GB Railfreight and Drax have agreed to extend their contract to transport supplies of sustainable biomass from UK ports to the Drax power station in North Yorkshire until 2025. Under the terms of the contract, GBRf will run all of Drax tonnage from the Ports of Tyne and Liverpool to Drax Power Station. John Smith,…
CargoBeamer errichtet in unmittelbarer Nähe zum Fährterminal und zum Kanaltunnel eine hoch innovative Umschlaganlage mit zwei Gleisen in 18 sogenannten „Doppel-GateModulen“. Nach dem Vollausbau kann die Anlage Züge mit jeweils 36 Sattelaufliegern voll automatisiert innerhalb von 20 Minuten ent- und wieder beladen. Ein Konsortium unter der Leitung des französischen Baukonzern Eiffage führt die Bauarbeiten durch….
Erstes Unterseekabel der nächsten Generation im Ärmelkanal seit 20 Jahren. Crosslake Fibre, ein internationaler Netzwerkanbieter und Bauträger einzigartiger Glasfasernetzwerke unter See und über Land, gibt heute sein neuestes Untersee-Kabelprojekt bekannt: CrossChannel Fibre. Das historische Kabel der nächsten Generation mit einer Länge von 550 km ist das erste Unterseekabel aus Glasfaser seit fast 20 Jahren, das…
Pallet-Track has seen its one millionth pallet move through its regional hub in Greater Manchester. Pallet-Track’s 70,000 sq ft, wholly-owned Northern Hub is based in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, and has a nightly throughput average of 1,562 pallets. Pallet-Track founder and managing director Nigel Parkes said: “Coronavirus may have disrupted life across the globe, but the logistics…
DB Cargo UK has won a new five-year “hook and haul” contract to transport supplies of sustainable biomass to Drax. The rail freight operator will run an average of 60 trains per week from the ports of Immingham and Hull to Drax Power Station in Selby, North Yorkshire. Drax supplies 12% of the UK’s renewable…
The Delivery Group has organised a ‘Carrier Consortium’ – including express carriers such as Yodel and UPS – to support the collection of Covid-19 tests across the UK. The test collection programme is part of a study coordinated by Ipsos MORI in partnership with Imperial College London for The Department of Health and Social Care….
Suttons Tankers has won a three year contract with Ryse Hydrogen to supply bulk hydrogen gas to Transport for London. TfL have purchased 20 new hydrogen fuelled buses to move towards providing more sustainable methods of transportation, and carbon neutral by 2050. The new contract will begin at the end of September 2020, with phased…
Geodis has said it is to discontinue distribution and express activities that are carried out by partner companies as part of a focus on fully-owned contract logistics and freight forwarding services in the UK. In a statement on its website the land-transport and logistics division of French giant SNCF Logistics said that “in order to…
Vernetzung von Digital Signage und Instore-Analysesystemen ermöglicht personalisierte Werbung am POS. Die Digitalisierung verändert auch den stationären Handel massiv. Immer komplexere und intelligentere Lösungen ermöglichen es Handelsketten ihre Kundinnen und Kunden besser kennenzulernen und gezielt anzusprechen. Die in diesem Bereich in Österreich führende Digitale Mediensysteme GmbH (DMS) kooperiert dazu mit der Schweizer Advertima AG, die…
Flexibility is vital for successful picking operations, so scalable systems are on the rise, writes Johanna Parsons. Even SMEs can now benefit from modular automation, collaborative picking, or even a robot rental. There’s no doubt that flexibility is a vital component of efficient order picking. The Covid-19 pandemic has tested many operations with massive surges…
Wickes has extended its contract with Wincanton to cover the delivery of kitchen and bathroom products across Devon and Cornwall. The extended contract follows Wickes’ transition to Wincanton from its own in-house operations in December 2019. The service now covers much of the south-west of England, Midlands and part of Wales. Product will be loaded…
Savills has been appointed joint agent on the 2 million sq ft plus Gateway 14 industrial and logistics scheme in Stowmarket, Suffolk. Development manager Jaynic has appointed Savills to work with Avison Young to promote the 156-acre site in the East Anglia region, nationally and internationally. Rapleys is appointed alongside Avison Young to investigate the…
Großteil des entstandenen Schadens wird in den nächsten zwei Jahren ausgeglichen Auslieferungsplan neu vereinbart: flexiblere Flottenplanung in Zeiten der Pandemie Neuauslieferungen werden um durchschnittlich zwei Jahre verschoben Investitionen in Flugzeuge sowie Finanzierungsbedarf des Konzerns für die kommenden Jahre verringert Einigung stärkt Liquidität des Konzerns TUI und Boeing haben sich auf ein umfangreiches Paket von Maßnahmen…
Royal Mail has revealed its top delivery destinations in the UK during the coronavirus lockdown. Royal Mail has released figures showing the UK delivery hotspots, highlighting the importance of the mail system. In England, the top five locations for deliveries were Central London; North West London; Carlisle; Redhill; and Uxbridge, and Lerwick, Scotland topped the…
Follingsby International Enterprise Park Ltd (now NCL1 Ltd), which is majority controlled by Amazon.com, has been given the go ahead for a reserved matters application for a 148,725 sq ft warehouse on Plot B at Follingsby Max in Gateshead in the north-east of England. The 95-acre site secured planning in 2018 for up to 2.5…
