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It sounds like a nice little Christmas gift – £110 billion. Consultants Booz and Company calculate that this is how much excess working capital is sloshing around in British companies.

Ranbaxy Laboratories, the global generics company of the Daiichi-Sankyo Group, has signed a contract with NYK Logistics (UK) to handle all products destined for the UK market.

More rail freight terminals are needed if we are to beat Britain’s climate change dilemma, according to the Freight Transport Association, which has set out recommendations for the provision of strategically placed rail freight terminals in the UK.

Bakery group Warburtons is the first operator in Britain to trial a new tractor unit from Mercedes-Benz that combines a low-entry cab with a low-emission, gas-powered engine.

Ocean World Lines (OWL), a non-vessel operating common carrier, has launched OWL360, an order, shipment and inventory tracking portal powered by Management Dynamics’ supply chain visibility software.

Commercial vehicle fleet operators could cut fuel consumption by 20 per cent with better fleet monitoring, according to technology supplier Lysanda.