Hapag-Lloyd is set to begin a new weekly service from Europe to South Africa in October 2006. The South Africa Express service (SAX) will link Felixstowe, Hamburg, Antwerp and Le Havre with Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban.
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Skills for Logistics has appointed John Lister to its board of directors. Lister has over 25 years experience working in the courier sector and currently is the owner and managing director of London-based Reuter Brooks Couriers.
Clothing retailers are turning to rapid response supply chains to deliver a cutting edge – leading to 50 per cent reduction in out-ofstocks and a three per cent improvement in margins. This, along with the rising importance of internet sales, is creating
German truck maker MAN is pressing ahead with its £6.4 billion takeover bid for Swedish rival Scania despite the Scania board rejecting the takeover offer.
Staff at five NHS Logistics depots launched a series of 24 hour strikes on 21 September in protest over the government’s decision to hand the business over to DHL Logistics.
Dubai Logistics City the multi-modal integrated logistics platform which is a key component of Dubai World Central which is being developed in Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates,
Local sourcing is a relatively new challenge to the supply chains of retailers in the UK, but one which looks set to grow in significance.
On October 4th the Belgian logistics associations VIB and ABCAL held their annual gala event to announce the winner of the Supply Chain Award – Project of the Year 2006.
The Haulage Exchange has reached 1,000 live loads a month posted onto the web site. The exchange was launched six months ago building on the success of the Courier Exchange site.
Clipper Secure Logistics has consolidated its tobacco and bonded operations at its Rotherham shared-user facility and doubled the workforce on site to 90.
