newsA step closer to Gatwick second runway?
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has approved plans for a second runway at London Gatwick Airport.
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productBritish Sugar renews logistics contract
The ingredient producer has renewed its deal with Masters Logistical with a new three year contract.
productFreight forwarders get updated Standard Trading Conditions
A new edition of the British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) Standard Trading Conditions (STC) has been launched, replacing the previous version revised in 2021.
productKey LSP appoints solutions division leader
Martin Davies joins as operations director of EV Cargo Solutions.
productCargo bike use doubles
Analysis by Clean Cities of TfL data shows that cargo bike use across London doubled from 2022 to 2024.
productSimmi London steps up delivery experience with Scurri Connect
Leading UK fashion footwear brand, Simmi London, has selected Scurri, the delivery management platform, to enhance its delivery operations and support continued growth across its eCommerce business.
productGreene King expands curtainsider fleet
The firm has expanded its national drinks distribution fleet with 60 new Don-Bur built curtainsided bodies, each finished in liveries showcasing the brewer’s brands.
productInvestment planned for steel and metals storage and transport
Peel Ports Group is to invest £100m into the steels and metals sector in a move to enhance capacity and boost the efficiency of logistics.
newsDriver welfare facility opens at container terminal
DP World has opened the centre at its Southampton container terminal and logistics hub.
newsGrocery wholesaler fined £1 million after worker killed by reversing HGV
Lee Warburton, 53, a father of three from Stockport, was employed by Bestway Northern, a wholesale supplier serving independent supermarkets across Britain, when the incident occurred.
newsEuropa challenges ‘misleading’ steer on export regs
Europa Worldwide Group has moved to counter ‘incorrect claims’ by a number of operators suggesting UK exporters using DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) will lose access to Customs Procedure 42 (Regime 42) from January 2026.
newsHaulier moves from Worsley to Leigh
JSP Hauliers has invested £300,000 in a move to a new 1.8-acre site in Leigh, near Manchester which benefits from high-spec warehousing and extensive storage facilities.
newsThe Premier Alliance calls on Felixstowe
Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has welcomed the first call by The Premier Alliance’s FE4 service between Asia and North Europe.
newsStellantis scraps hydrogen development
The company will no longer bring its hydrogen powered vans to the UK market.
newsHGV driver recruitment concerns raised
The discontinuation of centralised funding for the HGV Skills Bootcamp programme presents a challenge.
newsGB Railfreight makes locomotive investment
The rail freight operator has unveiled its new Class 99 locomotives at its Peterborough headquarters.
articleECS makes supply chain more sustainable with deployment of electric trucks in UK
The electric trucks for first- and last-mile are sustainable addition to rail transport.
articleCharging ahead safely: Confronting the growing risks of electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries
Mike Brodie explores the key risks associated with lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and shares the latest best practice for their safe storage and management.
newsRoad freight energy needs could come as a shock without planning and collaboration, says Logistics UK
Decarbonising road freight needs a collaborative approach, with the amount of power required to electrify the UK’s road freight vehicles estimated to be 32 TWh (terawatt hours) – substantially more electricity than is used in Scotland each year.
newsBIFA adds further customs modules to eLearning library
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has added new modules to the Bitesize eLearning programme that it launched earlier this year as part of the corporate membership fee.
