Scania is targeting the urban delivery market with a new low-entry truck cab, the L-Series, which can “kneel” to make it easier to get in and out of. Low entry truck cabs are common on refuse vehicles, but Scania sees demand growing in city delivery operations. Henrik Eng, product director, urban, said: “The L-series really…
Stobart Group’s investments division made a profit of £123.9m following the disposal of its 49 per cent interest in the parent of Eddie Stobart, Greenwhitestar Holding Company, the group said as it published its annual results. On 25 April 2017, the Stobart Group disposed of its 49 per cent investments in Greenwhitestar Holdings Company 1…
UPS is working with UK-based technology firm Arrival on a pilot fleet of 35 electric delivery vehicles to be trialled in London and Paris. The lightweight composite vehicles have a battery range of more than 150 miles – significantly higher than other electric vehicles currently in service. They will also come equipped with Advanced Driver…
Ford is to begin testing its Transit plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in Valencia, Spain. Twenty Transit Custom PHEV vans, are already being used for the 12-month trial in London that Ford launched earlier this year, working with Transport for London and a variety of fleet customers, ranging from the Metropolitan Police to courier services…
Clipper has acquired a 615,000 sq ft warehouse owned by Logicor at Sheffield 615, where it will provide logistics services for boohoo.com subsidiary PrettyLittleThing.com. Sheffield 615 is located near junction 34 of the M1 motorway and 90 per cent of the UK’s population can be served within a four-and-a-half-hour drive. Michael Alderton, lead director, strategic…
Rob Gittins has taken over as managing director of Palletways UK from Dave Walmsley who has left the business. Rob Gittins, managing director, Palletways UK. “Rob is ideally placed to continue the high levels of growth we have seen in recent years,” and “he has the insight and experience to lead our efforts to drive…
Bibby Distribution has welcomed back Dean Jones to take on the role of sector director to further develop its consumer, network and retail divisions. “Bibby Distribution’s consumer and retail divisions have huge potential for growth, as major investments have been made in both the fleet and the team. There’s a great opportunity to build on…
Kerry Logistics has formed a strategic cooperation with asphalt mixing system manufacturer D&G Technology by investing in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Topp Financial Leasing. Kerry Logistics will provide logistics services to D&G Technology in the delivery of asphalt mixing plants and road construction equipment to customers along the Belt and Road trade routes. This venture will…
Mark Vale has been appointed president of UPS UK, Ireland and Nordics taking on responsibility for all UPS operations in seven countries. He succeeds Luis Arriaga, who become president of UPS Asia Pacific Transport based in Singapore. Mark Vale, president, UPS UK. Vale has been with the company since 1988. “UPS has been investing in…
CH Robinson has launched a rail freight service between China and Europe, connecting eight origin terminals in China with eight European cities. Freight trains will tour between the Zhengzhou, Zushou, Wuhan, Yiwu, Xiamen, Shenzen, Guangzhou and Chongqing terminals in China, connecting with the European terminals of Melaszewicze, Hamburg, Duisburg, Milan, Tilburg, Lyon and Paris in…
Vom 10. bis zum 13. Mai 2018 ist es wieder so weit: Hamburg feiert seinen Hafengeburtstag. Aufgrund des zusätzlichen Feiertages ist der Hafengeburtstag Hamburg 2018 ausnahmsweise vier Tage lang. Jährlich kommen mehr als eine Million Besucher aus dem In- und Ausland zu dem maritimen Event. Das Kernstück des Hafengeburtstags ist das Wasserprogramm auf der Elbe…
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