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Malcolm Group construction training and compliance manager, John Heirs has returned from his fourth secondment for international development organisation, Transaid. He spent two weeks training three new HGV driver trainers at the Industrial Training Centre in Lusaka, Zambia.
He has already completed three secondments took place at the National Institute of Transport in Dar es Salaam in 2015, 2016, and 2020 and said: “I wanted to deliver a training input that ...
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Inceptio Technology has completed delivery of 400 Inceptio-powered autonomous trucks to ZTO Express in China, the largest single delivery of intelligent heavy-duty vehicles in the world, it says.
The trucks, jointly developed with Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Coare pre-loaded with Inceptio’s Autonomous Driving System.
Inceptio operates line-haul logistics, ...
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Winsford, Cheshire-based international haulier Brit European has received a £4m asset finance package from Lloyds Bank for the purchase of new fuel-efficient tractor units and to accelerate its sustainability plans. Brit European has operations spanning a number of countries, including the UK, Ireland, France, Holland, ...
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Logistics group Militzer & Münch has set up a new country unit in India. M&M Militzer and Muench (India) Private focuses on air and sea freight and with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical, aerospace services and project logistics sectors. The first branch office is ...
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P&O Ferries has taken out a long-term charter for a larger vessel for its Tilbury/Zeebrugge route. At 4,076 lane meters and with space for 346 freight units, the Longstone’s capacity is over 50% greater than existing vessels. P&O Ferries will also add the Longstone’s sister ...
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Cargo-partner, a group company of Nippon Express Holdings, has enhanced its road service between Roermond in the Netherlands and Fischamend in Austria. The Roermond warehouse, providing up to 7,000sq m of storage space, acts as a gateway for road services across Western, Central, and Eastern ...
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The Port of Gothenburg says it is on course to achieve another all-time high year for container volumes in 2024, following its record year in 2023.
The first half of 2024 saw a 5% increase in container volumes, reaching 467,000 TEU, with the upward trend in ...
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Following the opening of its first e-fulfilment centre in the UK in Northampton, online distribution specialist Active Ants has signed a deal with Swedish brand Oriflame. Its robots will handle 85% of the picking and packing processes for the beauty brand saying that it can ...
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Forwarding and logistics company DSV has signed an agreement to buy 300 Volvo electric trucks, one of the largest such orders to date for the Swedish manufacturer. The agreement also includes 500 Volvo trucks with fuel-efficient diesel and gas drive lines.
All trucks are expected to ...
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Heavylift carrier AAL Shipping has added a scheduled monthly fast-track service between Europe and Asia to its Europe-Middle East/India - Asia (EUMEIA) route, along with a monthly Mediterranean – Middle East-India pendulum service. While all three services utilise AAL’s global fleet of heavy lift multipurpose ...
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