productEssential range offers lower cost heavy duty forklifts
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has launched a new range of forklifts based on its proven and trusted platform.
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productShip to shore crane at heart of Grangemouth investment
The Port of Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest container facility, has placed an order with Liebherr for a new multimillion pound ship to shore container crane.
productIntegrated RFID cable ties
Smartrac has announced its Ratch tag product line, the first RFID-enabled cable ties with fully integrated RFID tags.
productLogistics sector needs European workers to keep Britain trading
Without workers from the European Union, the UK’s freight and logistics sector could grind to a halt, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
productWheels for container handling applications
Following major advances in its manufacturing technology, GKN Wheels & Structures has enhanced its product range for the container-handling sector, with the company’s latest wheels delivering a number of significant benefits for the original equipment manufacturer, operator and maintainer.
productFlame detectors protect at hangar
To protect workers during aircraft spray-painting, Cambridge International Airport has installed nine Talentum flame detectors and one Fireray beam detector from FFE.
productUPS study reveals eCommerce disrupting industrial distribution
Industrial distributors must re-think their business models in order to survive.
articleBibby Distribution expands warehouse fleet
Asset management and engineering services specialist Briggs Equipment is continuing to develop its partnership with Bibby Distribution following the 3PL’s decision to expand its fleet in Wakefield and Corby.
articleCrystal ball gazing
Take a look at the future and you find our what is important now – eCommerce, concerns about finite warehouse space, Brexit, automation and robots et al – the following Special Report give managers an insight into the challenges that are here now and on the horizon, with some ideas as to how you may plan for them.
productAirport makes use of temporary warehouse
Dusseldorf Intl. Airport is using a Herchenbach temporary warehouse to help sort baggage.
productMassive underground warehouse in Hounslow gets go-ahead
Hounslow council has approved a visionary proposal to extract minerals from underneath the currently disused land and create up to 177,500 sq m of underground warehousing space, attracting thousands of jobs.
productWork on Liverpool2 gathers pace
Peel Ports Group, owner of the Port of Liverpool, has started the second phase of its expansion programme at Liverpool2. The company is to invest in equipment and port infrastructure works to expand the terminal and will introduce new port technology solutions.
productNo seat for logistics at PM’s Brexit talks table
As the Prime Minister meets business leaders at Downing Street today to discuss the potential economic impact of Brexit, the Freight Transport Association has expressed serious dismay that the sector has once again been overlooked in planning for the UK’s exit from the European Union.
articleAsset management
As Port of Tilbury underwent significant expansion, it turned to Briggs Equipment for asset management expertise.
productFTA urges Welsh Assembly to keep pressure on national Government over Brexit
Following the publication of the results of the National Assembly for Wales’ inquiry into the implication of Brexit for Welsh Ports, FTA has called for the Assembly to keep the pressure on the national government to ensure that trading relationships and customs arrangements at Welsh ports are at the heart of the ongoing Brexit negotiations.
newsGovernment’s Air Quality Plan a smokescreen says CILT
Following publication of the Government’s Air Quality Plan, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) believes that government could do better than the “weak and timid” plans, particularly given the urgency and the health risks.
productDemand for British goods puts increasing pressure on constrained UK industrial space
The UK has a little over one year’s worth of industrial space left as the growth in ecommerce and a renewed demand for British goods put increasing pressure on the country’s industrial stock, according to new data from global real estate advisors, Colliers International.
productE-commerce and urban logistics continue to drive logistics and industrial sector
In the first half of 2017 a total of 16.5million sq ft of logistic and industrial units above 50,000 sq ft was acquired for occupation, 2% up on H1 2016, according to the latest research from Knight Frank. Whilst this is 24% below the level of take-up in H2 2016, it is, however, above the 5 year average.
productTT Club provides insurance for ‘Uber-style’ Russian forwarder
The Russian start-up freight forwarder, Deliver is an online cargo transport operation that is among the first in the country to implement an ‘Uber-style’ mode of service.
newsTemporary customs union paper ‘step in the right direction’
The government’s paper on trade and customs arrangements post-Brexit, published today (15 August 2017) is a “step in the right direction”, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
