Toyota Material Handling UK has announced the opening of a dedicated automated handling technology demonstration centre. The 800 square meter facility – which is located at the same site as Toyota’s Midlands business centre on the Meridian Business Park, Leicester – will provide a permanent showcase for the Toyota Autopilot range… Read more »
New hybrid ships will boost Brittany Ferries UK-France freight operations
Two new hybrid LNG-electric ships are coming to the Brittany Ferries fleet. They will arrive in 2024/2025 to serve routes connecting Portsmouth with St Malo and Caen. As well as significantly cutting emissions, the hybrids will deliver less noise, less vibration and a step towards future-proofing the company. Each ship… Read more »
Significant Expansion of Maidstone Depot
DX, a leading provider of delivery solutions including parcel freight, secure courier and logistics services, is pleased to announce the significant expansion of its Maidstone parcel freight depot. DX has secured a site adjacent to its current Maidstone depot in Parkwood Industrial Estate, which more than doubles the site’s overall… Read more »
ABP invests £8 million in bespoke warehouse for Frontier Agriculture
Associated British Ports (ABP) is investing £8 million to build a bespoke warehouse for valued customer Frontier Agriculture, the latest in a series of recent major investments by ABP in the Humber, as the business continues to expand. Crop production and grain marketing business Frontier Agriculture is keen to increase… Read more »
Network Rail boost reliability of vital freight line with essential repairs to Aire Bridge, North Yorkshire
Network Rail has begun essential work on a £2.1million project to repair Aire Bridge in North Yorkshire. The track over the bridge is used exclusively by freight services travelling to and from Drax Power Station, which supplies around 11 percent of the UK’s renewable electricity, and needs to be replaced… Read more »
Freight association reiterates need for traders to get ready for EU trade rule changes
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is encouraging businesses engaged in visible trade between the UK and EU, and the freight and logistics companies that serve them, to make sure that they are fully prepared for rule changes that will take effect over the next six months following an initial… Read more »
DP World announces completion of major capability improvement at Southampton as world’s largest cranes to service all berths
DP WORLD today announces a major step forward for the capability of its Southampton terminal with the completion of the crane rail extension, which will allow the world’s largest cranes to service the full length of the quay. Part of DP World’s £40m investment this year in Britain’s second… Read more »
New Flexi fleet for ‘the UK’s largest online garden centre’
Online garden supplies retailer, Primrose, has upgraded the materials handling fleet at its Sharpness, Gloucestershire, high-bay fulfillment centre with a new fleet of Flexi articulated forklift trucks from Narrow Aisle Ltd. Flexi articulated truck technology has been deployed at the Sharpness facility for several years and when the operation was… Read more »
FourKites Introduces Industry-First ETA Solution for Air Freight: Dynamic ETA® for Air
FourKites®, the world’s leading real-time supply chain visibility platform, today introduced its latest AI-powered innovation, Dynamic ETA® for Air. For the first time, shippers, carriers and 3PLs can track 100% of air freight with highly accurate and automated estimated times of arrival (ETAs). This unprecedented visibility into air freight means… Read more »
Miniclipper Logistics celebrates opening its new £5.5m 4.5-acre distribution and logistics centre in Dunstable
Miniclipper Logistics has opened its brand-new distribution and logistics centre (DLC) in Dunstable as part of its continued expansion plans. The £5.5m site investment in its 50th anniversary year, will enable Miniclipper to handle higher volumes of freight 24/7 and meet the increased nationwide demand for its warehousing and transportation… Read more »
