Leading specialist transport Company, Collett & Sons Ltd, have expanded their operations, purchasing 76,000 sq ft of warehousing and office space at their new Bradford site. This new 2.32 acre Bradford site is situated less than 2 miles from Junction 26 of the M62 offering excellent access to the motorway… Read more »
Innovative fingerprint drug testing to be used in UK ports for the first time
Precision Stevedores – the flexible labour and training provider for ports and port-centric businesses – has selected the innovative Intelligent Fingerprinting drug testing solution to help support its active employee drug policy at leading UK ports. Precision Stevedores will initially use Intelligent Fingerprinting’s system for rapid pre-employment drug screens and… Read more »
New rail destination from the Port of Felixstowe
A new daily rail service has been introduced at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe. The new connection, the 36th daily rail service from the UK’s largest container port, runs to Maritime Transport’s newly opened East Midlands Gateway. The new service caters for ever-growing demand for rail at Felixstowe and follows… Read more »
Shell invests in InstaFreight
Shell and digital freight forwarding company InstaFreight are partnering to transform the European freight market. After successfully raising an investment from Shell’s corporate venturing arm, Shell Ventures, InstaFreight will be working together with Shell to expand their digital services to carrier companies in Europe. This investment and new partnership will… Read more »
Comment from FTA on the reopening of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Seamus Leheny, FTA’s NI Policy Manager said: “The confirmation of a new administration in Stormont gives Northern Ireland’s logistics businesses long-overdue reassurance that the sector’s concerns, and the future of NI trade, can once again be prioritised by government. “Vital infrastructure spending now needs to be prioritised, after three years… Read more »
ABP commences work on the Humber’s largest roof mounted solar scheme
ABP is investing £6.8 million in the Port of Hull to install the Humber’s largest roof mounted solar scheme. Currently, installations at the Ports of Immingham and Goole produce 4.5 MW and 1.1 MW respectively. Once completed, the 6.5 MW solar scheme at the Port of Hull will more than… Read more »
Hiab strengthens customer offering in Northern Ireland with addition of authorised sales partner MAW Engineering
Hiab, the on-road load handling equipment specialist, has strengthened its offering to customers in Northern Ireland and the border counties with the addition of MAW Engineering as an authorised Hiab Sales & Installation Partner. The agreement complements the Hiab Service & Parts provision delivered by Dennison BodyShop across the same… Read more »
Project Pilgrim – £33 Million Investment to Immingham Container Terminal
Currently, there are six electric rubber tyre gantry cranes travelling from China to the Port of Immingham as part of the Project Pilgrim. Project Pilgrim is a £33 million upgrade to Immingham Container Terminal to future proof the terminal and extend its footprint. The cranes are due to arrive in… Read more »
Quality Freight UK delivers megamax cranes into Liverpool2 container terminal
Leading logistics specialist Quality Freight UK has overseen the delivery of three megamax quayside cranes into the Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal. The company’s ships agency managed and coordinated the safe arrival and departure of the ZH25 transporter vessel. The vessel carrying the giant cranes set off from Shanghai on September… Read more »
FTA calls for expanded Heathrow to keep Britain trading
Following the announcement earlier last week (20 December 2019) that the proposed expansion of London Heathrow airport is to be delayed by at least a year, Zoe McLernan, Policy Manager at FTA says: “FTA supports expansion at Heathrow, and at other airports around the UK, to provide vital global… Read more »
