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Royal Mail has added features in its mobile app to allow senders to check a price and buy postage directly through the app. Postage labels can now be printed at a customer service point if customers buy postage on the app, and customers can now request automatic notifications as their parcel moves through Royal Mail’s…
GB Railfreight is to lease three Class 66 locomotives are to be leased from Beacon Rail Leasing and introduced to the UK rail network from Sweden. Prior to entering service, the locomotives will undergo upgrades in Gothenburg before being shipped to Immingham and transferred to EMD’s Longport Facility for conversion to UK specifications. GBRf managing…
UniCarriers is launching a new low level order picker – the first of the O-range of order pickers which it says offer improved efficiency and ergonomics. Starting in July it will first be offering the four models OLP, OEP, OLH and OEH – order pickers with and without lifting platforms and Ergolift. Further models will…
Goodman is building a 12,500 sq m logistics centre for Amazon on a 38,000 sq m site in the Bremen freight village, with a multi-storey car park for 277 delivery vans. Bernd Gschaider, director of Amazon Logistics in Germany, said: “We are very pleased to open a distribution centre in Bremen. More than 20 years…
Yodel has taken delivery of its first electric 7.5 tonne – a Mitsubishi FUSO eCanter. It will initially be based at Yodel’s depot in Hayes, and used across London. The company said it would be put through its paces to ensure that the subsequent electric vehicles are deployed in the right locations. Silent and emission-free,…
Panattoni has started demolition work at a 17 acre site at Borehamwood in preparation for a speculative warehouse development. The site was acquired from Sainsbury’s in 2018. Panattoni plans to develop a range of logistics units up to 130,000 sq ft, although the site is capable of accommodating a single building of up to 335,000…
apetito, the supplier of food to the health and social care sectors, apetito, has chosen six Volvo FH tractor units for its main distribution centre at Portbury, Bristol, as part of a three-year fleet replacement policy for trunking operations. Jon Jackson, training, safety and logistics manager at apetito said: “All our vehicles operate out of…
Daimler Trucks has created a global organisation for automated driving to bring together its worldwide expertise and activities with the aim of putting highly automated trucks on the road within a decade. It is investing €500 million in the new Autonomous Technology Group which will focus on the overall strategy and implementation of the automated…
CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company are joining TradeLens, the blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by Maersk and IBM. It means that almost half of the world’s ocean container cargo will be available on TradeLens, which enables participants to connect, share information and collaborate securely across the shipping supply chain. Blockchain establishes a…
Production of commercial vehicles fell by 71 per cent in April, while car manufacturing was down 45 per cent as a result of Brexit shutdowns in the motor industry, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have revealed. CV production dropped to 2,162 units from 7,423 the year before. Even so, production for…
More than half (52.7 per cent) of vacancies for vehicle mechanics, technicians and fitters will not be filled in the near future which could mean operators facing more downtime for vehicles, The Freight Transport Association has warned. Lawrie Alford, head of automotive at the FTA, said: “Vehicle mechanics, technicians and fitters play a vital role…
Food distributor Leathams has sourced a mixed-weight fleet of DAF rigid vehicles from Ryder. The new vehicles, a mix of 18 tonner, 12 tonners and 7.5 tonners, will replace some of the old fleet, delivering frozen and chilled foods, six days a week to customers located in and around the M25. “Within the M25, we…
Ford is working with Agility Robotics to explore the use of robots to make the final delivery from a self driving vehicle. Agility has designed Digit, a two legged robot which can navigate though basic scenarios. Ford – Agility Robotics © Tim LaBarge 2019 Ken Washington, vice president, Ford research and advanced engineering, and chief…
Lallemand Biofuels and Distilled Spirits has awarded Eddie Stobart a five year contract to distribute cream yeast to distilleries in Scotland. Vic DeMelo, managing director at Lallemand’s UK production facility said: “We are thrilled about this new partnership which will see us offer an improved and more flexible service to meet all of our customers’…
Her Majesty’s Passport Office has decided not to renew its delivery contract with DX which is due to expect in January next year. In a trading update, DX said: “Following the conclusion of the tender process for the HMPO secure delivery contract, it has been notified that its renewal bid, which was based on commercially…
