DSV Road’s Purfleet and Tamworth centres both handled over 10 million freight kilos for the first time on record, with Tamworth repeating the landmark volumes in October.
At the same time, the UK Domestic network handled over 60,000 consignments for both September and October, which is the highest on record.
Divisional general manager Nick Trencher said: “The volumes we have been handling has increased dramatically.”
Agrana successfully concludes its longest ever sugar beet processing campaign; 2014/15 campaign extends for a total of 177 days Last weekend Agrana successfully concluded its processing of sugar beet from the 2014/15 harvest at its sugar mills in Leopoldsdorf and Tulln. With processing periods of 176 days in Tulln and 177 days in Leopoldsdorf, these…
voestalpine Europlatinen GmbH is pleased about full order books. The reason for this boom of plates is the continued trend of light weight construction in the automotive industry. To cover the increased demand of the customers, the company decided to charge LogServ with more logistic services, in order to be able to concentrate on its…
Kuehne + Nagel has launched three digital solutions: an app that enables mobile accessibility, a web-based Control Centre to integrate all online services and a FreightNet extension for WeChat in China. “Our aim is to be a data-driven value chain provider,” said chief executive Detlef Trefzger. “By creating new digital services and interfaces we enable…
Rico Logistics has launched an evening delivery service – e-Sameday – which can allow parcels to be delivered within eight hours of being ordered. Rico, which is part of the TVS Group, acquired DHL’s UK Same Day courier business at the end of last year. It is making the retail industry a specific focus. The…
Total sales in transport and logistics were up 2.97 per cent over the last quarter of 2017, according to the Creditsafe Watchdog Report. But it was not all good news. There was a four-fold increase in company failures compared to the year before. Not only that, employment levels and wages stagnated, however, with a 4.69…
Bloomberg reports Seattle-based company in talks for a deal that would be its biggest ever push into traditional retailing. Amazon is reportedly in discussions to buy hundreds of retail stores across the US to showcase its products, such as the Kindle tablet and Fire smartphone, and act as delivery points for online orders. The Seattle-based…
