newsPoor management and supervision as container crushes worker’s leg at port
Harwich Dock Company has been fined for safety failings after a dock worker suffered severe leg injuries when an operation to unload a cargo container went wrong.
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newsVan traffic could double by 2040 says FTA report
Van traffic is predicted to rise at twice the rate of cars and almost double by 2040, the Freight Transport Association has said in The Logistics Report 2014.
articleWork starts on Felixstowe expansion
Expansion work has started at Felixstowe with VSBW Joint Venture, a consortium of VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster, appointed as lead contactor to extend the port’s Berth 9 by 190 metres.
newsCollectPlus expansion has Post Office in its sights
The click & collect specialist plans to grow its store network by 33% this year, to 7,500 stores.
articleFlexible port options
London Gateway’s Common User Facility (CUF) is expected to open on the port’s logistics park early next year. What can companies expect?
newsFTA backs Heathrow third runway plan
The Freight Transport Association is backing Heathrow, as the hub airport and Gatwick go head to head in a bid to win permission from the Airports Commission to build the UK’s next major runway.
newsLack of quality warehousing could choke UK recovery says Rhenus
A chronic lack of readily available, large-scale warehousing could hamper Britain’s economic recovery, according to David Williams, managing director of freight forwarder Rhenus’ UK operation.
productIP video helps secure food safety accreditations
IP video specialist NW Systems was recently called in by food transport and storage company, McBurney Refrigeration, to install a state-of-the-art IP camera system at McBurney’s principle UK storage depot in Liverpool.
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articleNot to be overlooked
Selecting the right strapping system is essential to ensure an efficient distribution operation, explains Mosca Direct’s MD Gaye Tate.
productCompact & strong
Offering strength in a compact size, Magnum Smooth Wall has been added to the range of folding large containers (FLCs) from Schoeller Allibert.
productFlexible port-centric model
Gadget importer Bunkerbound has switched from running its own warehouse operation to a flexible port-centric model provided by Import Services.
productHeavy duty pallet released
Established pallet firm Beecraft UK has released a range of heavy duty pallets including logo, RFID tag, barcoding, label sticker area and rubber insert to avoid slip of goods in transit.
newsASOS appoints Clipper to ship to China from Yorkshire
International online fashion retailer ASOS has appointed Clipper to fulfil orders for its recently launched China operation.
articleSharpening up Driver CPC
Skills for Logistics is calling on training providers and employers to get in touch to help develop a system to ‘sharpen-up’ Driver CPC and make it more relevant to employers.
articlePresentation and safety driving warehouse floor cleaning
Logistics operations must keep floors clean for safety and hygiene reasons, and – especially in the case of third party logistics providers – for presentation purposes, says Kärcher.
productNo more one-trip packaging
Offering a waste-free, time and cost saving way of securing a pallet load, the Loadhog Pallet Lid is a waterproof, robust plastic injection moulded lid which can eliminate one-trip packaging in the supply chain.
productPackaging paper permeability testing
Cerulean Instrumentation used the recent PulPaper exhibition to showcase its Paper Permeability Measurement (PPM) instruments and Carton Testers
articleInnovation and tight cost management key to last mile
LCP Consulting says those that innovate for consumer convenience in the last mile with a close eye on channel profitability will be the ultimate winners.
article‘Pallet network’ model extended to contract logistics
The hauliers who make up pallet network Palletline have launched PLUS Logistics, which is billed as the UK’s first member-owned logistics provider.
