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Suffolk container and pallet haulage firm Maze Logistic Solutions has been sold to a management team led by Ryan Jiggens. It has also introduced general haulage, LCL and specialist services, and has opened a new truck park at Ipswich port.
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DHL Freight put its first fully electric tractor-trailers from Mercedes-Benz Trucks into service in early April. The two eActros 300 vehicles are being deployed for delivery and distribution transport at the Koblenz and Hagen sites. With a maximum weight of 19 metric tons, a range ...
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Maritime Transport has ordered 18 battery-electric, 42-tonne tractor units, the first of a consignment of 48 battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell trucks that the intermodal operator plans to deploy across its network.
Maritime, which is a participant in the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) ...
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) has started an intermodal service between Southampton’s Solent Rail Terminal and Hams Hall Rail in the West Midlands, the rail operator’s first between the two locations.
It will operate five times a week with an option to connect Southampton with Mossend International Rail ...
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XPO is holding its fourth annual Female Drivers Forum today at the company’s national distribution centre in Crick, Northamptonshire.
As in previous years, all XPO Logistics female drivers are invited to attend the Forum, which is designed to provide a safe space to bring any matters ...
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Getlink has acquired UK customs intermidary, ChannelPorts. Established in 1974 and based in Folkestone, Kent, ChannelPorts has 44 employees and a revenue in 2023 of around £10m.
Getlink said the move would allow it to offer a range of services and support to facilitate the exchanges ...
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The organisers of the Multimodal 2024 show in Birmingham on 11-13 June has announced the finalists for the Modal section of its awards.
The awards are independent endorsements for excellence across supply chain businesses and individuals, and ensures all sizes of businesses are represented.
Voting for the ...
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International development organisation Transaid has appointed Maddy Matheson as head of fundraising. She joined Transaid’s fundraising team in 2021, most recently serving as communications and corporate partnerships manager., taking over from Florence Bearman, who stood down at the end of 2023 to take on a ...
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Channel Tunnel shuttle operator Getlink says it is on track with building a pre-registration building at its French terminal in Coquelles ahead of new biometric controls due to be introduced for travellers to and from the EU later this year.
Getlink invested over €80 million in ...
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Girteka Group, which describes itself as the largest European asset-based transportation company, has launched an educational campaign on sustainability.
It says that today's main challenge in the logistics and transport sectors is decarbonization. Electric trucks, intermodal transport, hydrogen powered vehicles, and biofuels are the most common ...
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