newsAs the UK braces for the end of transition arrangements with the EU and greater bureaucracy and checks on the border, France has closed traffic from the UK to France due to concerns over a new coronavirus strain in the UK.
productP&O Ferrymasters and its parent company DP World today have completed a common carrier agreement, to integrate their global maritime and logistics services into a unified customer proposition.
productThe Port of Grangemouth has invested £3 million to scale up and modernise the port’s rail capacity.
article2020 has been an extremely turbulent year, with the public, businesses and the supply chains that serve them feeling the effects. But how will the fallout affect the supply chain in the months to come, asks John Perry?
newsThe investment programme in the redevelopment in the Port of Dundee, totalling £40m, has reached a significant milestone with the start of the latest contract for the construction of a new wharf alongside land upgrades to secure the port’s future in offshore renewable energy and North Sea Oil and Gas projects.
newsAsda is taking delivery of 202 Volvo FH LNG tractor units in the run-up to Christmas peak trading.
productA healthcare procurement company and Abu Dhabi Ports have signed an agreement to jointly launch the largest healthcare and medical supplies cold store DC in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
productThe 6,589-TEU ship Yang Ming Mutuality recently departed Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) in Um Qasr, Iraq following a record-breaking turnaround.
articleIf the trials and tribulations of 2020 have taught the handling and storage sector one thing, it’s that supply chain collaboration is a vital component of resilience, David Howorth.
articleFaced with mounting challenges, Louisa Hosegood asks how should businesses adapt their urban warehousing to meet rocketing eComm order volumes?
productOrdered shipments are arriving late in Europe because ports are overcrowded and container ships on their way to the West are brimming with cargo, according to supply chain firm Setlog.
articleThe pandemic is pushing people towards online shopping this Christmas, with companies adapting. For example, Royal Mail is hiring 33,000 extra temporary workers to help cope with the demand of parcels from online purchases.
productDespite High Street stores re-opening, online Christmas orders are still booming. Many stores are now pulling back final order dates to ensure delivery, while others have axed services, warns home delivery expert ParcelHero.
newsSewio, a UWB-based real-time location system (RTLS) vendor, has partnered with Cargocast to create the Smart Warehouse.
newsMajor logistics and transport suppliers, C Butt has celebrated its long-term partnership with global packaging company Sealed Air through the delivery of newly livered trailers.
productSEGRO has delivered a new 35,000 sq m platform, for Geodie in Dourges, which is equidistant between Calais and Brussels.
productPlayStation 5 supply problems shows that ‘size does matter’ in logistics, says Professor Richard Wilding OBE, Professor of Supply Chain Strategy at Cranfield School of Management.
newsIndependent British brewer, Beavertown Brewery, has launched its state-of-the-art Beaverworld facility at Enfield Distribution Park (ENDP), having signed a 25-year lease on a 126,595 sq ft warehouse/production unit last year.
articleWe have both physical and virtual events planned for 2021, to give attendees with broad preferences every opportunity to learn and improve their warehouse operations in preparation for the challenges ahead.
productDHL has begun operating what its says is the first purpose-built fully electric 16-tonne vehicle in the UK.
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