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Blockchain start-up Bluzelle has released its first commercial product – a decentralised data delivery network which it says will allow data to be delivered up to 20 times faster. Chief executive Pavel Bains said current technology was not designed to handle the ever-increasing volumes of data that new technologies like AI, VR and 4K produce….
Amazon has launched Counter in the UK and Italy that allows customers to collect their Amazon parcels in-store at a partner location such as retail outlets and convenience stores. Counter partners include NEXT, Italian bookstore chain Giunti and the network of Fermopoint and SisalPay stores across Italy. Amazon is looking to bring onboard more partners…
Alloga, the healthcare logistics specialist, has taken a 250,000 sq ft warehouse at CWC’s Castlewood development near South Normanton. It means Alloga, which is part of the Walgreen Boots Alliance, now has three buildings on the site totalling some 750,000 sq ft. Alloga offers specialist storage, fulfilment and distribution services for pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical device,…
The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into biodiesel trading at fuel supplier Greenergy. The investigation is being carried out jointly with authorities in the Netherlands and also covers a number of third parties. The SFO said: “Searches were conducted on the 30th April at five sites across the UK and additional sites in…
National logistics specialist, db symmetry, has been granted planning consent for a new 661,000 sq ft regional distribution centre, to be developed for the Co-op at Symmetry Park, Biggleswade. Tritax Big Box REIT is funding the £90 million development. This represents the first pre-let development from the db Symmetry strategic land portfolio acquired by Tritax…
National logistics specialist, db symmetry, has been granted planning consent for a new 661,000 sq ft regional distribution centre, to be developed for the Co-op at Symmetry Park, Biggleswade. Tritax Big Box REIT is funding the £90 million development. This represents the first pre-let development from the db Symmetry strategic land portfolio acquired by Tritax…
The heavy truck market was up 21.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 driven by strong demand for three-axle artics, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Total registrations of trucks over 6 tonnes in the first quarter were 11,859, up from 9,787 the year before. All sectors saw an increase,…
Network Rail has awarded contracts worth £800m for the haulage and operations of its engineering trains and seasonal treatment services in Control Period 6 (2019-2024). The contracts, which include network, bulk ballast and possession engineering trains, have been awarded to Freightliner, GB Railfreight, Direct Rail Services, DB Cargo UK and Colas Rail UK. DB Cargo,…
Volkswagen has opened a 40,000 sq m packaging centre in at Wilhelmshaven in Germany, which is managed by Imperial Logistics. Astrid Lühring, member of the management board of Volkswagen Group Logistics, said: “With the integration of the packaging centre in Wilhelmshaven, we have optimized our supply network and so reduced logistics costs for the supply…
Michelin is to acquire Masternaut – its third acquisition in the fleet telematics industry, following Nextraq in North America and Sascar in South America. The acquisition give Michelin access to Europe’s telematics market. Masternaut provides solutions for fleet tracking and optimisation, driver behaviour improvement and digital transformation. Florent Menegaux, managing partner of Michelin, said: “Michelin…
AP Moller-Maersk is integrating the APM Terminals Inland Services business into Maersk Logistics & Services. Søren Toft, chief operating officer at AP Moller-Maersk said: “APM Terminals can fully focus on becoming a world-class port operator, while Maersk, with the integration of Inland Services, will continue to focus on ocean transport as well as logistics and…
One in five retailers has toughened up their returns policy in the last year in an effort to curb the number of customers over-ordering items knowing they will return the majority of them, research by Barclaycard has revealed. Another 19 per cent of retailers plan to make their returns policy more stringent in the next…
Amazon is offering employees $10,000 funding to start a small business owning and operating a package delivery company in the US. The scheme, part of Amazon’s Delivery Service Partner programme, also provides the equivalent of three month’s salary to help the employee get the business off the ground. Amazon said an employee would leave their…
Delamere Dairy has chosen Fowler Welch to handle logistics for the products its supplies to Marks & Spencer. Nick Hay, Fowler Welch. Fowler Welch will be responsible for stock collection, stockholding, order processing, picking and distribution of the dairy’s M&S volumes, as well as providing customer services support. Delamere operations director Alan Whiston said: “During…
