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BotsAndUs secures $13M in Seed financing led by Lakestar for its warehouse data intelligence platform with autonomous robots

BotsAndUs, a cutting-edge intelligence and robotics company has secured $13m in seed funding to expand its logistics-disrupting solution globally. Lakestar leads the round, with…

June 23, 2022

Freight

Mercedes-Benz Trucks to unveil the eActros LongHaul electric truck for long-distance transport in September

The battery-electric eActros LongHaul long-distance truck will be Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ trade show highlight at this year’s IAA Transportation in September in Hanover. The manufacturer…

June 21, 2022

Events

Last spaces remaining for Logistics UK’s Fleet Engineer Conference 2022

With limited spaces remaining for Logistics UK’s Fleet Engineer Conference 2022, the business group is encouraging delegates to book – or complete existing bookings…

June 17, 2022

Freight

Miniclipper’s new DAF 18-tonners signal a re-shaping of its HGV and trailer fleet for the future

Miniclipper Logistics has taken delivery of two new DAF LF260 18-tonne diesel 4×2 curtainsiders as it continues to re-shape its 70-strong truck and trailer…

June 10, 2022

Cold Chain

Martin & Servera selects Thermo King V-1000 Refrigeration Units for their new fleet in Sweden

Thermo King®, a leader in transport temperature control solutions and a brand of Trane Technologies, announced today that Martin & Servera, a leading Swedish…

June 8, 2022

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Hamish Auld
Innovation
June 13, 2022

Take control of your cloud cost: How to maximise the business benefits of cloud

Propelled by the pandemic, cloud services and their adoption have gone into overdrive. Businesses transformed to meet the surge in digital demand and new…

Ben Hancock
Warehousing
May 30, 2022

Turning up the volume on warehouse noise control

The pandemic has altered our shopping habits forever. Convenience, lack of time and the rising cost of fuel means more of us now go…

Michel Spruijt
Automation
May 16, 2022

How robots are changing logistics operations

After their greatest trial in a long time, global supply chains are steadily restoring their strength and resuming operations. After a hellish pandemic and…

Jelle Swanenberg
Events
May 9, 2022

Digitisation of ports – Improving efficiencies

StocExpo, the largest and longest running international bulk liquid storage event, will host Jelle Swanenberg, COO at Smartflow, as it returns to the Rotterdam…

Marie Barrance
Retail
May 9, 2022

Small beginnings, big dreams: How SMEs can take their e-commerce offer cross-border and supercharge growth

Chilly’s Bottles are going places, quite literally. Today the beautifully-designed reusable water bottles are being shipped to 32 countries[1] outside the UK, to the…

Michel Spruijt
Innovation
May 2, 2022

How robots are changing logistics operations

After their greatest trial in a long time, global supply chains are steadily restoring their strength and resuming operations. After a hellish pandemic and…

Henrik Smedberg
Logistics
April 25, 2022

The circular economy: The future of supply chains

Traditionally, the concern of sourcing materials and products was left to the organisations that managed these supply chains and largely unacknowledged by consumers. However,…

Simon Whatson
Logistics
April 18, 2022

Navigating the supplier swarm: strategic supplier management as a competitive advantage

There has been a growing trend in recent years for companies to rely on third parties for important and sometimes business critical activity. This…

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Events
June 22, 2022

Multimodal success for technology

Leading transport technology firm Forward Solutions smashed its targets at top trade show Multimodal, demonstrating that transport operators are more tech-hungry than ever before.

Transporeon launches Freight Matching for Forwarders, empowering freight forwarders to go digital

Freight
June 22, 2022

Freight forwarders are experts in their areas of the freight industry and have a vision of how the industry can be optimised. To set

GXO uses first-of-its-kind AI Solution by Körber to boost warehouse efficiency

Warehousing
June 22, 2022

Körber has joined forces with GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure play contract logistics provider, to develop the pioneering Operator Eye—an

Transaid launches safety-focused driver training project in Mozambique

Health and Safety
June 21, 2022

Transaid is preparing to support refresher training for at least 400 heavy goods vehicle drivers within small and medium-size enterprises (SME) in Mozambique, just

Caddie Express drives growth by joining Pall-Ex Group

Logistics
June 20, 2022

Maidenhead based logistics company Caddie Express becomes the latest shareholder member in the Pall-Ex Group by joining the Pall-Ex and Fortec networks as it

Europa Hits £300m mark

Logistics
June 16, 2022

Andrew Baxter Chief Executive of Europa Worldwide Group has revealed that the company’s turnover for the last 12 months has hit the £300m target,

Bradshaw to showcase exciting range of electric vehicle solutions at Road Transport Expo

