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Hundreds of residents rejoiced after controversial plans to build a rail freight terminal on the former Radlett Aerodrome just outside St Albans were rejected, according to the report in the “St Albans Observer” last month.

ProLogis is to go ahead with the development of a speculative warehouse scheme in Kent, which it acquired as part of portfolio of properties when it took over Astral’s parent company Parkridge, earlier this year.

Pallet network Fortec saw traffic volume rise 15 per cent last year – equal to an additional 65,000 pallets.

American Airlines is boosting cargo capacity between Ireland and the US with the reinstatement of direct daily services from Shannon to Chicago through the summer from 1 May.

Environmental concerns are increasingly influencing the logistics decision-making process – particularly among public-facing businesses such as retailing. How is forklift truck technology developing to meet the challenge?

Scania is to start introducing its Euro 5 EGR engine during 2007 using Scania’s XPI common-rail fuel injection system, starting in the mainstream long-haulage segment, according to research chief Hasse Johansson.