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Newlands Developments has secured planning permission for two new warehouses totalling 450,000ft2 at its Equites Park Barnsley scheme in South Yorkshire. Plans for a pair of storage and distribution units that could support the creation of up to 600 jobs on the site were given the green light by Barnsley Council just before Christmas. The…
Geek+, a global AMR leader, and Rhenus Hong Kong have announced the successful deployment of the first AMR-operated Rhenus warehouse in Asia. Logistics provider Rhenus Hong Kong will adopt Geek+’s advanced robotics and AI technologies in a proof-of-concept warehousing project in the country. This is the latest Rhenus initiative in the region and is part…
bound4blue has successfully installed an 18-metre-high eSAIL on La Naumon, a theatre vessel produced by La Fura dels Baus and the production company Elipsis Onboard. The rigid sail which is equipped with a tilting mechanism and an autonomous control system, has technology that complies with International Maritime Organisation emissions reduction regulations, including the upcoming EEXI…
LF Logistics operates an extensive Pan-Asian network and specialises in B2B and B2C distribution offerings within retail, wholesale, and e-commerce. the company’s customer relations and operational experience will play a significant role as Maersk expands within Asia-Pacific and globally. The value of the transaction is USD 3.6 billion. As part of transaction to acquire LF…
MSC has made an offer of €5.7 billion to buy Bolloré’s African logistics business. The Bolloré Group has granted MSC Group an exclusivity until 31st March 2022 to enable the MSC Group, further to an additional due diligence phase and contractual negotiations, to submit a put option. The sale of which would grant MSC full…
Logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss and consumer goods specialist Henkel have expanded their existing more than 25 year logistics partnership with an new rail route. Formerly transported by truck along the entire route, the products from Henkel’s Laundry & Home Care division are now being loaded onto Helrom’s horizontal trailer wagons in Vienna, reducing CO2 emissions…
GEFCO SA has acquired XPAuto, a UK provider of fully integrated automotive services including fleet management, vehicle logistics, and advanced vehicle care, for an undisclosed sum. The deal has seen GEFCO SA take a 100% stake in the firm, with all operations led out of the UK. XPAuto provides automotive services, underpinned by a suite…
The partnership between Vok Bikes and Stuart Delivery will see the roll-out of next-generation electric cargo bike sharing across London. Stuart Delivery, which conducts deliveries across more than 30 UK cities, and Vok have agreed to offer couriers on the Stuart platform, use of the Estonian company’s electric cargo bikes through a short-term rental deal….
A.P. Moller – Maersk has partnered with Unilever to develop the latter’s International Control Tower Solution over the next four years. The four-year partnership which will begin at the start of 2022 will see the development and management of Unilever’s International Control Tower Solution – an operational management solution which will consolidate the execution of…
Logistics platform provider C.H. Robison is aiming to reshape UK supply chains with an investment in technology of $1 billion. The company currently works with more than 1,000 data scientists, engineers and developers and is pledging to further invest in technology to grow its global talents to use data to address various logistics problems. C.H….
Kalmar, part of Cargotec Corporation, has announced its Kalmar Robotic Portfolio, a range of intelligent, flexible, and autonomous mobile equipment solutions designed to improve safety and eco-efficiency. The portfolio will consist of the Kalmar RoboTractor, RoboLifter, RoboStacker, and RoboHandler, and prototypes are currently being tested at different sites across the globe. The company aims to…
Global freight forwarder Yusen Logistics has taken on a 10-year lease from Onward Holdings for a refurbished warehouse in Cross Green Industrial Estate, Leeds. The logistics specialist which is owned my Mitsubishi Group is expanding in the UK to meet demand from an increase in the e-commerce sector. Cross Green offers Yusen Logistics 73,238ft2 of…
Leading UK palletised freight network operator Palletline has seen its ‘best ever’ financial performance, and will be investing in future success. In the year to the end of June 2021, turnover increased by 19.4% to £179.4m, which allowed the company to invest in property, its network, technological initiatives, and service. Over the next two years,…
Grocery giant Tesco has partnered with Direct Rail Services to introduce a new ‘cool service’ to transport goods across the UK. The new service will be the first time Tesco has used refrigerated rail freight in the UK, distributing chilled goods from Tilbury to Coatbridge by a low CO2 rail twice a day, seven days…
Glenny’s Business Space Agency has let a 26,526ft2 warehouse at Mollison Avenue in Enfield, London to Eggfree Cake Box, a nationwide bakery delivering 100% egg-free celebration cakes. The egg-free cake retailer took up the space as part of ongoing expansion. Acting on behalf of Peter Colby Commercial, Glenny negotiated a 10 year lease for the…
