October 2021

A big site for a small country

Kuehne+Nagel has opened a 34,000sq m fulfilment centre in Contern, Luxembourg, the EU's smallest member state. Services on offer include inventory management, picking, packing and shipping orders and managing returns. [+]

Good news in the Budget but Brexit still a worry, says BIFA

BIFA says it welcomes some of the Chancellor’s announcements in Wednesday’s Budget, but that it was overshadowed by the ongoing uncertainty over the shape that Brexit from the EU is taking.Director general Robert Keen said: “We welcome the news that the planned increase in fuel duty has been scrapped, and ... [+]

Ministers in a flap over truck driver shortage

Government ministers are “panic flip-flopping” on the recruitment of drivers from Europe on short-term visas and the cabotage according to Stuart Charter, managing director of Aztek Logistics, part of the Pallet-Track network. He said the government’s thinking is muddled when it comes to solving the short and long-term HGV driver shortage. ... [+]

Manchester to pioneer sustainable air fuel

Manchester Airport will become the first in the UK to have a direct feed of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with the signing of a partnership between owner Manchester Airports Group (MAG) and Fulcrum BioEnergy. MAG – which owns Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports - has signed a memorandum ... [+]

Dachser goes 100% green

German-owned logistics provider Dachser says it will obtain all its electricity worldwide from renewable sources and will quadruple the amount of green electricity it generates itself using photovoltaic systems. The company, which operates 387 of its own locations in 42 countries, is increasing its proportion of green power from around 60 ... [+]

A logistics college in every port and airport

Education charity Career Colleges Trust (CCT) has unveiled plans to develop a cluster of further education (FE) colleges offering dedicated logistics programmes, with the support of the Multimodal exhibition and conference. CCT has eight colleges already involved in the development of its new Logistics Programme, seven of which are recruiting students ... [+]

American to link nine US cities to London as forwarder sees market revival

American Airlines Cargo will offer services from London Heathrow to nine US cities from November in its winter schedule. It will operate double daily to New York JFK, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and daily to Boston, Seattle, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia Chicago and Charlotte . There will also be a ... [+]

Vaccines for Uganda

Ceva Logistics moved 700,000 doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine from Beijing to Entebbe International Airport for the Ugandan Ministry of Health under its Forpatients healthcare scheme. The product required a temperature of between 2 to 8°C throughout transport and storage. Ceva said its team responded quickly to provide a ... [+]

Deugro appoints green energy VP

Project freight forwarder Deugro Group has appointed Rasmus Jørgensen as vice president global business development – renewable energy. He has 14 years’ experience in the offshore energy industry and will develop strategic business opportunities and support success in the offshore energy sector. [+]

Ready for the rush

Parcels carrier DPD says its new £150m hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire is set to be fully operational ahead of an expected record peak season. The new hub is DPD's fifth in the UK and one of the largest fully automated domestic parcel hubs in Europe, as well as most eco-friendly and ... [+]