Building a greener supply chain is not easy with conflicting views on carbon offsetting, food miles and biofuels. Technology can help – but so can a radical review of accepted practices.
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Watching the transcontinental trucks thunder down the motorway focusses the mind on all that burning diesel. Can’t we use trains more?
French group Geodis has reported sales of 2.3bn euros for the first half of 2007, up 22.1 per cent. The company bought TNT Freight Management from TPG group, boosting its presence in the international forwarding market. Integration costs meant than net pr
Asda has opened a national distribution centre at Redhouse Business Park, Doncaster.
Steve Allen has resigned as CEO of Nightfreight to pursue interests outside the group.
PD Teesport is investing £300 million to develop its Northern Gateway, which will transform the port into a deep sea terminal to ease direct services from Far East countries such as China.
Peter Quantrill is the new director general of the British International Freight Association to succeed Colin Beaumont.
Gefco is re-opening a disused rail link between two of its major UK vehicle distribution facilities at Sheerness and Corby.
British Airways World Cargo has renewed the wet-lease of its three Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft for an additional five years from Global Supply Systems, in a deal with total operating costs of more than £500m.