Uber is to allow free access to the road speed data collected by the Uber app in London, New York City, Cincinnati, Seattle and Nairobi via its new Uber Movement web site extension called Uber Movement Speeds. Uber Movement Speeds provides hourly data on road speeds, covering all types of city roads and streets and…
E2open, which provides cloud-based supply chain software, is to take over Amber Road, the global trade management platform, for $425 million. Michael Farlekas, president and chief executive officer of E2open, said: “We believe combining Amber Road’s advanced trade management and supply chain capabilities with E2open’s end-to-end networked supply chain solutions will further improve margins, lower…
Europa Worldwide has invested £250,000 in refitting its site at Prologis Park Minworth near Birmingham. The site houses Europa Sea and Europa Showfreight as well Europa Road’s regional team and a 16,536 sq m warehouse. The refit includes new air conditioning, new desks and office furniture to allow for further team expansions, an IT and…
DHL Parcel is investing £6.7m to increase its fleet capacity including 45 Volvo tractor units, 24 Volvo rigids and 29 Don-Bur double deck trailers. The lifting deck trailers have twice the capacity of traditional trailers are fitted with “EcoStream” aerodynamic front curved roof sections which have been reported to save up to 16 per cent…
Asda has set out plans to trial same-day grocery deliveries, chief executive Roger Burnley told 1,200 store and depot managers in the wake of the prohibition of the proposed takeover by Sainsbury’s. Burnley said the retailer had earmarked £80 million for price cuts in 2019, as well as detailing a number of initiatives designed to…
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Truck traffic through the Channel Tunnel fell 12 per cent in April as companies destocked in the wake of the delay to Brexit. Figures from Getlink show that the number of trucks fell to 119,563 in April 2019 from 135,341 the year before. Getlink said: “The stockpiling seen in January, February and March has been…
AAL has delivered four rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Felixstowe enabling to port to add an additional 18,000 teu of container storage capacity. The ZPMC Chinese-made RTGs were loaded in Shanghai and shipped to Felixstowe aboard the AAL Kobe, for the CPIA forwarding and shipping agency. Each crane measures 32 m x 14 m x…
FedEx is ahead of its plan for FedEx Cares goal of investing $200 million in more than 200 global communities by 2020 according to the company’s 2019 Global Citizenship Report which focuses on the company’s corporate social responsibility strategies in the areas of company economy, people, and environment. Key elements of the company’s CSR strategy…
SK Distribution has taken on four new Volvo FE-240 rigids for its Palletways delivery and collection networks. The trucks are powered by Volvo’s Euro-6 D8K engine and feature 12-speed I-Shift automated transmission systems, single reduction 13-tonne drive axles. The dayshift operating vehicles were ordered with 255 litre aluminium diesel tanks. The rigids include comfort cabs…
Collaboration has long been a key theme in supply chain, but one area where it seems to have run into headwinds is in the relationship between consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers. Consultants McKinsey point out that large CPG players have been fighting to protect market share and margins partly by taking a harder stance…
Mercadona, the Spanish supermarket chain, is investing more than €120 million in automation for its fresh food at four new distribution centres located in Seville, Valencia, Alicante and Zaragoza. It has chosen Cimcorp for the automated systems at the DCs which will serve more than 600 of the retailer’s 1630 supermarkets. Javier Blasco, warehouse purchasing…
British Gypsum, the manufacturer of plasters, plasterboard and drylining systems, has chosen XPO Logistics to optimise its UK supply chain with a single, digitally-managed transport network. Distribution will take place from British Gypsum’s five manufacturing plants and four outbases in the UK. XPO will create an integrated transport network for British Gypsum using a customised…
Schenker has opened its first low-carbon city distribution centre in Oslo which will electric cars and e-bikes to reduce CO2 emissions of city goods distribution by 80 per cent. Oslo City Hub will be located at Filipstadkaia in the centre of the city. The building will cover 457 sq m and is being constructed from…
Ocado is to build a second customer fulfilment centre for Sobeys at Pointe-Claire, Montreal. The new site will be Sobeys’ second, adding to the centre already under construction in Vaughan, Ontario to serve the Greater Toronto Area. Sobeys has created a new brand for its e-commerce business. Voilà by Sobeys will launch in Toronto beginning…
LondonMetric has let two logistics warehouses totalling 138,000 sq ft at its Bedford Link Logistics Park. US automation & technology business has taken on a 107,000 sq ft warehouse and commercial furniture wholesaler Workstories has taken a 31,000 sq ft warehouse. Both warehouses have been let on 15-year leases with an average rent of £7.25…
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