Driving licence changes welcomed by Logistics UK
The government has announced it plans to remove the need for additional training to operate electric vans up to 4.25 tonnes. The Department for Transport has laid secondary legislation before…
Award win for Essex logistics firm
Twinwheel Logistics marks record year with £1.2 million expansion A West Thurrock logistics firm has created 21 new jobs following a major expansion of its services. Twinwheel Logistics, based in…
China Southern Airlines halts logistics listing
China Southern Airlines has announced it will no longer proceed with China Southern Air Logistics. China Southern Airlines has announced it will no longer proceed with the spin-off and listing…
Damen works on Van Oord’s offshore carrier Nexus
Damen Shipyards Group has recently carried out the installation of a series of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems to Van Oord’s Nexus. Nexus is a Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 8500…
Logistics firm wins award for business development efforts
A Dorset-based logistics company has won an award for its business development efforts. Pall-Ex Logistics Dorset picked up the Fortec Business Development award at the Pall-Ex Future of Excellence awards…
New Quay Cranes for Southampton Port
DP World is making a £60m investment in the UK’s trading capacity with an order of four new quay cranes for its Southampton container terminal. The new cranes will be…
Repsol partners with IBS to revolutionise logistics
Repsol, global integrated energy company, has selected IBS Software to transform its primary logistics operations across multiple locations. The partnership will see Repsol adopt IBS Software’s iLogistics Control Tower solution…
Panattoni completes facility for Tesco
Bespoke 621,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility enhances Tesco’s supply chain efficiency to meet customer demand with advanced, sustainable technologies Panattoni, the world’s largest privately owned industrial developer, announces the completion…
Europe’s driver shortage to be tackled
Europe is facing a severe truck driver shortage – around 230,000 driver roles remain unfilled This gap could grow to as many as 745,000 vacancies in the coming years. This…
GXO-Wincanton deal ‘likely to reduce competition’
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an interim report in its investigation of a merger between logistics companies GXO and Wincanton. The CMA independent inquiry group’s initial assessment…