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4 July 2008
ASG Services passes tests
AS Watson recently completed a huge project for a brand new 536,000 sq ft distribution centre based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire which is furnished with an up-to-date 'Voice Pick' system, set to improve operational efficiency and pick accuracy. AS Watson is the parent company of Superdrug, the UK's fastest growing beauty & health retailer in the UK. More...
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4 July 2008
Airbus signs six-year contract with Kuehne + Nagel
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has chosen Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) as its lead logistics provider for its entire logistics operation. More...
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4 July 2008
TDG says yes to takeover by Laxey
British logistics service provider TDG recently reached agreement with the private equity company Laxey Partners Ltd on the terms of a recommended cash offer for TDG at GBP 2.50 per share. More...
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3 July 2008
Ghent short-sea
Ghent Container Terminal has signed a concession contract with Ghent Port Company AMC for the construction and operation of a multimodal sea-going/inland navigation container terminal in port of Ghent. The concession is valid for 30 years. More...
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3 July 2008
UKWA Statement
Yesterday the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) - the trade association for the third party logistics sector - held it's Annual General Meeting at The Dorchester Hotel, London. In his address to members at the meeting Derrick Potter, national chairman of the UKWA and executive chairman of The Potter Group , was critical of the UK Government's moves to scrap rate relief on empty industrial property and phase out the Industrial Buildings Allowance (IBA) both of which, he said, were likely to prove damaging to the third party logistics sector. More...
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2 July 2008
Thamesport changes trade name to London Thamesport
UK-based Thamesport (London) Ltd has changed its trading name to London Thamesport. More...
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2 July 2008
Stobart's Innovation
Stobart Group, one of the UK's leading providers of multimodal transport and logistics services, has announced that it has acquired the chilled and ambient goods operations of Innovate Logistics Limited from its administrators BDO Stoy Hayward. More...
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30 April 2007
British International Freight Association supports Multimodal again
BIFA have given their support and co-operation to Multimodal 2009 - helping to ensure yet another successful event - and reinforcing Multimodal's role as the biggest transport and logistics event in the UK. More...
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1 July 2008
Rhys Davies move into Multimodal
Rhys Davies Freight Logistics was founded in 1952 by Rhys Davies, the father of the present Chairman, Gwyn Davies. In the last decade, the Company has grown from a single base in South Wales into a National company with nine depots throughout the UK. More...
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19 February 2008
Mersey Maritime Pavilion at Multimodal 2009
Mersey Maritime have supported a large NW presence at Multimodal with a significant pavilion at the show. Mersey Maritime represents a Maritime 'cluster' of more than 1000 businesses, employing 26000 people with a turnover of £2.5 billion per annum. We exist to promote and develop excellence in all maritime related activities on Merseyside and to represent the interests of existing and new cluster members. More...
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13 December 2007
Kewill for Multimodal
Since its start in 1972, Kewill has been a long-time innovator of business integration, order management, shipping management, international trade logistics and visibility software for global trading communities. More...
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24 October 2007
Bibby Distribution take stand at Multimodal 2009
As the UKs leading independent logistics company, Bibby Distribution combines an impressive portfolio of services with a unique business approach, genuine commitment to excellence and unrivalled pride in its people. More...
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28 June 2008
Unipart and Manhattan Associates deliver solution for Pets At Home
Manhattan Associates and Unipart Logistics have successfully completed a joint project in record time, to deliver a scalable, menu-priced, e-fulfilment solution for specialty retailer Pets at Home. The innovative solution will allow Pets at Home to expand its 'ultimate pet store experience' beyond its 200 plus UK retail outlets for the first time. More...
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28 June 2008
Kwik-Fit awards UK contract to CEVA
Kwik-Fit GB Ltd, the leading fast-fit supplier of tyres in the UK, is introducing roll cages as a vital element in its new UK distribution strategy. More...
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28 June 2008
British Gypsum extends railfreight deal
British Gypsum, the internal drylining supplier, is extending its relationship with railfreight company First GBRf after signing a multi-million pound five-year contract. More...
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28 June 2008
£50m Humber port gets go ahead
A £50 million Humber port industrial development has been granted planning permission by North East Lincolnshire council. More...
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23 June 2008
Maersk Line and Hutchison Ports sign agreement for priority terminal in Felixstowe
Maersk Line has announced the signing of a 10-year agreement for terminal usage for Maersk Line at Trinity Terminal, the Port of Felixstowe, UK. This agreement between Maersk Line and Hutchison Ports recognises the importance of joint co-operation in the shipping industry and reflects both companies' commitment to long-term planning in the UK. More...
