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DHL Express and electric vehicle maker StreetScooter are collaborating on a 4.25 tonne electric van with an added hydrogen fuel cell which will give it a range of up to 50 kilometres. Markus Reckling, chief executive of DHL Express Germany, said: “With the H2 Panel Van, DHL Express becomes the first express provider to use…
Marks & Spencer is making use of new tools to help remove excess stock trapped in stores where it does not sell, and holding it centrally, improving availability and making stores easier to shop. The programme, named Fuse, is being used in both the Food and Clothing and Home. The retailer said in its annual…
UPS is to use virtual reality in its driver training to simulate the experience of driving in city streets. It is launching VR training at its two European training facilities in Cologne, Germany, and Burton-Upon-Trent, UK. “Virtual Reality offers a technological leap in the realm of driver safety training,” said Juan Perez, UPS chief information…
Manhattan Associates has launched a programme to speed the development and implementation of distribution centre automation and robotics. The Manhattan Automation Network is launching with five inaugural members: Kindred AI, Locus Robotics, Matthews Automation Solutions, Right Hand Robotics and VCO Systems. The aim is to cut the cost and complexity of adopting warehouse automation solutions….
Mondelēz International has named Sandra MacQuillan as executive vice president, integrated supply chain. She will be responsible for the oversight of the company’s global procurement, manufacturing, engineering, and customer service and logistics groups, reporting directly to Dirk Van de Put, chairman and chief executive officer. She takes over on 10th June succeeding Daniel Myers, who…
Kuehne + Nagel has adopted a policy of only buying vehicles that come equipped with a turning assistant. It is testing three different systems of turning assistant: optical, radar-based and ultra-sound assisted. In addition, it said that all new vehicles would also meet the strictest standards for fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. The first 350…
The Freight Transport Association has called on roads minister Jesse Norman to make good his promise to increase the provision of lorry parking places on the strategic road network. It said a new survey indicated that drivers believe the situation has actually worsened in the past 12 months. UK policy director Elizabeth de Jong said:…
DSV has launched a fourth party logistics product under the name Lead Logistics, which it says will act as a non-asset based, neutral supply chain orchestrator of transport services. The modular system will use cloud-based technology which supports supply chain design, implementation, and management across all modes, geographies, and currencies. The physical transport services will…
Throughout the course of history, gambling has spawned more than its fair share of interesting tales and anecdotes. But many logistics businesses today are creating gambling anecdotes of their own, by incorrectly guessing consignment weights and dimensions. With shipping costs directly related to profits for freight forwarders, is this really an area you can afford…
Royal Mail is to build three automated parcel hubs as part of a plan to introduce a second delivery for parcels. The move is part of a £1.8 billion investment in network enhancements, digital initiatives and new ways of working. The second delivery, which will be fully operational by 2023, will consist of Next Day…
The Government has published the final report of its Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act which sets out a series of proposals for toughening up existing legislation – notably in terms of transparency in supply chains. For example, it says, companies should not be able to state that they have taken no steps to…
Abbey Logistics is to take over all bulk chocolate transport for Barry Callebaut under a new contract agreement. It will operate vehicles from its new depot near Barry Callebaut’s UK manufacturing site in Banbury, Oxfordshire. Under the new contract Abbey has increased utilisation of existing vehicles working on the contract and drawn on its own…
The first new Actros 1851 LS 4×2 has rolled off the production line at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant at Rhein, Germany. Innovations include Active Drive Assist which enables semi-automated driving in all speed ranges. Likewise, a standard-fit MirrorCam replaces the main mirror and wide-angle mirror and features two cameras mounted on the outside whose images…
ABB is to provide a power and propulsion solution for a hydrogen fuel cell vessel that will operated on the Rhône river in France. The vessel is being built for Sogestran Group subsidiary Compagnie Fluviale de Transport and is due for delivery in 2021. Once the fuel cell power plant has been fitted, the vessel…
db symmetry has got the green light for its 136-acre Symmetry Park Kettering scheme on the south side of Kettering just off A14. Tritax Big Box REIT is funding the development, which now has outline permission for 2.31 million sq ft of logistics floorspace. The scheme will also deliver the first phase of the Isham…
