newsEddie Stobart gets the cladding up at DIRFT
WORK IS underway on the construction of Eddie Stobart’s new, two-unit campus at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (Prologis RFI DIRFT), with cladding now being installed on the buildings.
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productThe road to Net Zero
In the first of a new campaign-focused column from Logistics UK, Michelle Gardner tackles decarbonisation.
articleDelivering on circularity
The logistics process has a crucial role to play in driving sustainability, says DHL in its Delivering on circularity, Pathways for fashion and consumer electronics white paper.
newsRichard Wilding among winners at CILT Awards
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK honoured the winners of its 2021 Awards for Excellence at a special ceremony in London on 17 March.
newsP&O chaos is disrupting freight
P&O’s crass mass-firing of 800 staff is inevitably leading to supply chain and cross-Channel freight disruptions, says the international delivery specialist ParcelHero.
productExtra tall doors for transport firm
EAST MIDLANDS-based Stephen Sanderson Transport have taken rolling shutter doors from Hörmann for the refurbishment of a storage and distribution facility.
productLifting jack contract for Heathrow
MECHAN HAS secured a contract to supply its lifting jacks to London’s Heathrow Airport.
productTransmec signs London Gateway lease
TRANSMEC UK has taken a new 150,000 sq ft distribution hub at London Gateway.
newsGo-ahead for Scottish freeports process
THE UK and Scottish governments have agreed to issue a joint applicant prospectus to establish two green freeports in Scotland.
productSTILL expands electric platform truck range
THE LXT 120-350 and LXW 20-30 series are said to have raised the safety standard of these trucks.
newsLondon City Bond commits to Gateway tenancy
THIS IS the second business to sign a tenancy in three months at London Gateway.
product£10m straddle carrier investment
DP WORLD has put 11 straddle carriers into operation at its Southampton port.
newsSpec build warehouse set for London Gateway
DP WORLD in the UK has announced it will fast-track the delivery of a speculative 119,000 sq ft green warehouse at London Gateway’s port-centric Logistics Park to meet unprecedented demand for space at the freeport site.
newsChina first for Port of Tyne
MARKING A first for the Port of Tyne, the first ever container shipment of goods coming directly from China into the UK has docked and been unloaded in South Shields.
newsDavid Wells awarded OBE
David Wells, chief executive of Logistics UK, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list, for services to transport and logistics.
newsWarning of New Year import disruption
UPCOMING CHANGES to import regulations could bring widespread disruption to UK supply chains in the New Year, warns Speedy Freight.
productHydrogen transport trial
A CONSORTIUM of partners will carry out the UK’s first demo of zero-emission marine technology in the Tees Valley.
productElectric alternative
MECHAN IS helping to reduce carbon emissions at a Scottish rail depot after introducing an electric shunter.
articleHeave ho: tackling floor repairs
Floor slab repair that is designed to stand up to the heavy traffic movements achieved for supply chain company.
productSupply chain tech attracts $7.8bn VC investment in Q3
RESEARCH FIRM Pitchbook says an abrupt shift in buying patterns stemming from the pandemic has caused havoc up and down the supply chain, and startups are pouncing on the opportunity.
