Logistics

BIFA to sponsor freight crime-busters

BIFA – the British International Freight Association – is to sponsor the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) and will as a result be able to offer members up-to-date information of truck crime. NaVCIS is a national police unit that aims to reduce all vehicle crime, including theft of or from trucks. While hosted by Hampshire Constabulary, it is funded by industry donations. In return, BIFA will receive fortnightly updates on vehicle ... [+]

GXO gets green light for Wincanton buy

The Competition and Markets Authority has cleared GXO’s acquisition of Wincanton subject to the divestment of a number of Wincanton grocery contracts in the UK. Integration is expected to commence in the third quarter and the teams are permitted to collaborate on specified ongoing aerospace ... [+]

Waterways could play key role, says Logistics UK

Inland and coastal waterways should be core components of modern multimodal transport and expanding their use can reduce road congestion, lower emissions, improve air quality and enhance regional connectivity, according to a new Logistics UK report. "The UK Logistics Network: Waterborne Freight", launched at Multimodal ... [+]

Rhenus moves into domestic distribution

Freight forwarder Rhenus Group has launched a UK domestic distribution service. It is available for all freight types, including oversized loads, UK-wide and follows a pilot phase among a selected customer base. The service uses both Rhenus-owned trucks (available at Corby and Bradford ) and ... [+]

Brexit ‘hurts us more it hurts them’ says Logistics UK

The UK's trading relationships have suffered more than the EU's following its exit from the trade bloc, according to a Logistics UK survey. It said that the country's exports were down 23% from 2017 to 2024 while imports fell only by 5%. In a speech at ... [+]

Röhlig launches healthcare programme

Röhlig Logistics has launched a Good Distribution Practice (GDP) WeCare Program to enhance compliance and risk mitigation in global healthcare logistics, following certification of its branches in Chicago, Birmingham, Manchester and London ((UK) and Antwerp, Brussels and Liège in Belgium. The forwarder says that its WeCare ... [+]

DHL to invest half a billion in Middle East

DHL Group is to invest more than €500 million in the Middle East, focussing on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The investment spans all four DHL divisions – DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Supply Chain, and DHL eCommerce – and will strengthen ... [+]

Partners think electric to run first battery cross-Channel freight truck

Kuehne+Nagel, P&O Ferries and Renault Trucks have partnered to operate the first heavy-duty electric truck carrying freight across the English Channel via ferry. The heavy-duty electric truck crossed the Channel from Dover to Calais on P&O Ferries’ newest hybrid double-ended vessel, P&O Liberté, which produces 40% ... [+]

Germans capture a corner of West Lancashire

Garbe Industrial Real Estate has acquired a site of nearly 49,000sq m in Skelmersdale, north-east of Liverpool, earmarked for the development of a 23,000sq m logistics centre. The site lies within sight of the M58 motorway with the slip road entrance practically next door and it ... [+]

High water mark for Customs rules – but is the tide turning?

From Windsor Framework to the EU/UK trade reset, the waters between the UK and Ireland may soon become less turbulent, says Adam Grimshaw, compliance manager for Customs Support Group. Drawing an invisible trade border across the Irish Sea as opposed to a physical land divide between ... [+]