Clipper Logistics increased revenue by 15 per cent to £460.2 million in the year to 30th April, as a result of contract wins growth with existing customers in e-fulfilment and returns management. Operating profit was flat at £20.2 million. The company had already warned that contracts entered into the latter part of the year to…
Bid Corporation says the sale of Best Food Logistics, its UK contract distribution business, is “hopefully nearing finalisation”. The group, which is headquartered in South Africa, has been exiting low margin logistics activities globally where they do not fit into its model for its foodservice businesses. However, in its results for the year to 30th…
European road transport operators are expecting prices to rise by between one and five per cent this year as a result of driver shortages, according to a survey of 1,000 operators by Transporeon. The study, entitled Capacity, Pricing & Technology: 2019 European Road Transport Survey, found that 16 per cent of the operators believe Brexit…
The European Shippers’ Council has called on the European Union to prioritise free trade in the future. In a position paper to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade, the ESC said it wants to see a stronger focus on facilitation in free trade agreements (FTAs) and a better harmonisation of FTAs to enable their application;…
Peel Ports has been received Authorised Economic Operator accreditation at its principal ports ahead of Brexit. The accredited ports are: Clydeport Operations, Port of Sheerness, The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, The Manchester Ship Canal Company, and Great Yarmouth Port Company. The accreditation recognises that a business’ customs controls and procedures are efficient and meet…
The government has now had three years to prepare for leaving the European Union, so it is quite shocking to find that the government’s own analysis, which was leaked to the “Sunday Times”, suggests that the UK could face months of disruption after a no-deal Brexit. The report was quickly dismissed as “old” and a…
Waberer’s International mit Hauptsitz in Budapest ist europaweit führend im Bereich der Lkw-Komplettladungsverkehre in Europa. Mit einer modernen Flotte von über 4.300 Lkw und rund 8.000 Mitarbeitern bedient das Unternehmen mit Hauptsitz in Budapest einen vielfältigen Kundenstamm in 28 Ländern. 2019 wurde ein ehrgeiziges Transformationsprogramm gestartet. „Wir sehen die ersten positiven Anzeichen für unsere kurz-…
The Department of Health and Social Care has set out plans for a £25 million express freight contract to deliver medicines and medical products into the country after the UK leaves the European Union on 31st October. The fact that the DHSC was working on a plan was revealed last month in a notice in…
MPs are to look at how the growth of international trade is affecting the environment – including the impact of transporting goods. The House of Commons International Trade Committee will examine how the government should address environmental issues in its trade and investment policy – including at the WTO and in future trade agreements. Committee…
MPs are to look at how the growth of international trade is affecting the environment – including the impact of transporting goods. The House of Commons International Trade Committee will examine how the government should address environmental issues in its trade and investment policy – including at the WTO and in future trade agreements. Committee…
DFDS has cut its growth forecast for the year by four percentage points, blaming uncertainty over Brexit which it says is currently reducing UK trade and visibility. For the first half of the year, revenue increased ten per cent to DKK 8.1bn and EBITDA before special items increased eight per cent to DKK 1.7bn. It…
Grant Schapps, who has taken over as transport secretary from Chris Grayling, has a “totally different, pro-active” approach, according to RHA chief executive Richard Burnett. Following a meeting with Schapps, Burnett said: “This has a totally different feel in terms of the Government listening to the haulage and logistics sector and I’m really looking forward…
The Food & Drink Federation, which represents 7,000 food manufacturers, has called on the government to allow companies to co-operate to tackle food shortages in the event of an no-deal Brexit. The planned Brexit day, 31st October, comes at a time of the year when the UK imports a lot of food so any disruption…
Van registrations were up nine per cent to 222,280 units in the first seven months of 2019, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The strongest performance came in the 2.5-3.5 tonne sector which was up 12 per cent to 139,704. SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said: “Another month of growth for the…
Nach mehreren guten Jahren für die internationale Automobilindustrie tauchen dunkle Wolken am Himmel auf. Die Absatzzahlen der renommierten Hersteller sinken – auch wegen der neuen Strafzölle in den USA und in China. In Großbritannien trüben die ewigen Diskussionen über den Brexit die Stimmung und in Deutschland gerät der Exportmotor ins Stocken. Johannes Hödlmayr, MBA, ist lange…