Events
June 16, 2022

The UK’s leading manufacturer of industrial electric vehicles, Bradshaw, is set to exhibit its range of Goupil utility vehicles at one of the industry’s

UKWA welcomes government’s Future of Freight plan

Freight
June 16, 2022

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has welcomed the government’s newly published Future of Freight Plan, and agrees with its finding that a disconnect exists

Future of Freight plan is a positive step forward, says Logistics UK

Logistics
June 15, 2022

Speaking on the Future of Freight plan published by government today (15 June 2022), Michelle Gardner, Head of Public Policy at Logistics UK comments:

Cilt and Logistics UK launch unique government-backed campaign, Generation Logistics

Logistics
June 15, 2022

The logistics industry has today (15 June 2022) taken a decisive step to address the industry’s long- term recruitment and staff retention issues with

Latest news

Logistics
June 21, 2022

Europa Hits £300m mark

Andrew Baxter Chief Executive of Europa Worldwide Group has revealed that the company’s turnover for the last 12 months has hit the £300m target,

Davies Turner commences construction of another major logistics hub

Logistics
June 21, 2022

Davies Turner, one of the UK’s leading independent freight forwarding and logistics companies, has acquired a new development site in the English Midlands and

FedEx and FourKites announce alliance to make supply chains work smarter

Logistics
June 21, 2022

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and supply chain visibility company FourKites today announced a strategic alliance that will provide businesses with new, more robust real-time

New fully automated cargo terminal at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

Automation
June 21, 2022

Lödige Industries, the global leader in air cargo terminals, has installed a new fully automated air cargo terminal at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport. The

Palletline voted Pallet Network of the Year in Leading Industry Awards

Events
June 21, 2022

Palletline, the UK’s leading palletised freight distribution network, has been named Pallet Network of the Year at the Multimodal Awards 2022. Hosted by world

Nobilia hails its ‘magnificent seven’ Mercedes-Benz Actros from Ciceley Commercials

Freight
June 21, 2022

Nobilia Projects, the fast-growing British contracts division of Europe’s largest kitchen manufacturer, is reaping the benefits of a switch to Mercedes-Benz trucks. The seven

Etihad Cargo renews its contract with Jettainer

Logistics
June 20, 2022

Jettainer has been awarded a five-year contract by Etihad Cargo and will continue to provide and manage unit load devices (ULDs) for the carrier.

Carrier Transicold strengthens customer support through investments in UK service training academy and new spare parts warehouse

Cold Chain
June 20, 2022

Carrier Transicold is furthering its commitment to sustainability, quality services, and aftermarket support by advancing its UK service partner network with significant investment in

Planning granted for 58,000 sq ft grade a urban logistics and industrial development in Witham, Essex

Logistics
June 20, 2022

Developer Chancerygate has been granted planning permission to build around 58,000 sq ft of Grade A urban logistics and industrial space in Witham, Essex.

FourKites sees recovery in import and export ocean shipment volume at Chinese ports as Covid-19 lockdowns eased

Port and Shipping
June 17, 2022

FourKites®, the world’s leading real-time supply chain visibility platform, today announces that it has seen a recovery in import and export ocean shipment volume

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Logistics
June 17, 2022

New branch success for Europa Road

After only their first month of opening Europa Road’s three new sales branches are already delivering for an increasing number of local customers, demonstrating

Forklifts
June 16, 2022

Narrow Aisle invest to boost US distribution

Narrow Aisle Ltd – the UK-based manufacturer of Flexi Truck space-saving intralogistics solutions – has announced that, through its US-based subsidiary, it is making

Logistics
June 16, 2022

Procurement award win for SHIPSTA signals acceleration of freight procurement digitisation

SHIPSTA, the leading freight procurement software provider, is thrilled to announce it has won the Procurement Technology Provider Award at the World Procurement Awards

People
June 16, 2022

sennder hires Anja Maassen van den Brink as Chief People Officer to strengthen the team and culture for the company’s next phase of growth

sennder, Europe’s leading digital freight forwarder, announced the appointment of Anja Maassen van den Brink as the company’s new Chief People Officer. Anja Maassen

Logistics
June 16, 2022

FourKites continues unprecedented momentum in Europe, seeing 148% year-over-year growth

Leading real-time supply chain visibility platform FourKites® today announces it has outpaced its annual growth targets in the European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA)

Sustainability
June 16, 2022

Fuel tech company calls for action on air quality

Improving the efficiency of fossil fuel burning engines is a crucial component in improving air quality and tackling climate change that is being disastrously

Air Freight
June 15, 2022

For the first time, Sustainable Aviation Fuel has been delivered to New York using existing petroleum pipelines

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been safely delivered to New York’s LaGuardia Airport through the Colonial and Buckeye pipeline systems – two essential pieces

