Browsing: Logistics

Global shipping companies are set to increase their outsourced logistics spending by 10-20% over the next five years, according to a recent survey carried out by Capgemini, a leading consultant in outsourcing services.

ANC Express is highlighting Remembrance Day by putting 250 giant poppies on its lorries and donating money to the Royal British Legion.

P&O who is facing a preliminary approach from DW Ports, has announced the sale of its “cold logistics” business to Canadian Versacold Holdings for £183M.

Prolock (Europe) has announced that it has become the European agent for a new range of freight container and trailer locks.

Foreign hauliers operating on UK roads are imposing wear costs of some £195M per year, according to research gathered by the National Economic Research Association (NERA).

Globe Air Cargo has won a contract to become Ethiopian Airlines’ cargo general sales agent in the UK, giving freight forwarders access to the largest pan-African network of any airline.

For many landlords, a visit to the property director of a third-party logistics provider (3PL) ranks slightly lower down the list of things-I-want-to-do than a visit to the dentist.

In recent weeks I have been able to meet a broad cross-section of European logistics professionals during the autumn round of conferences in Central and Western Europe.