Browsing: Logistics

TDG has invested £3 million in a 25-acre chemical logistics centre on the Wilton International complex at Teesside, consolidating all of the company’s north-east England operations onto one site.

Power technology company Wärtsilä has signed a three-year co-operation agreement with Ceva Logistics to run the global spare parts transport service for Wärtsilä Services, a contract worth 32 million euros (£26 million) annually.

The FTA has produced a list of hotspots it thinks traffic authorities need to focus their attention and resources in London, following reports that commercial operators pay in excess of £600 million in parking fines each year.

Norbert Dentressangle says it is on target to bring the former Christian Salvesen UK transport business back to profitability. This business went into loss a few years ago as the manufacturing industries it served went into decline and resisted the bests

GAME Stores (specialist video-game retailer from the UK) and Vanderlande Industries cooperated on an automated distribution centre which lowered GAME Stores’ resource dependency, improved their efficiency and flexibility and improved their service level t

Palletline is updating its corporate image with the launch of a new vehicle livery, designed to reflect the changing focus of the business.

Stiff competition from international logistics companies and more demanding market conditions are driving change in the business of freight forwarding. JESSICA DAVIES reports on how this is having an impact on recruitment and training.