July 2025
Deutsche Post has appointed Oscar de Bok as chief executive officer of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight. De Bok, succeeding Tim Scharwath, who is retiring. Oscar de Bok has been a member of the management board since 2019 and is currently chief executive of DHL Supply Chain, a role that will be taken up by Hendrik Venter, currently responsible for Supply Chain Mainland Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
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Vehicle charging company Fleete has started work on a commercial vehicle EV charging hub at the Port of Tilbury. Stakeholders including the Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr Sue Shinnick, gathered on site to witness the ceremonial first dig and plaque unveiling.
Fleete’s 5 MW shared user charging hub, funded in part with ...
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Industrial property developer Panattoni has secured a 10-acre site on the North Feltham Trading Estate two miles from Heathrow Airport. Panattoni Park Heathrow will offer build-to-suit logistics space of up to 250,000sq ft, tailored to specific operational needs. Panattoni is actively seeking build-to-suit pre-let agreements ahead of submitting a planning ...
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Pall-Ex Group has confirmed that it is to merge its Fortec and Pall-Ex networks from 1 January 2026, , operating under a unified Pall-Ex brand. Itmarks the final phase of network consolidation and has been part of the long-term project since Pall-Ex acquired Fortec in 2020.
Network consolidation started with introduction ...
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DHL Supply Chain has opened a new multi-user facility in Dublin optimised for customers in the technology, life sciences and healthcare sectors.
The site, at Quantum Distribution Park in Kilshane,has 265,000sq ft of operating space, including 60,000sq ft of mezzanine flooring and 33,000 pallet spaces.
The building is certified as BREEAM ‘Excellent’ ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has opened a fourth warehouse at Copenhagen Airport to support e-commerce and freight forwarder handling (EFFH) services in Scandinavia.
It covers an area of 4,800sq m and takes WFS’ cargo handling footprint at the airport to over 21,500sq m, including its dedicated temperature-controlled pharma ...
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Short sea ro ro and lo lo operator CLdN says it will explore expansion of its Zeebrugge-Teesport route, and also consider setting up a new Rotterdam-Teesport freight route if there is enough demand, following P&O Ferries’ recent decision to close its Zeebrugge-Teesport service.
CLdN launched its Zeebrugge-Teesport service in 2023 and ...
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Forest products specialist stevedore Jenkins Group has purchased Humber Storage Solutions. The business will be renamed Jenkins Humber. HSS operates a 136,000sq ft warehouse in Hull. Jenkins Group operates facilities in Liverpool, Belfast, Sheerness, Hull, Dublin, Sunderland and Warrenpoint.
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Peel Ports Group has appointed Captain Susan Cloggie-Holden as its new group harbour master following the retirement of Gary Doyle.
Capt Cloggie Holden joins the port operator after a distinguished career with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary where she became the organisation’s first female commanding officer in its 120-year history in 2021.
She ...
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St Helens-based logistics company SSO Group has appointed Mike Brown to oversee the SSO Logistics side of its business, which specialises in BRCGS food grade warehousing and palletised distribution through the Pallet-Track network.
As part of the same restructure, Simon Haslam has moved across to the SSO International Forwarding arm of ...
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