Retail
June 15, 2022

Swyft Home and Panther Logistics Boxing clever to provide ultimate delivery solution

Sofa in a box specialist Swyft Home has once again teamed up with two-person delivery service provider Panther Logistics to provide the ultimate delivery

Logistics
June 15, 2022

Forto opens Poland office with Pawel Skwarlo as country lead

Forto, a leading provider of digitized freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, today announced further expansion into the Eastern-European markets with a new office

Logistics
June 15, 2022

Gebrüder Weiss launches international bicycle campaign

On April 1, the logistics company Gebrüder Weiss launched a bike campaign entitled “Cycling around the World,” open to cyclists around the world. Cyclists

Logistics
June 14, 2022

Uncertain conditions continue to put pressure on supply chains, says Logistics UK

The disruption to global supply chains, which began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and had a significant knock-on effect on businesses around

Logistics
June 14, 2022

Invesco Real Estate and JV partner Panattoni complete sale of airport logistics park in Gdansk

Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ), a leading global asset management firm, today announces that Invesco Real Estate (Invesco), the company’s global real estate investment business,

Warehousing
June 14, 2022

UKWA launches new ‘out of the box’ model lease at Multimodal

UKWA has unveiled a new ‘out of the box’ model lease for members, developed in partnership with legal partners Weightmans and real estate advisors

Logistics
June 14, 2022

Fenton Packaging Solutions invests £1 million in relocation and rebranding in Leeds

Bulk packaging specialist Fenton Packaging has relocated to a 65,000 sq.ft. site in Leeds and rebranded as Fenton Packaging Solutions. The company has invested

Warehousing
June 14, 2022

Synergy conjures up yet more magic for Gartner Quadrant

Synergy Logistics has been retained on the elite Gartner Magic Quadrant (MQ) for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) – for the 11th successive year. The

Warehousing
June 14, 2022

Third party logistics synergy exceeds expectations

Leading omnichannel fulfilment company, 3P Logistics (3PL) Ltd, has renewed its cloud-based WMS contract with technology innovator Synergy Logistics. The North West-based fully integrated

Automation
June 14, 2022

Investment in automated handling and storage brings a host of benefits for UK’s largest independent wine store

At The Park – the UK’s largest independent wine bottling and storage facility – the introduction of a fleet of automated reach trucks and

Logistics
June 14, 2022

Hydrogen “lagging too far behind electricity” when it comes to road transport, says FleetCheck

The adoption of hydrogen as a source of fuel for net zero road transport is “lagging way too far behind electricity,” FleetCheck is warning.

Air Freight
June 13, 2022

More than 40 percent cargo growth: Korean Air Cargo relies on Vienna Airport as cargo hub

Korean Air Cargo is recording rising freight figures at the airfreight hub Vienna Airport: In the pandemic years 2020 and 2021, tonnages increased by

Retail
June 13, 2022

eBay experts’ launch new platform which creates perfect listing in minutes

E-commerce expert Optiseller has released its new upgraded data optimisation platform which will guide sellers through the whole process of creating the perfect marketplace

Logistics
June 13, 2022

Palletforce celebrates 50 million pallet milestone

Multi-award-winning express distribution network Palletforce is continuing the celebrations this week having reached the significant landmark of delivering 50 million pallets of freight since

People
June 13, 2022

Oakland International appoints Redditch Site Operations Manager

Oakland International has appointed Dean Roach as Site Operations Manager at their Redditch facility to oversee and manage warehouse and direct to consumer operations.

Innovation
June 13, 2022

Improving efficiency within logistics through innovation

Regardless of industry, companies are always looking for ways in which they can improve efficiency and help their workforce to get the very best

Health and Safety
June 10, 2022

Hire industry united to promote wellbeing at work

A new initiative has been launched by the hire industry to help tackle work-related stress levels. Spearheaded by Asif Latief, Managing Director of Boels

Europa Hits £300m mark

Logistics
June 21, 2022

Andrew Baxter Chief Executive of Europa Worldwide Group has revealed that the company’s turnover for the last 12 months has hit the £300m target,

Davies Turner commences construction of another major logistics hub

Logistics
June 21, 2022

Davies Turner, one of the UK’s leading independent freight forwarding and logistics companies, has acquired a new development site in the English Midlands and

FedEx and FourKites announce alliance to make supply chains work smarter

Logistics
June 21, 2022

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and supply chain visibility company FourKites today announced a strategic alliance that will provide businesses with new, more robust real-time

Automation
June 21, 2022

New fully automated cargo terminal at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

Lödige Industries, the global leader in air cargo terminals, has installed a new fully automated air cargo terminal at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport. The

Palletline voted Pallet Network of the Year in Leading Industry Awards

Events
June 21, 2022

Palletline, the UK’s leading palletised freight distribution network, has been named Pallet Network of the Year at the Multimodal Awards 2022. Hosted by world

Nobilia hails its ‘magnificent seven’ Mercedes-Benz Actros from Ciceley Commercials

Freight
June 21, 2022

Nobilia Projects, the fast-growing British contracts division of Europe’s largest kitchen manufacturer, is reaping the benefits of a switch to Mercedes-Benz trucks. The seven

Etihad Cargo renews its contract with Jettainer

Logistics
June 20, 2022

Jettainer has been awarded a five-year contract by Etihad Cargo and will continue to provide and manage unit load devices (ULDs) for the carrier.

