Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announces that Procar International Limited has successfully established its new Freight Forwarding division using Descartes’ hosted Netfreight™ solution. Established in 1978 with primary involvement in the restoration of collectable motor and racing cars, Procar today… Read more »
Xpediator to acquire of Anglia Forwarding Group
Xpediator, (AIM: XPD) a leading provider of freight management services across the UK and Europe, is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Anglia Forwarding Group Limited (“AFGL”), a UK-based international freight forwarder with road, sea and freight capabilities (the… Read more »
Europa Newcastle Speeds Ahead with Growth Success
Business is booming for the Newcastle Road branch of leading logistics provider, Europa Worldwide Group, which has celebrated significant growth in the first quarter of the year. The team of nine, based in Monkton Business Park in South Tyneside, has achieved a 30% increase in turnover compared with the same… Read more »
Logistics industry set for uncertain year ahead, says FTA
After a year of resilient trading in 2017, the UK’s logistics industry expects continued success in 2018 despite the uncertainties posed by Brexit and continued economic instability, according to a new report from the Freight Transport Association (FTA). The FTA Logistics Report 2018, in association with Santander, polled the opinions… Read more »
GEODIS launches online pricing and online booking for Air and Ocean shipments globally
Via its Intelligent Real-Time Information System IRIS, GEODIS is now offering online quotations and online shipment bookings. The global supply chain operator enhanced its state-of-the-art e-suite with a fast and user friendly solution for its freight forwarding customers worldwide. Within just a few clicks they can compare rates of different… Read more »
Europa Nottingham Speeding Towards Growth with Record-Breaking Month
The Nottingham team of leading logistics provider, Europa Worldwide Group, has recently celebrated its most successful month in its four-year history, just 6 months after moving into its new, larger offices at Colwick Quays Business Park. The team of seven, which was established when Europa was acquired in 2013, saw… Read more »
British industry needs positive movement to keep trading, says FTA
With less than 300 days to go until the UK leaves the European Union, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging government to take decisive steps to agree the format and parameters of Britain’s future trading relationships with its European neighbours, to ensure that the country can continue to trade… Read more »
Great Britain – Northern Ireland trade deserves better road support, says FTA
The Freight Transport Association (FTA), which represents logistics operators on both sides of the Irish Sea, is calling on the government to prioritise the infrastructure deficit leading to and from Loch Ryan, which handles approximately 45% of Northern Ireland’s trade with the rest of the UK. “Trading conditions are… Read more »
Booming Manufacturing Sector Driving Success for Europa Newcastle
The Newcastle branch of leading logistics provider, Europa Worldwide Group, is celebrating record breaking business growth as it moves into 2018. The team, based at Monkton Business Park in South Tyneside, saw turnover grow by 15% last year, with consignment volumes up by over a third in the same… Read more »
Dalepak rebrands as Cygnia Logistics to support further Growth
Dalepak, the Northampton-based third-party logistics business, has been rebranded as Cygnia Logistics, reflecting the company’s evolution to what it does today, delivering end-to-end fulfilment and packing services to a global audience, as well as its plans for the future. Prompted by a change in ownership and the appointment of… Read more »
