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Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and DP World London Gateway are celebrating the successful introduction into service of an electrically powered Kalmar FastCharge(TM) shuttle carrier, as part of a joint pilot project that will run for approximately six to 12 months.   Kalmar has enjoyed a long and successful relationship with… Read more »

Independent logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group is celebrating the many achievements of its innovative 1Hub site in Dartford, three years after launching the state-of-the-art facility.   Europa’s £30million 1Hub opened for business in Prologis Park, Littlebrook, in 2015. The 26,368m2 facility, which is big enough to house seven football pitches,… Read more »

FG Barnes Group has appointed TotalKare to provide heavy-duty vehicle lifting solutions for its state-of the-art truck centre in Guildford. Its award-winning Barnes DAF division has installed two sets of four T8AC mobile column lifts to help engineers at the centre carry out a range of services including repairs, maintenance… Read more »

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with The Bristol Port Company to undertake a comprehensive upgrade of one of the terminal’s ship-to-shore (STS) cranes. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2018 second quarter order intake and the upgrade project is scheduled to be completed during Q1 2019. The… Read more »

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 »

Kinaxia Logistics, a leading UK warehousing and haulage group, has signed-up for a 116,000 square foot state-of-the-art logistics building at DIRFT – the flagship rail-served logistics park owned by Prologis in Rugby, Northamptonshire. Located next to the M1 (Junction 18) and near the M6 motorway and the A14 and A5… Read more »

One of the UK’s leading providers of heavy-duty vehicle lifting solutions is targeting significant growth after being bought as part of a Management Buy-out. TotalKare, which sells mobile and fixed lifts to national operators and independent workshops, has been purchased by a team led by ‘lifting’ specialist David Hall, existing… Read more »

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, announces its commitment to reduce emissions in cargo and material handling operations by fostering eco-efficient technologies. According to the commitment Kalmar’s full offering will be available as electrically powered versions by 2021. The target is in line with Cargotec’s sustainability roadmap announced in 2016. Innovation has… Read more »

The Port of Grangemouth is well under way with a multi-million pound investment programme to strengthen its position as Scotland’s premier port. The programme includes container terminal surfacing upgrades, new terminal operating system, warehouse development and a ship to shore crane investment.   Resurfacing development is under construction which will… Read more »