When Swiss-based transport company Kuehne & Nagel acquired ACR Logistics, its obvious aim was to expand its global network further into the logistically fashionable Eastern Europe and Asia.
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The Freight Transport Association has told the Eddington study that the most severe threat to efficient freight transport in the UK over the next 30 years will be congestion. This will add cost through the need for additional vehicles, longer lead times,
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has appointed De Lage Landen International as its Finance Partner.
Thales UK has been awarded a £880,000 contract by Fowler Welch Coolchain to equip its fleet of 750 refrigerated trailers with a satellite tracking and temperature monitoring system. The system is due to be fully operational in January 2006.
The equipment required includes: BlackBerry Enterprise Server, BlackBerry handhelds, the Content Beamer for BlackBerry server based bluetooth print solution, and a bluetooth capable printer.
Paul Carvell has left Business Post and Guy Buswell has taken over as chief executive.
DS Smith Featherstone has opted to triple its usage of plastic pallets.
Since September the landscape of the European third party logistics market has changed dramatically.
Recent reports in the newspapers focusing on the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s latest crusade regarding distribution warehouses – March of the mega depots – should not be dismissed out of hand, warns Lisa Fitch of NAI Fuller Peiser.
Eurotunnel has appointed Francois Coart as director for rail freight development.
