productUnited Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has started services to London Gateway on the South America 2 service (SAM2).
The UASC offering is part of an existing fixed day weekly service from DP World London Gateway calling at leading ports in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
articleA study from ACAS (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) reveals that among callers to the ACAS helpline, agency workers were often unaware of their employment rights and afraid of raising workplace concerns due to fears over job security.
newsSEGRO has delivered 132,055 sq ft of speculative industrial development on the Slough Trading Estate. The four buildings are under the Estate’s Simplified Planning Zone.
articleThe parcel carrier has invested in a new service centre, providing additional capacity throughout the year, including the peak Christmas period.
articleLCP Consulting asks: is Amazon’s Prime service is hurting the online retail giant from within?
newsThe London Safer Lorry Scheme (SLS), vulnerable road users and commercial vehicles, and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be covered at the Freight Transport Association’s Fleet Engineer Conference which takes place on Wednesday 10 June.
newsFailed home deliveries have an environmental and social impact, says global courier ParcelHero, which can be helped with greater deployment of drop boxes and parcel lockers.
articleA UK Supreme Court’s judgement this month has attracted only limited public attention, yet its implications for freight and logistics may be nuclear in their impact, warns Professor Alan Braithwaite, executive chairman of LCP Consulting.
newsAs the Calais migrant problem continues to worsen the Freight Transport Association has expressed concern for UK HGV drivers.
productAfter completing successful trials of a safety fifth wheel from Fontaine Europe, Somerset-based distribution and warehousing operator, Massey Wilcox Transport, has fitted a further eight wheels with LED sensor systems which, says the company, provide a fail-safe for drivers when coupling tractor units to semi-trailers.
productPart of ongoing commitment to running the latest and most efficient vehicles, Meachers Global Logistics has invested almost £1/2 million in its fleet, with the introduction of 20 new trailers operating out of its Nursling headquarters.
articleContrary to popular belief, eCommerce returns are often not down to fickle consumers but can be traced to poor marketing decisions made by retailers, said a returns expert at a recent exhibition.
articleLast winter saw two high profile road traffic accidents involving HGVs which resulted in the deaths of pedestrians – horrific events which alarmed the public on the issue of heavy lorries working in busy urban environments. GEOFF DOSSETTER considers.
newsUnion GMB is taking legal action on behalf of members against retailer Marks & Spencer over alleged rule breaking over agency workers.
productVan users have been warned to treat all fuel consumption figures with caution, unless they derive from their own experience.
articleAdvanced Supply Chain chief executive, Mike Danby, says permanent employees are proving to be a benefit to the company despite the prominence of temporary employees within the industry.
newsNorwegian social delivery service Nimber has launched in the UK, becoming the first delivery business to enter the UK’s sharing economy and the country’s only online peer to peer delivery service.
newsThe theme of this year’s CILT Annual Logistics Conference will be Urban Logistics – delivering the consumer driven supply chain.
newsA team of research students from the University of Northampton is working on a project which could revolutionise the way freight is transported in towns and cities across the UK.
newsHundreds of business figures gathered alongside Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport, Andrew Jones MP in London for the unveiling of the 2015 FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards winners.
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