June 2016

Wincanton sounds off-quay note in Felixstowe

Logistics operator Wincanton has opened a new container storage facility in Bourn, Cambridgeshire to help customers using Felixstowe. Located at a former airfield on the A14 and about 50 miles from the port, the site has space for several thousand containers and has been created to meet growing demand for better value off-quay storage. It allows customers to make more reactive decisions about stock management to meet consumer demand, says Wincanton ... [+]

P&O extends winning run

P&O Ferries says that its six ships on the English Channel have now carried more than 100,000 freight vehicles in every month since May 2015- its longest run of high monthly freight volumes between Dover and Calais in its modern history.  The ferry operator has never before consistently exceeded the ... [+]

APC goes global with Menzies

Independent courier APC Overnight has signed a deal with express wholesaler Air Menzies International to offer a worldwide air and European road parcel service as part of a revamp of its service portfolio for small and medium businesses. It has also signed deals with InPost and Whistl for click and collect ... [+]

Four Ashes goes public with rail plan

Property developer Four Ashes has launched a public consultation on its plans to build a rail freight interchange to serve South Staffordshire and the West Midlands. Public exhibitions are scheduled in the Wolverhampton and Staffordshire areas from late June until 9 July. The project is classed as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure ... [+]

Canal experts are Scotland bound

The Caledonian Canal in Inverness will be the setting for the 2016 World Canals Conference on 19-22 September this year. Over 300 business leaders and global professionals will discuss topics such as regeneration, heritage management, climate change and engineering. [+]

Peel Ports ready for new weighing rules

Peel Ports has finishing construction of weighbridges at the port of Liverpool in time for the new SOLAS verified gross mass rules which come into force on 1 July. It involved considerable work to install multiple dynamic axle weighbridges at the terminal AutoGates linked with the terminal operating system. Similar arrangements ... [+]

New look for Redhead

Redhead International, now part of DB Schenker Logistics, has invested in four new DAF trucks with a value of £250,000. They are the first to be branded ‘Redhead International DB Schenker’ and will become the latest addition to the company’s fleet of over 300 vehicles. DB Schenker merged in a ... [+]

Heavy metal in Liverpool

Peel Ports has formally opened what it describes as the UK’s first fully-automated steel terminal at the Port of Liverpool and has confirmed plans for a similar development at Sheerness in South-east England. The a £9m investment at Liverpool’s Canada dock – with the support of Denholm Handling - will provide ... [+]

TNT gains ground in Spain

TNT – recently acquired by FedEx - is expanding the coverage area of its international express delivery service in Spain, and now offers next day delivery to and from an additional 1,300 postal codes, or 90% of businesses. It follows the addition of extra pickup and delivery vehicles and rounds, ... [+]

The Cateran Corps

Don’t worry – it’s only the Forth Ports team in the gruelling 54mile ‘Cateran Yomp’ in Perthshire to raise money for The Soldiers’ Charity this weekend (11-12 June). Cateran is an adventure challenge where teams trek across 54 miles of farmland and footpaths, as well as the hills of the Cairngorms ... [+]

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