The team at Logistics Manager would like to wish all of our readers a Happy New Year!
The January edition of Logistics Manager is out today, and our daily newsletter returns tomorrow, Wednesday 3rd January.
The first Supply Chain Briefing of 2018 will be out on Tuesday, 9th January.
And the first Logistics Manager Weekly comes out on Thursday 11th January.
Have a prosperous and successful 2018.
For the north Italian maritime port of Trieste 2018 had been a successful year. Total throughput volume in 2018 has increased by 1.2% compared to 2017 (62 million tonnes). The port recorded particularly strong growth in container handling in 2018. With a double-digit growth rate of 18% over the previous year, this sector achieved a…
Halfords has contracted Wincanton to operate its national distribution services. The contract will go live this summer and will see Wincanton operate more than 80 vehicles as it oversees the distribution of the retailer’s goods from its flagship operational base in Coventry, as well as sites in Redditch, Bury, Mossend, Portbury and Greenford. Liam McElroy,…
Postal operator Whistl has replaced its existing fleet of vans with 104 Mercedes Sprinter and Vitos vans in a £3million investment. The postal operator has said the investment will reduce fleet costs by 25 per cent. The vehicles are fitted with an IsoTrak tracking system, which according to the company has ‘improved the MPG of…
Moorfield has acquired £16.25 million distribution warehouse in Alsager, Crewe from Lagan Developments. The 324,000 sq ft distribution centre is let to Geberit, the Swiss multinational group specialising in manufacturing and supplying sanitary products until December 2020. “As part of the logistics strategy we are targeting units with short to medium term lease lengths. The…
Alois Stöger, Minister of Infrastructure: „Austria is first when it comes to railway transport in the European Union, and sets standards in river shipping business“ Apart from being a major European transport corridor, the Danube river is also a source of energy and a valuable habitat for millions of people. Taking account of this, the…
Offering same day delivery helped ASOS boost sales in the UK by 23 per cent in the four months to 31st December, the company said in a trading statement. UK retail was rose to £300.9 million for the period, compared to £244 million the previous year. The online fashion retailer’s international business grew even faster…