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23 June 2008
UK Pallets launches new European distribution service with Dachser
UK Pallets, the palletised freight operation within Business Post Group, is launching a new European service following a deal with global logistics services provide Dachser. Under the agreement, more than 70 UK Pallets members will now have easy and cost-effective access to Dachser's extensive pan-European distribution network. More...
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23 June 2008
DSV and ABX Logistics join forces
As the global freight forwarding market continues to consolidate, DSV has entered into an agreement with 3i Group, the management team at ABX Logistics and other shareholders to acquire ABX Logistics. More...
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23 June 2008
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is seeking entries for its annual Freight Service Awards competition.
The BIFA Freight Service Awards 2008 celebrate 20 years of holding the competition and this year will include a new award category - the Environment Award - that is open to companies wishing to present a specific 'green' initiative or case study, which shows consideration for the environment or demonstrates a reduction in carbon footprint. More...
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21 June 2008
DP World and Zim together in Spain
DP World and Zim have joined forces to acquire the Spanish operator which owns an exclusive concession for the Tarragona container terminal in northern Spain. Last week, DP World announced it had bought a 60% share in Contarsa Sociedad de Estiba - its first foray into the Spanish market. Zim Ports, a subsidiary of Israeli carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services, has confirmed that it would partner the Dubai-based operator and take the remaining 40%. More...
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21 June 2008
Laxey given more time as Wincanton decide not to bid for TDG
On 21 May 2008, the Panel Executive announced that it had ruled that Laxey Partners must, by 5.00pm on 20 June 2008, either announce a firm intention to make an offer for TDG under Rule 2.5 of the Code or announce that it does not intend to make an offer for TDG. More...
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19 June 2008
P&O Ferries orders largest ever Dover-Calais ferries
P&O Ferries has ordered two new units for the Dover-Calais route from the Finnish shipyard Aker Yards. The ferries will enter service in 2010 and 2011 and will replace the "Pride of Dover" and the "Pride of Calais". More...
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19 June 2008
List of parties interested in Hapag-Lloyd growing
The list of interested parties for Hapag-Lloyd is growing constantly. More...
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16 June 2008
Axis buys PartCo
UK-based trailer and swap body lessor Axis Intermodal has acquired the entire issued share capital of SeaCo Parts International Inc (PartCo) from Sea Containers America for US$250,000 in cash. More...
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16 June 2008
Novatrans returns to Channel Tunnel
Novatrans will return to the Channel Tunnel market this autumn with a new service that will link its hub at Lille-Dourges with a terminal in the English Midlands. The intention is to run five pairs/week. More...
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16 June 2008
Freightliner Group Ltd announces that it has been acquired by Arcapita
Freightliner Group Ltd today announces that it has been acquired by Arcapita, an international investment firm based in Bahrain, for an undisclosed sum, and subject to clearance by the European Commission. Arcapita will acquire Freightliner Group Ltd from its previous owners 3i, Electra Private Equity and Freightliner management and staff. 3i and Electra were the founder majority shareholders of Freightliner at privatisation in 1996. More...
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19 June 2008
Multimodal signs up Port of Le Havre
The second biggest French port and the fifth biggest North-European port with nearly 80 Mt handled in 2007 More...
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25 March 2008
Multimodal in step with Pacer
Pacer International is a U.S. based holding company with operations in non-asset based third-party logistics and intermodal freight transportation services. More...
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25 March 2008
Multimodal sets the pace with Pacer Global
If your success depends on logistics agility, then a flexible infrastructure may be the better approach. Consider how Pacer can help: More...
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18 March 2008
Ocean World Lines steam into Multimodal
Ocean World Lines, Inc. is a fully bonded neutral global NVOCC providing FCL services in all trade lanes of the world. OWL has been operating as neutral NVO for over 20 years. We have a solid staff of experienced professionals who deliver competent service to our customers. Ocean World Lines is one of the largest FCL NVO's in the world with nearly 70,000 TEUs total volume shipped every year. The magazine "The American Shipper" listed OWL in the top five of all NVOs in the world in TEUs shipped from the USA. More...
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13 June 2008
Multimodal website ever stronger
The Multimodal 2009 website now has over 13,500 subscribers, from shippers, retailers, manufacturers, importers, forwarders and 3PLs to shipping lines, airlines, railfreight operators, inland terminals, software suppliers and ports. More...
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13 June 2008
Cummins Chooses Schneider Logistics Europe for Freight Audit and Payment Role
Cummins, the world's largest independent diesel engine producer, has chosen Schneider Logistics Europe as the provider of freight audit and payment services for its United Kingdom manufacturing plants at Darlington, Daventry and Ramsgate. Under the contract Schneider will capture data from carrier invoices, conduct rate, duplication and execution audits of all freight invoices, resolve disputes with carriers, interface with Cummins' accounts payable system and pay Cummins' carriers. More...
