product£10m straddle carrier investment
DP WORLD has put 11 straddle carriers into operation at its Southampton port.
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newsSpec build warehouse set for London Gateway
DP WORLD in the UK has announced it will fast-track the delivery of a speculative 119,000 sq ft green warehouse at London Gateway’s port-centric Logistics Park to meet unprecedented demand for space at the freeport site.
newsChina first for Port of Tyne
MARKING A first for the Port of Tyne, the first ever container shipment of goods coming directly from China into the UK has docked and been unloaded in South Shields.
productAct fast for CCA savings
BUSINESSES WITH cold storage facilities are being urged to act fast to make use of the new application window to access Climate Change Levy savings by joining the cold storage Climate Change Agreement (CCA).
articlePosition your ops for the future
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event offered insights, predictions and advice on how to position your business to best benefit from future trends. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
newsCustomer-facing appointments at Prologis
PROLOGIS UK has appointed two new customer-facing staff to focus on maintaining and developing customer relationships as demand for logistics property continues to grow.
articleBe brave and curious
We have some great advice on warehouse automation from tech-led logistics firm GXO. Its UK & Ireland managing director Gavin Williams outlines some key options to consider and updates on GXO’s advances in automation.
productTesco unveils logistics initiatives with sustainability in mind
THE RETAILER has launched the UK’s first commercially used fully electric heavy freight articulated trucks.
product3PL extends LNG trucks for milk transport
GREGORY DISTRIBUTION is extending the use of Bio-LNG into its milk transhipment operation, with the arrival this week of 12 new Volvo FM Globetrotter LNG 6×2 tractor units for its Cullompton base – each expected to clock-up 200,000 km per year for the next five years.
newsDavid Wells awarded OBE
David Wells, chief executive of Logistics UK, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list, for services to transport and logistics.
newsWarning of New Year import disruption
UPCOMING CHANGES to import regulations could bring widespread disruption to UK supply chains in the New Year, warns Speedy Freight.
productMulti-tier cobots for Milton Keynes warehouse
GXO LOGISTICS is said to have achieved an industry first by deploying 6 River Systems (6RS) collaborative robots, or cobots, on multiple mezzanine floors in one of its distribution centres in Milton Keynes, England.
productDHL rolls out largest automated forklifts project
DHL SUPPLY Chain has introduced its largest single implementation of autonomous forklifts to date, with 15 embedded in its warehouse operations at Tyrefort in the West Midlands.
articleAutomated MFC with 24/7 click and collect
E-COMMERCE ORDER fulfillment specialists, SKUtopia, are working with Swisslog to introduce an automated Micro-Fulfillment Centre (MFC) in Sydney, Australia.
productLogistics property group Goodman inks China deal with Geek+
AS PART of the co-operation, Goodman will be able to provide its warehousing customers with the highly flexible and scalable Geek+ Robot-as-a-Service package.
productSupply chain tech attracts $7.8bn VC investment in Q3
RESEARCH FIRM Pitchbook says an abrupt shift in buying patterns stemming from the pandemic has caused havoc up and down the supply chain, and startups are pouncing on the opportunity.
productHow to make your warehouse work for you
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse event will explore key issues for logistics professionals at a time of unprecedented change at the CBS Arena in Coventry on November 30.
productDHL’s Simon Woodward to present at Tomorrow’s Warehouse
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse event will explore key issues for logistics professionals at a time of unprecedented change at the CBS Arena in Coventry on November 30.
newsQ-commerce partnership reveals new direction for UK supermarkets
GROCERIES ON demand delivery pioneer, Gorillas, and Britain’s largest retailer, Tesco, are piloting ‘instant’ grocery deliveries in the UK.
productQ-commerce: the implications of super-fast grocery delivery
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse event will explore key issues for logistics professionals at a time of unprecedented change at the CBS Arena in Coventry on November 30.