Sports Direct has raised £120.05 million from the sale and leaseback of its 1.8m sq ft headquarters and distribution centre at Shirebrook in Derbyshire. The 75-acre site was acquired in an off-market deal by an international pension fund, which was advised by CBRE Global Investors, represented by DTRE and Clifford Chance. Gent Visick, CBRE and…
Luis Zubialde is to take over as chief executive of Palletways when James Wilson retires at the beginning of July. Wilson will continue as a consultant to the company, and to its owner Imperial Logistics International. Zubialde, who is currently chief operating officer, has worked at the company since 2006. Michael Sterk has also been…
Work has started on construction of Tilbury2, the £200 million port next door to the existing Tilbury docks. It will be the UK’s largest unaccompanied ferry port and the country’s biggest construction processing hub. It will comprise: – A roll on/roll off ferry terminal for importing and exporting containers and trailers to northern Europe, in…
ArrowXL is to use PostTag technology to improve the accuracy of delivery information. The PostTag system checks the address details of every scheduled delivery across multi-databases. Once the programme is satisfied it has the precise location, it creates a unique PostTag for that property based on complete address data. Once fully deployed, ArrowXL will use…
The Global Shippers Forum has called for a dialogue between the shipping industry and government to find sustainable solutions to the environmental challenges without stifling economic growth. GSF general secretary James Hookham said: “GSF is calling for an open dialogue between the shipping industry and the government to ensure policy measures remain practical and supportive…
DHL has taken delivery of its first new Boeing 777 Freighter – the first of four due to go into service this year replacing older less fuel-efficient B747-400 freighters. “The delivery of our first Boeing 777 Freighter marks an important milestone in our mission to overhaul our intercontinental fleet. This efficient, long-range and high-capacity freighter…
John Stubbings has been elected national chair of the British International Freight Association for a two-year period. Rachel Morley, general manager at Spatial Global, has been elected vice-chair. Morley was appointed a director of BIFA in 2017 and chairs the trade association’s Midlands region. Sir Peter Bottomley, MP, remains as BIFA president. Stubbings, who is…
Work has started on Kuehne + Nagel’s new airfreight hub at BruCargo in Belgium. The building is expected to be completed in 2020 and Kuehne + Nagel has signed a contract for 15,546 m² of warehouse space and 1,556 m² of office space to house Kuehne + Nagel Belgium’s main airfreight operations. “With this important…
The automotive logistics market will increase from $284.1 billion in 2018 to $472.9 billion by 2025 as a result of growing vehicle production, which increases the demand for raw materials and components, according to a new study. The report highlights the fact that the automotive logistics market is dominated by a few globally established players…
DHL Global Forwarding has launched an online service comparing quotations and making bookings for air and ocean freight, including door-to-door shipments. The service, myDHLi Quote & Book, guides customers through the quotation journey and enables them to directly compare available options, including DHL Ocean Connect LCL (less-than-container-load) as well as two speeds of air freight,…
A plant to create hydrogen for aviation fuel could be tripled in size under plans now being considered by Nouryon and Gasunie. The two recently signed a deal to supply the hydrogen to SkyNRG, which specialises in sustainable aviation fuel. The original plan for the plant at Delfzijl, the Netherlands was to build a 20…
NewCold, the Netherlands-based temperature controlled logistics specialist, has appointed Abhy Maharaj as its global chief commercial officer & chief operating officer, effective 1 July 2019. Maharaj will work closely with Bram Hage, founder and executive officer, and the global management team on the company’s overall strategy and execution. He will be based in Melbourne, close…
Just as most of us were getting into the mood for the bank holiday, Waitrose revealed plans to open a 110,000 sq ft fulfilment centre at Enfield in north London to complement the existing site in Coulsdon and drive growth in its online offering. The move serves to highlight the rapid development of online facilities….
Waitrose is to open a 110,000 sq ft fulfilment centre in Enfield as part of a move to treble its online business to £1 billion within three years. The retailer has signed a deal with Today Development Partners to build three customer fulfilment centres. It has also created a new role of digital director with…
Waitrose is to open a 110,000 sq ft fulfilment centre in Enfield. The retailer wants to treble its online business to £1 billion within three years. Separately, Waitrose has signed a deal with Today Development Partners to build three customer fulfilment centres. It has also created a new role of digital director with Ben Stimson…
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