A new survey of the top 100 retailers by TLT Solicitors into the effects of online shopping states that retailers have hit the tipping point and now face unprecedented pressure to adapt their warehousing and logistics to meet changing demands from consumers. The report entitled ‘Retail Agility Full Speed Ahead: Meeting the delivery challenge in…
London City Bond, the drinks logistics specialist, has taken a 54,000 sq ft unit at St Modwen Park Burton. The company, which is responsible for seven million cases of wine and spirits in the UK, is expanding its operations in Burton-upon-Trent, where it already has two storage and distribution sites. David Hogg, sales director at…
NewCold is looking for a site for its second frozen warehouse in the UK, Jon Miles, the company’s UK director has revealed. Last year the company unveiled its first UK site – an automated facility at Wakefield which can handle 3,000,000 pallets annually. The site has total volume of over 4 million cubic metres, and…
SPAR International launched operations in four new countries last year increasing the number of stores by 335 to 13,112 in 48 countries. The group operates in partnership with independent retailers focusing on working together to share global scale and expertise. A key element is sharing modern retail and supply chain technology solutions. The group saw…
PD Ports is making a multi-million pound investment at Groveport on the River Trent near Scunthorpe in partnership with All Steels Trading. Construction will take six months and increase All Steels Trading’s footprint at the site from 166,000 sq ft to over 300,000 sq ft, as well as providing direct quay access. Laurence McDougall, All…
Dachser Air & Sea Logistics has entered the Swedish market with the opening of an office in Gothenburg. “For us, Dachser Air & Sea Logistics Sweden is a further investment in our global air and sea freight network and a way to build up our position in the Scandinavian market,” said Jochen Müller, chief operating…
ArrowXL has chosen Paragon software to plan its collection and trunking service as well as its two-man home delivery service. ArrowXL’s fleet of 400 vehicles will be optimised to provide customers with a choice of two-hour time windows across a range of 24-hour, 48-hour, 72-hour and platinum delivery options. Paragon’s transport planning software will also…
My 3PL guru once explained to me how negotiating a contract with a potential customer works: “We start by talking to the client’s logistics team mapping out their requirements and then carefully working together to create an operation that meets those requirements. The logistics team is happy and we are happy. “What happens next is…
Award-winning impressionist Rory Bremner is to host the Supply Chain Excellence Awards which will be held at London Hilton on Park Lane on the 5th November attended by hundreds of supply chain leaders. Bremner has a repertoire of over one hundred characters and impersonates everyone from film stars to chats how hosts, sportsmen to newsreaders…
Royal Mail is to roll out 1,400 parcel post-boxes across the UK following a trial last year. The idea is that small businesses and marketplace sellers can post pre-paid parcels in the same way that they currently post letters. They will also allow customers to post some barcoded returns parcels back at any time, seven…
FedEx says it has achieved a 37 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions intensity on a revenue basis across the enterprise since 2009 while revenue grew by 84 per cent. Its Global Citizenship report highlights the fact that it will be adding 1,000 Chanje V8100 electric vehicles to its express fleet in California. Plans to…
CNG Fuels has started work on two public access bio-methane compressed natural gas refuelling stations. The sites at Warrington and Birmingham are part of a plan to open five Bio-CNG sites this year to cater for growing demand from HGV operations. It currently has sites at Leyland and Crewe and says the additional sites represent…
Colgate-Palmolive has topped to the Gartner Top 25 supply chains for the first time ahead of Inditex, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Cisco. “Colgate-Palmolive’s strong financial performance, combined with its focus on an aligned organisation and impressive work in corporate social responsibility, helped drive the move up from the fourth position in 2018 to the top spot…
Retailers that offer free delivery for online purchases do not seem to experience an increase in the number of items returned, according to a study by Whistl. It found that 60 per cent of respondents did not pay for delivery and despite clothing, shoes and electronic equipment purchases being returned at a higher return rate…
Trade union Usdaw has warned that a significant number of staff at Ocado’s Andover site are at risk of redundancy following the fire in February. The union’s national officer Daniel Adams said: “The company tell us that they have been trying to find a suitable alternative site in the Andover area, without success, and they…
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