Chris Lewis
DHL Supply Chain is to invest £550m to deploy over 1,000 additional robots in its UK operations. The new investment builds on the €1bn already spent on automation by DHL Supply Chain over the last three years, with more than 3,200 digitalisation projects deployed across the UK, Ireland and EMEA.
This strategy has already resulted in more than 2,000 robots with over 750 Assisted Picking Robots from Locus Robotics and 6 ...
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A new land route between Türkiye to Kuwait via Iraq was inaugurated on 8 July when Hasbayrak International Transport completed the first shipment under the TIR transit system. Three trucks carrying fresh fruit and vegetables departed from Türkiye and reached Kuwait in four days, compared with 45 days by sea. ...
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DHL Supply Chain chief development officer and 20-year DHL veteran, Markus Voss is to succeed Uwe Brinks as the new chief executive of DHL Freight from 1 September. In his new role, Markus Voss will report directly to Tim Scharwath, chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, and become a ...
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Maersk has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Post Company to provide logistics and supply chain services for e-commerce companies entering and operating in the Kingdom, as well as potentially in the broader Gulf markets. It combines Saudi Post's domestic expertise with Maersk's global logistics capabilities, providing a comprehensive ...
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European forwarders’ group Clecat has welcomed the EU Council’s adoption of its general approach on the Union Customs Code reform, saying that the consensus reached would allow negotiations with the European Parliament and the European Commission to begin.
It adds that the Danish Presidency now has the opportunity to bring the ...
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The Road Haulage Association is launching a series of international summits, the first of which will be on clandestine entry via commercial vehicles It will take place on 1 October in London.
Evolving methods of concealment mean that drivers and operators can be unfairly penalised, even when taking all reasonable measures. ...
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East Midlands Airport is reorganising its aircraft stands to increase capacity for cargo and passengers as part of its recently-unveiled plans to develop parts of the airfield to facilitate forecast growth in freight operations.
The east and west aprons are dedicated to cargo and the central apron handles all passenger flights. ...
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The port of Hamburg and the Germany public sector are to invest €1.1 billion in modernising container terminal operations at the Waltershofer Hafen
The Elbe approach is to be enhanced created to make navigation to the Burchardkai and Hamburg container terminals easier and faster. At the same time, new land for ...
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Irish Freight Solutions has launched a second co-branded trailer with Whysup, unveiled at Multimodal 2025. It aims to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues in the logistics industry.
It builds on an ongoing collaboration that has already seen Whysup deliver training and wellbeing sessions to logistics teams, with a ...
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Dublin Port says it handled record lo lo container tonnage in May, breaking the 800,000 tonne mark for the first time in a single month. It said the figures underscore the resilience and continued growth of Ireland’s export-driven economy.
Chief executive Barry O’Connell, said: “The month of May saw more containers ...
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