For the second time since 2018, Transporeon’s report was published following a survey of more than 1,000 European road haulage companies. As a result, more than three quarters of the respondents were able to increase their sales in 2018. The expectations for the current year are only slightly more cautious. In line with the current…
Bereits zum zweiten Mal seit 2018 wurde der Transporeon-Bericht nach einer Befragung von mehr als 1.000 europäischen Straßentransportunternehmen veröffentlicht. Demnach konnten mehr als drei Viertel der Befragten 2018 ihren Umsatz steigern. Die Erwartungen für das laufende Jahr sind nur geringfügig zurückhaltender. Zum derzeit hohen Niveau der Transportpreise passend, gehen 69 Prozent der Spediteure von einer weiteren Verteuerung ihrer…
The Road Haulage Association has written to Michael Gove, the cabinet minister responsible for Brexit arrangements, urging him to act quickly to ensure that goods can continue to move across borders in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Chief executive, Richard Burnett called on Gove to press government departments to: – Produce clear guidance on…
It only took two days of Boris Johnson’s premiership for the Freight Transport Association to warn the industry that it needed to step up preparations for a no-deal Brexit. Michael Gove, now Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, spelled out that fact that the government is working on the assumption of a no-deal Brexit. “No…
In den ersten sechs Monaten des Jahres 2019 erzielte der Hafen von Rotterdam einen Umschlag von 240,7 Millionen Tonnen. Das sind ein neuer Rekord und ein Wachstum von 3,4 Prozent im Vergleich zum ersten Halbjahr 2018. Das Wachstum des Containerumschlags, einer der strategischen Speerspitzen des Hafenbetriebs, setzte sich mit einem Plus von 4,8 Prozent in…
The port of Rotterdam achieved throughput of 240.7 million tonnes in the first six months of 2019. That is 3.4 per cent more than in the first six months of 2018. Container throughput, one of the strategic priorities of the Port Authority, rose by 4.8 per cent (in tonnes, +6.4% in TEU) by comparison with the…
Der Hafen Rotterdam hat im ersten Halbjahr 2019 einen Umschlag von 240,7 Mio. Tonnen verzeichnet. Das sind 3,4 Prozent mehr als im ersten Halbjahr 2018. Das Wachstum des Containerumschlags, einem der strategischen Speerspitzen des Havenbedrijfs, setzte sich mit 4,8 Prozent (in Tonnen, + 6,4 Prozent in TEU) gegenüber dem ersten Halbjahr 2018 fort, was ebenfalls…
Grant Shapps has replaced Chris Grayling as transport secretary in Boris Johnson’s ministerial shake-up that saw more than half the cabinet either sacked or quit. Stephen Barclay retained his position as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. Boris Johnson Johnson made it clear during his election campaign that he would go for a…
The Road Haulage Association has called on Boris Johnson, who has just become prime minister, to ensure that borders between the UK and EU remain free flowing after Brexit. Boris Johnson Chief executive Richard Burnett said: “It’s vital for UK businesses that Mr Johnson ensures that firms can continue to move goods freely across our…
Operating profit at Getlink, the Eurotunnel operator, fell from €171 million in the first half of 2018 to €164.4m this year, despite a two per cent increase in revenue to €523m. Truck shuttle traffic was four per cent lower than last year at 810,000, although rail freight was ten per cent up at 1,166. Finance…
Germany, France and the Benelux states are feeling the affects of the global economic slowdown. These are the current numbers on the Timocom transport barometer which the IT company uses every quarter to document the development of transport offers and requests on Europe’s largest freight exchange. The number of freight offers made on the market…
Deutschland, Frankreich und die Benelux-Staaten sind zurzeit am stärksten von der weltweiten Konjunkturabkühlung betroffen. Das dokumentieren die aktuellen Zahlen des Timocom Transportbarometers, mit dem das IT-Unternehmen quartalsweise die Entwicklung von Transportangebot und -nachfrage auf Europas größter Frachtenbörse dokumentiert. So ist die Zahl der über Timocom am Markt platzierten Frachtangebote von Anfang April bis Ende Juni…
Für das Wirtschaftsjahr 2018/19 (30. Juni 2019) meldet der österreichische Beschlägehersteller Blum ein Umsatzplus von 2,6 Prozent oder 48,7 Mio. Euro auf 1,89 Mrd. Euro. Davon entfallen 48 Prozent auf den EU-Raum und 15 Prozent auf die USA, die unverändert der größte Einzelmarkt des Vorarlberger Unternehmens sind. Über 120 Länder werden beliefert, wobei das Unternehmen…
Almost 200,000 vans have been registered in the first half of 2019 – up 8.7 per cent on last year, driven by strong demand for panel vans between 2.5 and 3.5 tonnes. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders should that registrations in the 2.5-3.5 tonne segment were up 11.4 per cent in…
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