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13 June 2008
Linde's Ultra-High Lift Breaks Industry Records for Davies Turner
Linde Material Handling (UK) Ltd has installed three K range very narrow aisle trucks at the recently expanded Davies Turner freight and logistics hub in Bristol. To enable pallet retrieval from th is location, Davies Turner needed a truck with a substantial lift height capability of over 16 metres - an industry first. More...
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13 June 2008
Eimskip writes-off Innovate's UK assets
Eimskip has announced that it will write-off its interest in UK subsidiary Innovate Holding. Eimskip's current book value for Innovate is Euro74.1 million, which will be fully written off in the second quarter. Eimskip has begun a strategic review of Innovate to divest all of Innovate's assets. More...
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12 June 2008
PD Ports has announced it has reached a new agreement with ABP in respect of its ongoing operation of Hull Container Terminal (HCT).
The new agreement for up to eight years took effect from 1st May 2008 and over the next 12 months will include an investment by PD Ports of some £4 million. This investment will implement specialist IT systems, refurbish the existing STS cranes and reconfigure the terminal layout to further improve the efficiency of the facility More...
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11 June 2008
TT Club's Rating Re-affirmed at A- (Excellent) by AM Best
In addition to re-affirming the current A- (Excellent) rating AM Best has set the outlook for TT Club as 'stable'. According to the rating organisation combined ratios between 105% and 110% are anticipated in 2008/09 which is line with that achieved in 2007 of 108%. More...
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11 June 2008
Tea for Two?
Bibby Distribution has won a five year contract with Taylors of Harrogate to provide storage and distribution of its tea and coffee products. More...
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11 June 2008
GEFCO UK reveals new success for its rail network
GEFCO has revealed that a rail link to transport vans between Portbury and its Sandtoft regional distribution centre in South Yorkshire, has taken more than 4,000 truck journeys off the road during its first year in operation. More...
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11 June 2008
ZIM awards UK intermodal haulage contract to EWS
Global container shipping line ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has awarded a contract to UK rail freight operator EWS Network, part of the German DB Schenker organisation, to move containers by rail. Those boxes, explained EWS, were previously transported in the UK by road haulage. More...
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11 June 2008
CMA CGM "Carmen" calls at Dunkirk
Despite ongoing disturbances in French ports, CMA CGM has decided to reinforce its presence in France's North European ports by introducing an additional Dunkirk call for its FAL3 Asia-Europe service. More...
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11 June 2008
Restructuring of the Hapag-Lloyd Executive Board
Ulrich Kranich will be responsible on the Executive Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG for the global operations in future. He is taking over this role from Adolf Adrion, who is retiring at the end of the year. More...
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11 June 2008
Fuel hoarded for UK 999 services
Fuel is being safeguarded for use by the emergency services ahead of a planned four-day strike by UK tanker drivers. More...
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11 June 2008
Geodis Wilson acquires Oughtred & Harrison Shipping
Geodis Wilson has strengthened its growing business in the UK. The acquisition of Oughtred & Harrison Shipping will boost the ocean export segment of Geodis Wilson and extend the global network coverage in China and Benelux. More...
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11 June 2008
Wincanton standardises pan-European operations on Manhattan Associates
Manhattan Associates has announced that Wincanton is to standardise its European logistics infrastructure on Manhattan Associates' supply chain solutions platform. More...
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11 June 2008
EZW acquires Gazeley
Economic Zones World (EZW), a Dubai World company, has announced the acquisition of Gazeley Limited, the Wal-Mart-owned global provider of sustainable logistics space, as part of its strategy to expand into global markets and deliver a robust global platform to support the dynamic and complex supply chains of its customers. The price was not disclosed, but is believed to be in excess of £300m (Euro360m/$585m). More...
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11 June 2008
BLG in tenth successive fruitful year
The BLG Logistics Group's sales rose by 17% to EUR 889.3 million in financial 2007. More...
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11 June 2008
CMA CGM operates container barges on the Rhone
The inland navigation department of French shipping line CMA CGM now operates there inland barges for container transportation on the Rhone. More...
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24 July 2007
Multimodal lands yet another shipping company with Containerships
Containerships Group is a door-to-door short sea carrier providing regular services linking key industrial and retail customers in Finland, Russia, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the Baltic States and Western Europe via ports in the Baltic, North Sea and UK areas. More...
