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

ACR Logistics is the new name for supply chain specialist Hays Logistics, following its change of ownership. The organisation’s re-branding marks a new phase in its development, which includes increasing turnover by more than 10% year-on-year

A recently introduced 40% reduction in the charge that lorries will pay for using the M6 Toll road should attract more distribution companies to the West Midlands, says Evans Property Group. From now until at least the end of the year, haulage

Yorkshire and Humber looks set to become the centre of Europe’s electronic tagging industry by becoming the UK’s leading centre in the region. The development is part of a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) initiative to create a network

Royal Mail announced in summer 2003 that it would withdraw from using rail freight to deliver all its mail, effective from March 2004, because the service was too slow and expensive. Instead, the company said that it would use road and air services.