DP World has launched a new intermodal train service connecting its container terminals at London Gateway and Southampton. The port operator said the service will improve customers’ supply chain resilience and allow them to switch volumes quickl…
Advanced Supply Chain Group (ASCG) hoisted revenue by over two thirds and pre-tax profit by 14% in the year of its sale to Reconomy Group, according to its latest financial results. The company, which specialises in retail logistics, was acquire…
Perishable goods haulier PML is teaming up with European forwarder Tulpin Group in a strategic alliance designed to speed up the transfer of perishable goods from Egypt to the UK. PML said this week that the partnership signals a new era of effi…
Work has started on site to build a new fourth berth at DP World’s London Gateway smart logistics hub. The £350m project, which is expected to be completed in 2024, will lift London Gateway’s capacity by a third, allowing it to reportedly handle…
Truck firm Beelsby Contractors has claimed its Fruehauf tippers are improving the efficiency of its work at Immingham docks. The Lincolnshire firm said its experience with some trailers was that they were unstable on uneven ground, but it has en…
Purfleet haulier Youngs Transportation & Logistics has completed its third acquisition in 18 months following its purchase of Imorex Shipping Services. Youngs MD Paul Pavitt said: “We have been aware that there has been a demand for a greate…
DP World’s terminal at London Gateway has handled its ten millionth container, nine years after the logistics hub launched, the company announced this week. DP World hailed the milestone as evidence of a “remarkable track record of growth” at Lo…
Belfast Harbour is set to build a new £9m warehouse at Westbank Road on the Harbour Estate to help meet growing demand from logistics operators as Ro-Ro traffic at the port reaches an all-time high, following Brexit. Belfast Harbour authorities …
Container hauliers will face “severe disruption” at Liverpool Port this month after more than 560 port operatives and maintenance engineers voted in favour of staging a two-week strike. The warning was made by union Unite as it revealed that its…
AV Dawson, which owns and operates the Port of Middlesbrough, has expanded its transport fleet by 25% to support its diversification and expansion strategy. The family firm, which employs around 200 staff, said the ten new Scania R500 XT trucks …
Shoreham Port in Sussex has become a FORS bronze accredited haulier following the launch of its HGV service last year. Reaching the bronze standards means the port was able to demonstrate dedication to driver and vehicle safety and improved oper…
Portsmouth cargo terminal operator Portico has launched a haulage arm to shift containers, break bulk and project cargo to destinations across the country. It has been granted an operator licence authorising 10 HGVs and 10 trailers out of its Fl…
Container deliveries to and from the Port of Felixstowe are facing severe disruption as over 1,900 workers prepare to stage an eight-day strike after negotiations on a wage hike failed to reach agreement this week. However the strike may be aver…
Bananas in refrigerated containers will arrive in Southampton this week as part of a new reefer service DP World is offering fruit suppliers across the globe. Ernst Schulze, UK chief executive of DP World, said: “Following on from last week’s ne…