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May 2019

Logistics can learn from other industries to tackle talent crisis

The logistics industry can tackle its labour issues by learning from other industries and refreshing its image, a banking expert will tell delegates to this year’s Multimodal 2019. HSBC global head of resourcing and onboarding, Hamish Nisbet (pictured, below left), will join Dr Naomi Irvine (below, right), Director, Naomi Irvine, Ian Nichol, head of logistics at Career Ready and Leigh Anderson, managing director, Bis Henderson Recruitment, to discuss the importance of ... [+]

PD Ports helps local kids in cash and in kind

PD Ports has helped local primary school St Margaret Clitherow’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, in Southbank to raise over £15,000 for a new play area for its students. The current area has begun to rot away and is no longer safe to use Local mother and PD Ports employee, Caroline Carsley has ... [+]

DSV opens Turkey site

DSV has opened  a new logistics facility at Tuzla, near Istanbul.It consolidates all warehouse operations in the area and offers 45,000sq of open and closed warehousing including 2,000 sq m offices. [+]

CEVA cleans up with new contract

CEVA Logistics, recently acquired by CMA CGM, has been awarded a three-year deal to manage and deliver LUSH soap and beauty products to stores across the UK and Ireland.  CEVA will make daily collections from LUSH's UK distribution centre at Poole. Collected merchandise will be taken into  and deliver it ... [+]

Kerry appoints Europe MD

Kerry Logistics has appointed Martin Stoekenbroek as its new managing director - Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Based in Amsterdam, Stoekenbroek will lead Kerry Logistics' international forwarding business in the region and be in charge of its strategic development. He was previously vice president global air freight of Geodis ... [+]

Employers and union join forces to demand better truck parking

Employers’ organisation the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has joined forces with trade union the International Transport Federation (ITF) to demand  better rest and parking areas for truck drivers in Europe. The two partners met EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc to call for dedicated support mechanisms and incentives to ensure ... [+]

UK logistics lags behind says FTA report

The UK's global competitiveness has dropped significantly and investment transport and logistics is urgently required to boost its attractiveness to international investors, according to a new Freight Transport Association (FTA) report released on 9 May. The 2019 Logistics Report, launched by FTA in association with Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking, ... [+]

No deal nightmare stalks UK traders once again

Adam Johnson, director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight warns that the lack of Brexit progress since the deadline was extended to Halloween is increasingly scaring businesses trading with the EU. Nearly a month on since EU leaders agreed to defer the UK’s departure from the bloc to 31 October, if necessary, ... [+]

Bigger plane for Shanghai-Gatwick

China Eastern plans to replace A330-200 service on its Shanghai-London Gatwick route with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in the third quarter of this year. It will operate three times a week. [+]

Palletline appoints logistics chief

Palletline has appointed Paul Elson as managing director of its logistics business. During the last four years the  pallet network operator has acquired S&S Distribution, Mike Watson Transport, ABE Ledbury and Fast Forward Distribution which, together with Palletline London, forms Palletline Logistics a fully owned subsidiary of Palletline. [+]

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