September 2024
Dachser UK is investing in an additional 112,000sq ft, 20,000 pallet capacity building at its Brackmills, Northampton base.
The new warehouse is next to the company's central domestic and international distribution hub, which operates to all UK and European destinations daily, giving UK customers integrated storage, inventory management and Europe-wide distribution.
The workforce enjoys a state-of-the-art working environment that reaches the highest standards of sustainability with BREEAM ‘very good’ rating, high spec ...
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Parcel delivery company DPD has partnered with Army Cycling to encourage more service people to get on their bikes – whether to get around the base or to enter elite competitions.
The Army Cycling Union (ACU) was created in 1950 to encourage and promote all branches of the activity. As well ...
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The Cargo Integrity Group (CIG) is calling on more national administrations to report the findings of their container inspection programmes after an analysis found that less than 5% were regularly submitting results to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in publicly available form.
Under resolutions adopted more than 20 years ago member ...
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Federal Express is to move its line haul trucks at three UK sites to biofuels from September.
More than 170 trucks – all tractor-trailer combinations – will use hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in Parkhouse (80 tractors), Marston Gate (54 tractors), and Atherstone (38 tractors). FedEx has secured at least four million ...
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DHL Express Portugal has opened a new facility at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport in Porto, Portugal. The €25 million site strengthens its support for the growing export industry in the north and central regions of the country.A total footprint of over 18,000 square meters more than triples DHL's operational capacity ...
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a competitive procurement exercise for the next phase of the Trader Support Service (TSS) for businesses moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
It said the procurement exercise will begin by early 2025, to deliver ongoing support for traders from 2026.
Meanwhile, the current ...
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The government has re-extended the deadline for introduction of import checks on medium-risk fruit and vegetables from the EU which were due to be introduced in January 2025 to 1 July 2025.
Products will not be subject to import checks at the GB border or charged the associated fees until this ...
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Chief executive and chairman of the Rhenus Group, Tobias Bartz, joined a delegation to Central Asia led by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The forwarder signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in which Rhenus Group has a majority share - with the Uztemir’yolkonteyner arm of Uzbek Railways including plans ...
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Kale Logistics Solutions has appointed Tribhuwan Negi as chief technology officer. He brings nearly 25 years of experience in building large-scale platforms and of global research and development. Tribhuwan’s appointment is part of a broader leadership expansion at Kale, with a new global chief financial officer, chief innovation officer, and ...
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UK cargo airline One Air has added a third Boeing 747 freighter to its fleet to meet to serve the Asia/Europe route.
The Boeing 747-400ERF joins One Air on a five-year lease from AeroTransCargo FZE and completed its first flight for the airline Hong Kong to East Midlands Airport on 16 ...
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