Lange bevor es moderne Transportmittel gab, organisierte die berühmte Wiener Musikerfamilie Strauss ihre internationalen Konzertreisen. Mag. Susanne Strauss und Prof. Dr. Eduard Strauss, ein Nachfahre der berühmten Strauss-Familie, gaben dazu kürzlich Einblicke in die Reise- und Orchesterlogistik der weltberühmten Musiker-Dynastie. Der Vortrag wurde an der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien gehalten. Prof. Dr. Eduard Strauss ist der Sohn von Eduard…
Der international tätige britische Mode- und Haushaltswarenhändler Matalan hat zuletzt stark in Automatisierung investiert. Dabei setzt das Unternehmen auf den Intralogistikexperten KNAPP. Seit dem Start der Zusammenarbeit im Jahr 2020 hat sich das Distributionszentrum in Knowsley nahe Liverpool zu einem Paradebeispiel für skalierbare Logistiklösungen entwickelt. Im April 2025 wurde die fünfte Ausbaustufe beauftragt – mit…
Mit der Eröffnung einer neuen Verkehrsachse zwischen Antwerpen und Istanbul baut XPO Logistics seine multimodalen Transportlösungen aus. Die rund 2.600 Kilometer lange Strecke kombiniert Straßen- und Schienentransport und verkürzt die Transitzeit im Vergleich zum reinen Straßentransport von zehn auf acht Tage. Das ermöglicht es Unternehmen, größere Mengen an Produkten zwischen Belgien und der Türkei zu…
Stena Line nimmt Mitte Februar 2024 einen neuen Frachtdienst zwischen Dublin und Birkenhead (Liverpool) auf. Zu Beginn wird ein Schiff frühmorgens von Dublin abfahren und abends von Birkenhead zurückkehren. Die neue Verbindung ergänzt künftig die bestehenden Routen von Dublin nach Holyhead und von Belfast nach Liverpool. Niclas Mårtensson, CEO von Stena Line, dazu: „Die Aufnahme…
Developer Tritax Symmetry has completed the “off-market” acquisition of a 221-acre site in St Helens, Merseyside for an undisclosed sum. Tritax Symmetry plans to use the site to develop a c. 2.5 million ft² logistics scheme and a new strategic rail freight interchange project (SRFI). The company has confirmed that, now the deal has been…
Samskip und Boluda Lines starten einen gemeinsam Shortsea-Containerdienst zwischen Santander, Dublin und Liverpool betreiben. Das neue Engagement stellt eine strategische Erweiterung des europäischen, nachhaltigen Transportnetzes der Unternehmen dar. Ab dem 30. September bietet der Liniendienst eine wöchentliche Shortsea-Option zwischen Spanien, Irland und Großbritannien für Stückgut. Das 803-TEU-Schiff „Lucia B.“ startet jeden Samstag in Santander und…
Der Liverpool Football Club und UPS haben kürzlich eine neue mehrjährige Partnerschaft geschlossen. UPS wird der erste offizielle globale Logistik- und Versandpartner der „Reds“. Die beiden ikonischen Marken werden zusammenarbeiten, um den globalen Vertrieb der Einzelhandels- und E-Commerce-Aktivitäten des FC Liverpool auszubauen. Dem 1892 gegründeten Fußballverein kommen dabei die umfangreiche logistische Erfahrung und das Know-how…
Data from supply chain solutions provider FourKites shows a significant increase in shipment volume over the past 12 months at the ports of Felixstowe and Southampton. At Felixstowe, the 14-day average shipment volume increased by 15% from April to May 2023, and again by 14% from May to June. Additionally, Southampton has seen a 60%…
Peel Ports is to deliver a 240,000ft² ‘state of the art’ multi-user facility at Alexandra Docks within Peel Ports’ Port of Liverpool development located in Bootle. It has appointed Glencar, to construct the £28 million facility which used for the handling and storage of cargo at the port. It will be able to store a…
GLP has signed a 15-year lease for a 135,000 ft² warehouse at its G-Park South Normanton. Scheme just north of Nottingham to an as yet un-named client. The warehouse has 12 dock and four level access doors, 12.5m eaves and 50m yard depth. It has obtained a BREEAM Very Good and an EPC A rating….