A tile importer is set to relocate its warehouse from London to North Yorkshire due to increased demand for residential space in the capital. European Heritage has agreed a deal to take an 11,250 sq ft warehouse at Potter Space Business Park near Ripon. Peter Hutchinson, who founded European Heritage with his wife Helen in…
Revolution Transport Services has taken a 116,995 sq ft warehouse in Warrington in the North West for expansion purposes. The company took a ten year lease on the property from Homes England as an additional unit to its main facility as the company expands. Guy Jackson, director at Lambert Smith Hampton who advised on the…
The development of an 800,000 sq ft national distribution and training centre at Hargreaves Land and Waystone’s Unity scheme in South Yorkshire could help kick start the 618-acre mixed-use regeneration scheme next year. The joint venture has exchanged conditional contracts for the £25 million sale of a 79-acre plot to a national retailer for the…
TUI Vorstandsvorsitzender Fritz Joussen: „Tourismus innerhalb Europas braucht klare Perspektive. Schrittweise Rückkehr zur Normalität mit einzelnen Ländern. EU und Mitgliedsstaaten sollten Fahrplan für Flüge und Reisen innerhalb Europas entwickeln“ TUI China nimmt den Geschäftsbetrieb wieder auf und bietet Inlandsreisen für Urlauber in China an. Drei Monate nachdem die Tochtergesellschaft des TUI Konzerns den Verkauf von…
The May issue of Logistics Manager is out now in print, online as well as for the iPad and Android. Cover story: Unmasked! The world of materials handling is adapting quickly to the challenge of Covid-19. Find out in our Materials Handling Special how logistics is rising to the challenge. Sector report: Automotive supply chains and logistics Normal practices have…
Yorkshire and the north-east of England proved the most popular region for take-up of warehouse space in the first quarter of 2020 . According to latest research figures from CBRE nearly half of all warehouse lettings and sales (46.7%) took place in the region accounting for 2.923 million sq ft. Nationally total take-up reached 6.26…
Property consultant Altus Group is bringing a class action against the Valuation Office on behalf of its clients to reduce their business rates bill due to the Coronavirus lockdown. Business Rates are a statutory tax levied by central government on commercial property such as warehouses, shops, factories and pubs and is collected locally by the…
GB Railfreight is continuing to work closely with Drax, to continue the supply of a sustainable biomass needed for the UK’s largest power station, to generate electricity for millions of homes, throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Severe storms and flooding damaged tracks near Drax in February, and now, GBRf is working closely with the energy provider…
A 618-acre regeneration project in Doncaster, South Yorkshire will provide up to 2 million sq ft of logistics and employment space. Gerald Eve’s planning team, led by partner and joint head of the Manchester office Harry Spawton, will advise on all aspects of planning for the employment part of the project known as Unity which…
CEVA Logistics is to use 3D printing to supply protection visors to frontline NHS staff as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the demand for PPE supplies for frontline healthcare workers it was working in conjunction with iMakrstudio and Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust in building a server farm…
The Department for Transport has confirmed to the Road Haulage Association and Freight Transport Association that the work of the logistics sector is “essential” and should continue to the greatest extent possible through the Covid-19 crisis. The confirmation to the two trade associations came in the form of a letter from Ben Rimmington, co-director, Road…
Europa Road has signed a new partnership with Devon-based 3PL Gardner Distribution, rto expand its logistics operations and reach across the South West of England. Once goods arrive from Europe into Europa’s Dartford 1Hub, they are transported to a depot in Bristol, where TPN member Gardner takes over to deliver the goods across the South…
The April 2020 issue of Logistics Manager is out now in print, online as well as for the iPad and Android. If you’re working at home then get your digital edition now! Cover Story: Sustainable delivery. Why going green is the only option… Can sustainability survive the coronavirus crisis? With supply chains under increasing pressure the chance to change should not…
XPO Logistics has said “all appropriate health and safety measures are being put in place” at its Milton Keynes warehouse after the GMB called for greater protections for staff. GMB London had urged XPO Logistics to radically revise working in Milton Keynes warehouses to comply with social distancing and if this is not possible, to…
The Institute of Couriers (IoC) has asked e-commerce customers to mark doors with the message: “I am at home, please knock and leave goods outside”. With the whole of the UK in lockdown over the next three weeks to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Institute of Couriers is asking people help the delivery sector…
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