UPS has announced that it will cancel its order for 10 Airbus A380 freighters.
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FedEx has taken another step in its expansion plan with the £205m takeover of DTW’s domestic express network in China plus DTW’s half share in FedEx-DTW International.
The UK operations of JE Bernard and SDV International Logistics are merging.
Gefco is developing a 38,000 sq ft international hub in Warrington.
Crate rental company PHS Teacrate is to produce its new IT2 flat screen computer crate in the UK rather than outsource the work to a manufacturer in China.
Kuehne & Nagel is expanding presence in Russia with more than 300,000 sq m of warehouse space over the next three years.
Geodis UK is taking Eurofirst, its European groupage service into Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
The introduction of road pricing to manage the demand for road space is a necessity and an inevitability, Richard Turner, chief executive of the Freight Transport Association, told delegates to the association’s summit meeting in London today.
Retail supply chains used to be about manufacturers sending goods to shops with the occasional wholesaler or distribution centre in between. Not any more – the extended retail supply chain goes to the shelf, the shopping basket and even the kitchen cupboa
Leading consumer packaged goods companies are collaborating through the Global Upstream Initiative to design a process model and supporting XML message standards which will greatly aid supply chain integration.