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6 June 2008
Schenker AG extends rail services to Europe
To meet the rising demand for rail based logistics, DB Schenker is now rolling out a new range of services in Europe: DB Schenkerrailog stands for rail based logistics and becomes an established component of DB Schenker's European land transport operations. With the support of its subsidiary Railog as a specialist in rail logistics, as well as Fertrans AG, DB Schenker is already successfully engaged in this specialised market in a number of countries. Having been founded eight years ago as a Joint Venture with Deutsche Bahn, Railog will now be even more closely integrated along with Fertrans as part of the organisation. More...
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6 June 2008
Gazeley to develop bespoke bakery site for Warburtons
The UK Logistics Fund (UKLF), which is managed by Legal & General Property and Hermes Real Estate, and Gazeley, global provider of sustainable logistics space, have been granted planning consent to develop a 11,150 m2 bespoke bakery and distribution warehouse for family bakers, Warburtons, at the Fund's site in Bristol, G. Park Western Approach. Warburtons has agreed to acquire the unit from The UK Logistics Fund. More...
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6 June 2008
Deutsche Bahn listing set for November
According to press reports in Germany, the IPO of Deutsche Bahn will start on 5th November. The German Government plans to sell 24.9% of the Company's transport, logistics and services businesses to private investors which, it is though, will raise somewhere between Euro5.0 billion to Euro8.0 billion. More...
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5 June 2008
Superfast to end Rosyth-Zeebrugge ferry service
Greek ferry operator Superfast Ferries has decided to end its ro-pax ferry service between Rosyth and Zeebrugge in September. More...
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5 June 2008
FTA launches international supply chain forum
The Freight Transport Association is creating a new policy forum to address the UK's international supply chain. This body will involve all stakeholders in this process: shippers; operators and infrastructure providers. It will cover all modes, and deal with both operational challenges and public policy issues. More...
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5 June 2008
FTA criticises UK rejection of longer heavier lorries
A major opportunity to achieve important carbon savings in the road freight sector has been lost by the Secretary of State for Transport's decision not to allow trials for longer and heavier vehicles on British roads, according to the Freight Transport Association. More...
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5 June 2008
Wincanton Preliminary Results
The year to 31 March 2008 was another year of strong profit growth for Wincanton. The pre-tax underlying profit of £41.8m being reported represents an increase on the previous year of 17.4 per cent. This further double-digit percentage increase in pre-tax underlying profit builds on growth in the two previous financial years of 10.2 per cent and 9.5 per cent. Wincanton, through a combination of continuing momentum in existing businesses and a well-targeted and well-executed programme of acquisitions, is delivering high levels of growth in challenging markets. More...
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4 June 2008
Hassing appointed new Scandlines CEO
Michael Hassing has been appointed the new CEO of Scandlines GmbH as from 1 June 2008. Before that Michael Hassing lived in London for 7 years where he among other duties was the CEO of Samskip, he was responsible for global development, acquisitions and international logistics. More...
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4 June 2008
Major news at Multimodal web-site - live feeds from IFW
As well as providing you with a digest of the most important industry news via newsletter - Multimodal has gone one stage further! More...
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2 June 2008
GEFCO records sales improvement in Q1/2008
The French logistics group GEFCO registered sales amounting to EUR 925 million in the first quarter of 2008 More...
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2 June 2008
CMA CGM maintains calls in French ports
As French ports continue to struggle with serious disruptions, Marseilles (France)-based CMA CGM, the country's largest and the world's third largest container shipping company, has decided to maintain its calls in ports throughout the French mainland. More...
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30 May 2008
Linde Introduces World's First Direct-Injection Hydrogen Combustion Engine for Forklift Trucks
Linde Material Handling has developed the world's first forklift truck with a direct-injection hydrogen combustion engine. The concept vehicle is ready for use. More...
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30 May 2008
Circle wins £4m Panalpina contract
Panalpina World Transport has appointed Circle Express to provide its road transport services, in a three-year contract worth an estimated £4 million per year. More...
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30 May 2008
Culina moves in-house
Culina Logistics is to bring its transport operations in-house, adding an extra 200 employees to its workforce. More...
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30 May 2008
DHL forges US alliance with UPS
Deutsche Post World Net's board recently stated that its subsidiary DHL aims to save around EUR 640 million annually by cooperating with UPS. More...
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30 May 2008
Wincanton expands supply chain services to defence and energy industries by acquiring Product Support Limited
Leading supply chain solutions provider, Wincanton, has today announced the acquisition of Product Support Limited (PSL), a specialist in the supply of logistics and support solutions primarily for the defence and energy industries. More...
