productForth Ports see the light
LED lighting provided by Dialight has eliminated a maintenance problem in a bulk store operated by Forth Ports at its Leith facility.
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articleShorter wheelbase handles heavier loads
A bespoke solution from handling specialists Cooper SH has met the needs of a busy UK sea port.
news“Only one option” for a hub airport in UK
Businesses see Heathrow as the inevitable option for a UK hub airport but are getting fed up of too much procrastination and ludicrous alternatives delaying the decision. This is the view of Peter MacSwiney, chairman of freight industry supplier ASM.
newsM&S to build £200m distribution centre at London Gateway
M&S moves to modernise its supply chain with new portside DC.
blogWe need to know the truth on fuel price fixing
The price of oil impacts on more than meets the eye. Not just the petrol in the car or the diesel in the truck, but as an ingredient in the composite price of almost everything we consume every day. Now there is a suggestion of criminal price fixing. We need to know the truth.
articlePallet networks roll with the punches
Online retail has changed the game for pallet networks with smaller consignments and deliveries to residential addresses now much more commonplace. HSS editor Simon Duddy talks to a number of key pallet networks about this and other major developments.
productReachstacker order
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded an order for 25 reachstackers by the Algerian port procurement company, Groupament D’Interêt Commun Des Entreprises Portuaires (GICEP).
product5000th Kalmar straddle carrier
The 5000th Kalmar straddle carrier has rolled out of the assembly unit in Stargard Szczecinski, Poland, this week. This Kalmar AutoStrad(TM) is a part of 44 electric straddle carriers to be delivered to Asciano’s Patrick Port Botany terminal in Sydney, Australia early 2014.
newsPlanning permission granted for £100m East Midlands parcel hub
The UK’s fastest growing parcel firm DPD has been granted planning permission to build a new £100m parcel hub at Hinckley Commercial Park in the East Midlands.
articleGiving green a lift
Every now and then an initiative really catches the eye. In this case it is the collaboration between the mechanical engineering gurus at Cambridge University, and the logistics boffins at Heriot-Watt University, which have joined forces to form the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (CfSRF).
newsLess-than-container load service Hong Kong to Holland
Global logistics and supply chain provider Yusen Logistics has enhanced its dedicated less-than-container-load (LCL) product portfolio with a new service to accommodate existing business from Hong Kong to Rotterdam.
productNorbert Dentressangle to acquire Daher Group’s freight forwarding activities
Norbert Dentressangle has agreed the acquisition of the freight forwarding activities of the Daher Group, well-known for its international freight forwarding expertise and with a network of eight agencies in France and three in Russia.
newsCILT praises Olympic transport legacy
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has welcomed the publication of Transport for London’s ‘transport legacy – one year on’ report.
newsMilitary work placements pay off
Norbert Dentressangle is working in partnership with Skills for Logistics to support the government funded Military Work Placement Scheme. The national initiative helps those leaving the armed forces bridge the gap between military and civilian life.
newsHMRC targets truckers
Legal firm Baker Tilly is warning haulage firms in the Midlands to get their tax affairs in order following an announcement by HMRC that it has launched a taskforce to tackle regional tax dodgers within the sector.
newsLogistics Link North adds ‘Port to Shelf’ exhibition
Logistics Link North has launched a new exhibition to expand its next event in Doncaster.
newsCall for consistent fine policy over ‘yellow-line’ deliveries
The Freight Transport Association is asking for greater consistency ‘across-the-board’ in the time allowed for delivery drivers when stopping on them.
productExpanded shuttle carrier fleet
Kalmar has won an order to supply two shuttle carriers to a long-standing customer, Total Terminal International (TTI) Algeciras SAU.
articleDrums handled for port company
B&B Attachments was approached by Osamah Meshir, md of Sea Sands Shipping at IMHX 2013 to solve a very specific handling issue.
productFirst naturally refrigerated trailer
Sainsbury’s is trialling the world’s first naturally refrigerated trailer to transport chilled and frozen goods.
