibility. At the same time Samsung has implemented i2’s solutions in three of its divisions: Multi-Layered Ceramic Cap

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has published online at www.voa.gov.uk new rateable values for 1.75 million commercial and other non-domestic properties across England and Wales. Using the assessments, which come into effect next April,

Bovis Homes has submitted a planning application for a major 681 acre mixed use extension to Wellingborough town. The scheme, known as Wellingborough East, will provide a substantial expansion to the Northamptonshire town over the next ten to