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26 May 2008
Stobart Announces Second Rail Freight Service
Following the launch of Stobart's rail operation in September 2006 with the hugely successful rail freight service between Daventry and Grangemouth, which was awarded the Freight Achievement of the Year Award at the 2007 National Rail Awards, Stobart Group incorporating Eddie Stobart Ltd, is delighted to announce a second dedicated rail service between Grangemouth and Inverness. More...
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25 May 2008
Bahrain fund on track for Freightliner?
The Bahrain-based investment fund Arcapita is in talks to acquire Freightliner for around £350m including debt. More...
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23 May 2008
CEVA Group Plc Results in Line with Expectations
CEVA Group Plc today announced its results for the first quarter of 2008. With total revenues of EUR 1.501 billion, both the Contract Logistics and the Freight Management divisions performed in line with expectations. At 2007 exchange rates, revenues were up by 8% over the first quarter of the previous year on a pro-forma basis (assuming the integration of the former EGL into CEVA was effective on 1 January 2007). More...
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23 May 2008
Takeover Panel rules on TDG bid
Following recent representations made by the advisers for TDG, the Panel Executive has been considering the application of Rule 2.4(b) of the Code to the approaches by both Laxey Partners and Wincanton to TDG. Following discussions with all parties' advisers, the Panel Executive has ruled that, unless the Panel Executive consents otherwise, each of Laxey Partners and Wincanton must, by 5.00pm on 20 June 2008, either announce a firm intention to make an offer for TDG under Rule 2.5 of the Code or announce that it does not intend to make an offer for TDG. More...
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23 May 2008
New Bibby Distribution site achieves British Retail Consortium global standard
Bibby Distribution's new flagship site at Elland in West Yorkshire is celebrating successfully attaining BRC certification. The British Retail Consortium introduced the Food Technical Standard in 1998 in response to the needs of the retail and brand owner industries and has quickly become an invaluable Standard that is now widely respected both in the UK and globally. More...
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23 May 2008
Zim's boxships make maiden call at Le Havre
Within the framework of the Israeli shipping company Zim's EWX service between Asia and Northern Europe, the containerships "Zim Shekou", "Zim Genova" and "Zim Yokohama" recently made their inaugural stopovers in Le Havre. More...
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22 May 2008
Davies Turner is all ship-shape at Bristol
Independent freight forwarder Davies Turner has completed the construction of a multi-million pound expansion to its freight and logistics hub at Avonmouth, Bristol enabling it to offer complete supply chain solutions from the site. More...
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22 May 2008
TUI will sell Hapag-Lloyd to highest bidder
TUI is pushing ahead with the sale of the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd (HL). For the first time Rainer Feuerhake, member of the board for finance, has announced that HL's assets amount to EUR 2 to 2.5 billion. "However this is not the market value of HL," he added. More...
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19 May 2008
P&O move to The Widdowson Group
P&O Ferrymasters is moving from its Loughborough hub to a march large site in Leicester, shared with The Widdowson Group. More...
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19 May 2008
NYK Logistics win three year deal with PURE Digital
Following a successful start-up, NYK Logistics has announced that it has been appointed under a three year contract to handle the UK distribution operation for PURE Digital's range of DAB radios. PURE Digital is the world's leading manufacturer of DAB digital radios, the number one supplier of radios in the UK, and the creator of the world's most popular DAB radio. More...
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13 July 2007
Dunkerque joins in spirit of Multimodal 2009!
The Port of Dunkerque today confirmed its exhibition stand at Multimodal 2009. More...
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16 May 2008
DACHSER UK and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport join forces to promote careers in logistics to school leavers
The Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics (CILT) recently joined forces with global logistics services provider DACHSER UK in a joint effort to promote transport and logistics as a career choice for young people. More...
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16 May 2008
NOL: Q1/2008 profit up 183% to USD 121 million
The global container shipping, terminals and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has reported a Q1/2008 net profit of USD 121 million, a rise of 183% over the same period in 2007. More...
16 May 2008
Deutsche Post World Net: First quarter on target
Deutsche Post World Net started the year of 2008 with solid performance in the first quarter: Underlying EBIT rose 6.4 percent to around 1 billion euros, meeting the Group's own targets. That was despite the fact that the quarter had two working days less than the year-earlier period. More...
15 May 2008
Samskip adds Greece to its pan-European multimodal network
Europe's leading multimodal container operator Samskip has added Greece to the list of countries in Southern Europe that it now serves by road and rail. It has appointed one of Greece's major transport and logistics specialists, Carel Ltd, as its agent and has launched rail services linking Mannheim and Rotterdam with Athens and Thessaloniki. More...
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