In 2017, NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics designed a bespoke pallet handling pod to operate at their Wakefield deepfreeze storage facility and now, says the company, the same unique technology will be put to work at their new site in Corby, due to open in the Autumn of this year. The… Read more »
New £1 Million Investment in Port Improvements to Support New Jobs
ABP Humber and W.E.C Lines are proud to announce a new service connecting the UK to Bilbao that started on 16th January 2021. The container service will be between the Port of Immingham and Bilbao and will be serviced by the MV Freya. The link with Bilbao will be a… Read more »
Kalmar and Nokia extend partnership in terminal automation
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and Nokia, announced that they will expand their ongoing collaboration to provide new solutions for ports and intermodal terminal operators seeking to automate operations and achieve greater productivity. Nokia and Kalmar will combine their communications and cargo handling technology expertise in new joint go-to-market ventures, integrated… Read more »
Pallet-Track takes flight as Mixed Freight Services joins network
The New Year has rung in further developments for award-winning Pallet-Track after Mixed Freight Services, one of the UK’s leading airfreight specialists, became the latest logistics business to join the network. Based at Heathrow Airport and employing almost 100 staff, Mixed Freight Services took over the TW postcode area on… Read more »
Logistics UK report examines Covid-19 impact on industry
The logistics industry stepped up to deliver for the nation in 2020, despite facing a worsening shortage of HGV drivers, economic and financial hardship, and significant disruption to operations, according to Logistics UK. The business group launches (07 January 2021) its COVID-19 Logistics Report 1, which provides a detailed overview on how the pandemic has affected logistics businesses and the steps they have taken to overcome these challenges. “Despite facing significant operational and… Read more »
ABP agrees new lease with family-owned recycling company in Newport
The Port of Newport, owned and operated by Associated British Ports, the UK’s leading and best-connected port operator, has agreed a new lease with family-owned metal recycling company, Bayliss Metals, to support its growing operations in the region. The new lease covers a 1.5 acres site on the East Lock… Read more »
Record set for highest container volume from a single vessel at Port of Liverpool
Liverpool2, The Port of Liverpool’s deep water container terminal has broken a new terminal record for the second time in 2020, after the MSC Tamara docked and exchanged 5,956 TEUs, the highest number seen from a single vessel in Liverpool since March last year. The vessel part of MSC’s new… Read more »
Port of Tyne signs Dogger bank site development option
Port of Tyne has signed an option agreement with Dogger Bank Wind Farm. This successfully concludes the preliminary phase of a state-of-the-art development to build the operations and maintenance (O&M) base of the world’s largest offshore windfarm. Dogger Bank Wind Farm is a 50:50 joint venture between Equinor and SSE… Read more »
XPO Logistics completes UK acquisition
XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the majority of Kuehne + Nagel’s contract logistics operations in the UK and Ireland. Malcolm Wilson, XPO Logistics chief executive officer for Europe, said, “We’re pleased to complete the… Read more »
NewCold: sustainable development of a global deep freeze phenomenon
NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics strives to increase global food security by providing leading food companies with the most innovative cold storage and transportation services. The company has an international network with 8 locations on three continents, holding 730,000 pallet positions worldwide. Always striving to reduce the impact of their operations… Read more »
