Chris Lewis
Federal Express has relocated its Manchester operation to a new logistics hub half a mile from the international airport. The 38,000sq ft facility features an advanced automated sorting system and X-ray machines, which will increase throughput, speed, and customer service.The Northwest corridor accounts for 22.5% of the UK’s total freight GDP, says FedEx.Managing director, UK Air Operations Steve Johnson, said: “The opening of our enhanced facility in Manchester is a ...
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Aramex UK senior operations manager, Glen Gardaner, has completed a 100-mile cycle ride along the South Downs Way to raise money for Porridge & Pens, a UK-based charity which supports children living in poverty in Ghana.
Glen has broken his target of £1,000, having raised £1,382, which he has pledged to ...
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Emirates has expanded its Emirates Courier Express solution to Australia. It will fly directly into Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney on 70 flights per week using the existing passenger schedule and serving the whole country.
Breaking the traditional hub-and-spoke model, Emirates Courier Express provides direct connectivity, via Dubai, significantly reducing time ...
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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 ...
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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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