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No drama for toy firm thanks to Uniserve

Vivid Goliath general manager Nick Thomas says that the toy and games supplier has had the smoothest peak season in recent memory, thanks to its collaboration with forwarding and logistics company Uniserve.Vivid Goliath faced the challenge of managing some 50,000 order lines annually across diverse customer channels including major, national retailers, as well as ecommerce platforms including Argos and Amazon. Using the capabilities of its 750,000sq ft Felixstowe Mega DC, ... [+]

First meeting for Critical Imports Council

Logistics UK has been confirmed as a founder member of the UK government’s new Critical Imports Council, which held its first meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London on 17 April. The Council was announced by the Department for Business and Trade as ... [+]

Bring on the bling! Cargo-partner and Nippon Express celebrate first 100 days

Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner celebrated its first 100 days as a member of Japan’s Nippon Express Group with a ceremony at Vienna’s Hofburg Palace, once one of Emperor Franz Joseph’s favourite cribs. Among the many tasks that the two companies have carried out since 8 January is ... [+]

CMA CGM to move 1000teu for World Food Programme

The CMA CGM Foundation has signed a strategic partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to help provide life-saving assistance in conflict and disasters. Under the Containers of Hope program, the Foundation will transport 1,000teu per year free of charge to support the WFP’s operations, around ... [+]

Davies Turner goes 7UP with Atherstone hub

UK freight forwarder Davies Turner has opened its seventh bespoke third party logistics facility at Atherstone in the Midlands.The multi-user hub is fully Customs-bonded, with 140,000 sq ft of warehousing, incorporating a high bay fully racked area. With an eaves height of 17 metres, is ... [+]

Ceva’s team on its marks for Paris 2024

CMA CGM and its Ceva Logistics arm expect to deliver 1.3 million items of furniture and over 900,000 pieces of sports equipment to Paris Olympics venues. As the official logistics partner for the Games, the CMA CGM Group is mobilizing its 180,000 employees to help meet ... [+]

AV Dawson gains RoSPA gold

AV Dawson, owner and operator of Port of Middlesbrough has gained a Gold award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Companies who receive a RoSPA award are recognised as being world leaders in health and safety, demonstrating well developed management systems and ... [+]

We’re not happy, says survey

A new report on workplace satisfaction among UK workers in 2024 shows that transport and logistics professionals are the least happy sector. The Career Happiness Index, collated by careers transformation specialist The Futures Group, also said that accounting and finance and healthcare appear to be the ... [+]

XPO lady drivers get together

XPO is holding its fourth annual Female Drivers Forum today at the company’s national distribution centre in Crick, Northamptonshire. As in previous years, all XPO Logistics female drivers are invited to attend the Forum, which is designed to provide a safe space to bring any matters ... [+]

Pest control in containers: new guidelines

An updated version of guidelines on preventing contamination of shipping containers is now available. The 2024 update to the document - Prevention of Pest Contamination of Containers: Joint Industry Guidelines for the Cleaning of Containers - provides further detail on the concept of custodial responsibility ... [+]

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