DHL Supply Chain has today [23 January] announced the introduction of 32 new temperature-controlled trailers to support its fleet of delivery vehicles for Burton’s Biscuits. Burton’s Biscuits is a manufacturer of confectionary, including household brands like Maryland Cookies, Jammie Dodgers, and Wagon Wheels. Each trailer is fitted with a Vector HE 19 refrigeration system from…
Knight Frank analysed and ranked 41 UK ports based on their suitability for future logistics investment and development given their potential role in shortening supply chains and mitigating supply disruption. Accounting for various factors including port capacity, import and export growth forecasts and access to consumer markets and labour, the analysis found that Liverpool, ranking…
Logistics firm SCH has signed a multi-year lease with Peel Ports Group, which owns and operates the Port of Liverpool, to expand the site’s car storage and transporter park. The deal expands the size of the facility from eight acres to ten – a project that took over three months to complete and cost over £1…
Supplier2Location Group, a provider of logistics services and location support for TV and film production in the UK, has opened a new depot in Liverpool. The company, which has previously provided support on the sets of blockbuster films like The Batman and No Time To Die as well as popular series like Peaky Blinders and…
New data from FourKites shows delays and drastic changes in the frequency of inbound shipments at two UK ports during strike action from September-November 2022. FourKites saw plummets in the number of shipments arriving into Liverpool throughout all three periods of strike action in the last few months. During the week of the third strike…
Drewry’s Ports and Terminals Insight shows that strikes organised by port workers led to significant decreases in the capacity of vessel arrivals. Workers at the Port in Felixstowe took part in two separate eight-day strikes between August and October 2022. During the second strike, at the beginning of October, the capacity of vessel arrivals decreased…
A new study states that the under supply of sub-100,000ft2 warehousing (‘small to mid-box’), representing 95% of all industrial and logistics property in England, is leading to massive losses for the English economy, in terms of both economic value and job creation The collaborative study conducted by property company Potter Space and Savills, states that…
Logistics real estate developer Panattoni has started construction of its 710,000 ft2 speculative logistics development in Rotherham. Panattoni Park Rotherham comprises two facilities adjacent to junction 1 of the M18 motorway at Rotherham, one of 630,000ft2, which will be one of the largest-ever speculative logistics buildings in the north of England, and a smaller 80,000ft2…
Peloton Real Estate and UK-focused real estate investment manager Moorfield Group, have launched a £100 million joint venture to secure open and outdoor storage assets in the UK. The open storage strategy will focus on assembling a geographically and occupationally diverse portfolio of sites, with the aim of generating a secure income profile, whilst adding value through…
XPO Logistics, a leading provider of freight transportation services, is the latest company to sign-up to the Final Destination Logistics exhibition, which takes place at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool on 18th and 19th May 2022. XPO provides technology-enabled freight transportation solutions for customers across a range of supply chains in Europe, including food and beverage, e-commerce,…
UNILIN, a Belgian manufacturer of flooring, panels and insulation products for the home, has selected real-time transportation visibility specialist Shippeo (which is exhibiting at Final Destination Logistics on 18th & 19th May) to boost service and savings. Headquartered in Belgium, UNILIN owns 15 brands (including the Quickstep flooring brand) and distributes its products in more…
The University of Liverpool’s Management School has entered into a partnership with Peel Ports Group, one of the largest port operators in the UK, to enhance its newly formed Innovation Forum. The Forum aims to answer some of the port operator’s most challenging questions in its effort to reduce carbon emissions, and as part of its…
Maritime Transport, a provider of integrated road and rail solutions for UK businesses, has signed an agreement with Peel Ports Group to expand its existing transport depot at the Port of Liverpool. The multi-million-pound project will see the facility increase from four acres to 10 with a new storage yard for loaded containers, significantly enhancing…
Der Fracht- und Passagierfährenbetreiber P&O Ferries soll 800 seiner 3.000 Mitarbeitenden ohne Vorankündigung entlassen haben. Auch die laufenden Dienste wurden „für die nächsten Tage“ gestrichen, wie das Unternehmen mitteilte. Grund dafür seien die derzeitigen wirtschaftlichen Schwierigkeiten. Im vergangenen Jahr machte das Unternehmen einen Verlust von 100 Mio. GBP, der durch die Muttergesellschaft DP World gedeckt…
TJ Morris, headquartered in Liverpool, is one of the fastest-growing British retail chains in Europe. The family business operates 575 stores under the ‘Home Bargains’ brand. This number is expected to increase to 1,000 within a few years. The Lowpad solution is set to take care of the last part of the unautomated operation of…
Realterm, a vertically integrated owner and manager of high-flow through (HFT) logistics facilities serving the transportation industry, has instructed Colliers and LSH to let two warehouses in Warrington (257,319ft2) and Long Eaton, Nottingham (261,904ft2). The freehold Warrington unit, WA257, located three miles east of Warrington town-centre in a prime North West logistics location, Hardwick Grange…
Final Destination Logistics exhibitor DHL Supply Chain has invested in 13 new bio-LNG trucks to fleet as part of its ‘GoGreen’ commitment to reducing its environmental impact. The new additions are part of the company’s existing gas truck fleet. The Volvo FH 6×2 tractor units are equipped with Globetrotter cabs and specified with 155kg LNG…
Property developer Firethorn Trust has hired Winvic to deliver the UK’s largest speculative warehouse this year at its Link Logistics Park in Ellesmere Port. More than 760,000ft2 is set to be created on brownfield site, including an individual unit of 655,000ft2, which will make it the largest single cross-docked warehouse being developed this year in…
Aprirose, the real-estate investment company, has sold the 127,000ft2 warehouse at Haydock Industrial Estate, on the M6 between Liverpool and Manchester, which it acquired earlier this year. Having agreed the forward purchase of the new prime Grade A unit, on which logistics operator Law Distribution have signed a 15-year lease, Aprirose has taken the opportunity…
As well as announcing that it has confirmed its participation at the inaugural Final Destination Logistics exhibition, taking place at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool, 18-19 May 2022, DP World has also revealed it has partnered with Virgin Hyperloop, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) MENA region, Class of Your Own (COYO), Bentley Systems and…
