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productDoubled service life
SPINELLI GROUP has ordered a Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour crane for its terminal in Genoa.
productHubdrop speeds euro deliveries
FOLLOWING A pilot in the spring, the Palletways Group, belonging to Imperial, a DP World company, has rolled out its Hubdrop service across the UK and in its networks in the Benelux, Iberia, Italy, Germany and Hungary.
productTransport firm takes refurbished heavy-duty forklift
Haulier Hayward Transport operates a fleet of 82 Euro 6 compliant 44-tonne vehicles, with sites in Walsall, Leeds and Liverpool.
productDHL lines up investment in India
DHL Supply Chain is to invest 500 million euros (INR 4000 Crores) in India to further boost capacity, workforce and sustainability initiatives.
newsNew spec build on way at London Gateway
DP World in the UK has announced that work has begun on a new speculative 119,000 sq ft green warehouse at London Gateway’s portcentric logistics park.
productSpec builds planned for DIRFT
Two new logistics centres at Prologis RFI DIRFT will increase capacity by nearly one million square feet.
newsHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passes away
BUCKINGHAM PALACE has confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96 after reigning for 70 years.
newsHeathrow parcel processing centre automated
ASENDIA HAS installed automated sorting and six new robots for over-labelling at its parcel processing centre at Heathrow, which became fully operational at the end of May 2022.
productInsight on air freight in the UK
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK has released a briefing paper on air freight in the UK.
productSurvey: Disruption forcing larger enterprises to hold more stock
TWO THIRDS (66%) of large enterprises globally say they are keeping more stock on hand now compared to the pre-pandemic period, with nearly one in five in total (18%) retaining ‘significantly more’ stock.
productSector still struggling with staff shortages
A NEW survey by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT (UK)) reveals 86% of organisations are experiencing staff shortages and struggling to recruit and retain staff.
newsThe Range to take 1.2m sq ft facility in East Anglia
Home, garden and leisure products retailer The Range is to occupy a unit approaching 1.2m sq ft on the Gateway 14 scheme at Junction 50 of the A14, in Stowmarket, Suffolk.
productAll-electric terminal tractor for DP World
DP World has announced the arrival of the first ever all-electric terminal tractor at a British port.
articleLoading and unloading operations optimised for air cargo logistics firm
GEORGI HANDLING, a specialist in air cargo logistics, has partnered with Joloda Hydraroll to install an air cargo material handling system in its new goods processing warehouse.
newsLong term rail freight lease
Associated British Ports awarded a long-term lease to Maritime Transport to operate Hams Hall.
newsCampaign aims for generational shift in perception of logistics
The awareness and recruitment campaign, Generation Logistics, has launched to tackle logistics worker shortages.
articleHeavy duty electric sideloader launches
Combilift has launched a four wheel, two directional sideloader in both 5,000kg or 6,000kg lift capacity for handling long loads over long distances, including in portside operations.
newsCommittee of MPs urges tough line on logistics
Radical surgery is needed to ensure the UK’s road freight supply chain and its workforce are more robust and resilient, says MPs in its Road freight supply chain report.
productReal-time insights for ports
WITH OCEAN logistics in turmoil, project44 introduces real-time insights on all the ports in the world dramatically expanding its ocean visibility offering.