Cold Chain
June 20, 2022

Carrier Transicold strengthens customer support through investments in UK service training academy and new spare parts warehouse

Carrier Transicold is furthering its commitment to sustainability, quality services, and aftermarket support by advancing its UK service partner network with significant investment in

Planning granted for 58,000 sq ft grade a urban logistics and industrial development in Witham, Essex

Logistics
June 20, 2022

Developer Chancerygate has been granted planning permission to build around 58,000 sq ft of Grade A urban logistics and industrial space in Witham, Essex.

FourKites sees recovery in import and export ocean shipment volume at Chinese ports as Covid-19 lockdowns eased

Port and Shipping
June 17, 2022

FourKites®, the world’s leading real-time supply chain visibility platform, today announces that it has seen a recovery in import and export ocean shipment volume

New branch success for Europa Road

Logistics
June 17, 2022

After only their first month of opening Europa Road’s three new sales branches are already delivering for an increasing number of local customers, demonstrating

Forklifts
June 16, 2022

Narrow Aisle invest to boost US distribution

Narrow Aisle Ltd – the UK-based manufacturer of Flexi Truck space-saving intralogistics solutions – has announced that, through its US-based subsidiary, it is making

Procurement award win for SHIPSTA signals acceleration of freight procurement digitisation

Logistics
June 16, 2022

SHIPSTA, the leading freight procurement software provider, is thrilled to announce it has won the Procurement Technology Provider Award at the World Procurement Awards

sennder hires Anja Maassen van den Brink as Chief People Officer to strengthen the team and culture for the company’s next phase of growth

People
June 16, 2022

sennder, Europe’s leading digital freight forwarder, announced the appointment of Anja Maassen van den Brink as the company’s new Chief People Officer. Anja Maassen

FourKites continues unprecedented momentum in Europe, seeing 148% year-over-year growth

Logistics
June 16, 2022

Leading real-time supply chain visibility platform FourKites® today announces it has outpaced its annual growth targets in the European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA)

Sustainability
June 16, 2022

Fuel tech company calls for action on air quality

Improving the efficiency of fossil fuel burning engines is a crucial component in improving air quality and tackling climate change that is being disastrously

For the first time, Sustainable Aviation Fuel has been delivered to New York using existing petroleum pipelines

Air Freight
June 15, 2022

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been safely delivered to New York’s LaGuardia Airport through the Colonial and Buckeye pipeline systems – two essential pieces

Swyft Home and Panther Logistics Boxing clever to provide ultimate delivery solution

Retail
June 15, 2022

Sofa in a box specialist Swyft Home has once again teamed up with two-person delivery service provider Panther Logistics to provide the ultimate delivery

Forto opens Poland office with Pawel Skwarlo as country lead

Logistics
June 15, 2022

Forto, a leading provider of digitized freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, today announced further expansion into the Eastern-European markets with a new office

Logistics
June 15, 2022

Gebrüder Weiss launches international bicycle campaign

On April 1, the logistics company Gebrüder Weiss launched a bike campaign entitled “Cycling around the World,” open to cyclists around the world. Cyclists

Uncertain conditions continue to put pressure on supply chains, says Logistics UK

Logistics
June 14, 2022

The disruption to global supply chains, which began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and had a significant knock-on effect on businesses around

Invesco Real Estate and JV partner Panattoni complete sale of airport logistics park in Gdansk

Logistics
June 14, 2022

Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ), a leading global asset management firm, today announces that Invesco Real Estate (Invesco), the company’s global real estate investment business,

UKWA launches new ‘out of the box’ model lease at Multimodal

Warehousing
June 14, 2022

UKWA has unveiled a new ‘out of the box’ model lease for members, developed in partnership with legal partners Weightmans and real estate advisors

Logistics
June 14, 2022

Fenton Packaging Solutions invests £1 million in relocation and rebranding in Leeds

Bulk packaging specialist Fenton Packaging has relocated to a 65,000 sq.ft. site in Leeds and rebranded as Fenton Packaging Solutions. The company has invested

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