Logistics provider DX Group has today announced that it has launched a long-term logistics partnership with CIH, part of Euronics, Europe’s largest electrical buying group. The partnership will see DX managing the distribution of CIH’s white and brown goods to its members’ stores across the North of England, Scotland, Midlands, and Northern Ireland, from CIH’s…
Trebor Developments has bought a speculative development on Tom Pudding Way, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire. The site extends to 5.90 acres and planning will soon be submitted for a single, 94,841ft2 , high quality, sustainable, industrial building suitable for B2 or B8 uses. The site has been purchased unconditionally and forms part of Trebor’s…
GXO has partnered with 6 River Systems to deploy collaborative robots on multiple mezzanine floors at its Milton Keynes distribution centre. The cobots are able to automatically travel from one location to the next, while carrying items, and thus reducing employees’ walk times, helping to make the picking process more efficient. At another GXO site in Stoke-on-Trent,…
sennder and Cabot recently transported more than 17 tonnes of goods from the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to Antwerp, Belgium, using a heavy-duty electric truck. The pilot was conducted to test the long-term capabilities of 40+ tonne electric vehicles. BREYTNER, an operator of zero-emission electric trucks, in association with its joint venture partner Hn…
Investment firm KKR has acquired a significant minority stake in Körber’s supply chain software business, it has been announced today. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Körber’s supply chain software business is among the top three global warehouse management software providers, delivering customers with differentiated warehouse management solutions (WMS) for varying operational complexities…
Homeware retailer, The Range, has taken a 475,000ft2 warehouse on a sub-lease from Argos at Acton Gate in Stafford until 2026. The cross-docked facility boasts 12m eaves as well as 45 dock and seven level access doors. It has 40m yards as well as parking for 180 HGVs and 500 cars. There is a three-storey…
A range of technology products aimed at simplifying and solving some of the post-Brexit import and export challenges has been announced by Final Destination Logistics exhibitor DP World. The border requirements introduced in January 2021 led to reports of confusion across the industry on what documentation was required for each journey and how to generate…
It might not seem much in the whole scheme of things, but Menzies Distribution has announced it is the UK’s first distribution business to specify fully recyclable vehicle branding for its final-mile vehicle fleet. The company has partnered with vehicle and architectural branding outfit, Aura Brand Solutions, and sign materials manufacturer, Metamark, to review the…
DHL Supply Chain has announced the implementation of 15 automated forklifts in its warehouse operations at Tyrefort in the West Midlands. The automated guided vehicles (AGVs) form part of DHL’s operation for a major customer in the automotive sector, taking over picking, put-away and replenishment of products and empty media in the warehouse. According to…
The Driver Academy Group, a consortium led by HGV training specialist HGVC, and comprising workforce solutions group Manpower and trade body Logistics UK, has won the lead role on a government scheme to train and place 11,000 HGV drivers across England. The Group was formed to offer support in the upskilling and supply of candidates…
PD Ports has unveiled its latest investment at Groveport on the River Trent – a £500,000 warehouse facility that will boost trade efficiencies and reduce costs for port customers as part of a long-term plan to continue growing business on the Humber. The 10,000ft2 transit warehouse – an interim storage location for cargo – will…
Pure-play contract logistics provider GXO Logistics has achieved what it claims is an “industry first” by deploying 6 River Systems (6RS) collaborative robots, or cobots, on multiple mezzanine floors in one of its distribution centres in Milton Keynes. “This multi-tiered installation is groundbreaking for us and a first in our industry,” enthused Gavin Williams, Managing…
Future Cube, a new innovation centre designed to support and cultivate London’s innovative manufacturing, logistics and construction businesses, has opened in the heart of the Thames Gateway. Located in Rainham, situated on the border of London and the wider southeast, Future Cube will be home to a range of demonstrators and tools that will help…
St. Modwen Logistics is delivering what it suggests is its most sustainable warehouse space to date that could create up to 1,250 new jobs, boosting the local Derby economy and transforming a 67-acre brownfield site. The initial phase will comprise investment of £46.5 million to acquire land from joint venture partner Network Rail and deliver…
Royal Mail and Ford have partnered to introduce more sustainable deliveries and have conducted successful trials in Manchester. Ford’s software enabled Royal Mail to use fewer vans for delivery in the trial area, and during the trial, Royal Mail decreased its van use by 50%, and reduced its daily delivery mileage by 33%. Ford’s software…
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