articleOn Demand problem solving for warehouse operations
HSS Live is On Demand featuring five great speakers offering a range of insights and innovative solutions you can use to revamp your operations.
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newsLast minute deal prompts border delays
Responding to border delay problems, hauliers were warned by UK Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove early in January that there was likely to be ‘significant disruption’ at borders in January.
newsChippenham second phase
St. Modwen Industrial & Logistics has secured detailed planning permission for an 88,790 sq ft facility at its 78-acre industrial and logistics site just off Junction 17 of the M4.
newsGovernment urged not to repeat national embarrassment
Business group Logistics UK has written to the government to request an urgent review of traffic management and welfare arrangements for HGV drivers in the wake of chaos experienced when France closed its borders to traffic for two days over the Christmas period.
newsLogistics UK urges public not to panic buy in fresh border crisis
As 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.
productDP World integrates P&O into offering
P&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.
productPort’s rail capacity increased
The Port of Grangemouth has invested £3 million to scale up and modernise the port’s rail capacity.
articleWhat does 2021 hold for supply chains?
2020 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?
product400 terminal tractor order
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a large order of approximately 400 terminal tractors from a global customer.
newsInvestment for Port of Dundee
The 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.
newsXPO to spin off contract logistics
The 3PL’s directors have approved a plan to pursue a spin-off of its logistics segment as a separate publicly traded company.
productShip-to-shore cranes drive Basra port turnaround record
The 6,589-TEU ship Yang Ming Mutuality recently departed Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) in Um Qasr, Iraq following a record-breaking turnaround.
articleCan the supply chain play ball and collaborate?
If 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.
productTransport capacity shortage in China
Ordered 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.
articleCold storage for transport company
AUTAA, a corporation specialised in industrial services for lifting and transporting heavy loads, transportation of production tools, stock management and storage, has had a new warehouse fitted with AR Racking storage systems.
newsManagement buy-out at 3PL
LTS Global Solutions, the Birmingham-headquartered provider of logistics, transport and shipping services, has completed a management buy-out (MBO), with plans to grow by more than 40% in the next five years.
productDP World and DHL start building 42m automated warehouse
Work has begun on a 482,000 sq ft warehouse for the world’s leading contract logistics provider, DHL Supply Chain, at DP World London Gateway.
productHart works with Beumer on Finland airport order
Hart Door Systems, the Newcastle upon Tyne-based specialist engineering company, has received its first order from Finland for its fast-action, security baggage-handling doors.
productMultimodal extension for Northern France
SEGRO has delivered a new 35,000 sq m platform, for Geodie in Dourges, which is equidistant between Calais and Brussels.
articleThe best of both worlds
We 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.
