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Showcase for aerospace specialist

Aerospace logistics software specialist, B&H Intech - a subsidiary of B&H Worldwide -  has opened an innovation centre at its London Heathrow headquarters to showcase its new products and solutions.  It will also provide a base for the company’s newly appointed software development manager, Janak Trivedi and net developer, Alexsander Dmowski who will work alongside the existing software development team. The company’s OnTrack product has evolved into a highly specialised aerospace ... [+]

Time matters in the US too

Lufthansa’s time:matters high speed logistics arm has extended its US network by directly integrating United Airlines into its Sameday network. Urgent shipments from Europe to the US can be booked late into the night and delivered to door at destination in less than 24 hours, offering a cost-effective alternative to ... [+]

HOGS to pig out in Egham

HOGS - the Heathrow-based industry lunch society – is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a lunch on Wednesday 1 June in Egham. Over 80 gatherings have been organised in its quarter century enjoyed by freight professionals drawn from all sections of the industry. HOGS was formed in 1991 by a collective ... [+]

XPO man to be JF Hillebrand MD

Sebastien Desreumaux has become managing director of drinks and beverage specialists, JF Hillebrand UK. He was managing director of Norbert Dentressangle’s European bulk business unit from 2010 to 2014 and then commercial and marketing director transport solutions Europe for XPO Logistics. [+]

Minister sees Liverpool’s new port

Transport Minister, Andrew Jones visited the Port of Liverpool on 16 May to view the latest developments at Liverpool2 as the terminal approaches its opening. The minister received a tour of the site during a visit to the city to discuss prospective improvements to the major A5036 corridor. Warren Marshall, Group ... [+]

Data sharing will cut freight thefts, says TAPA chairman

Chairman of the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), Thorsten Neumann, has called for increased sharing of data by law enforcement agencies as cargo crimes in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region reached a three-year high in the first quarter of 2016. He said that the industry already received ... [+]

Woodland buys Cambridgeshire courier

The logistics arm of Essex-based forwarder Woodland has acquired Peterborough-based Courier Elite. Woodland said its new addition would strengthen its presence in Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and the Midlands.   [+]

ABP takes over Hull box terminal

ABP has invested £15m in new equipment equipment at Hull Container Terminal, which it took over from PD Ports on 1 May, along with 39 staff. The terminal will continue to service shortsea operator Samskip. The 30-acre operation handles more than 9,000 containers per month and discharges vessels from Rotterdam, Tilbury ... [+]

The Filthy Thames

Artist Michelle Reader has put together a whole collection of sculptures made from just a small sample of the plastic rubbish collected on the River Thames. A Bellyful of Plastic is intended to highlight the vast numbers of fish living there have plastic in their gut, including three quarters of the ... [+]

New port for Turkey

DP World officially opened Turkey’s newest port at Yarimca, Izmit Bay for business on 14 May. The ceremony was attended by President Erdoğan by teleconference in the presence of senior government officials and executives of DP World. One of the biggest in the country, the new terminal can handle up ... [+]

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