Road

Welsh Govt to set up freight group

The Road Haulage Association says that the Welsh Government has committed to establishing a Logistics and Freight Delivery Group following a meeting with First Minister Eluned Morgan at the Welsh Labour Conference in Llandudno on 17 November. The group discussed issues including investment in the M4 and A55 trunk roads, the shortage of lorry parking and barriers faced by the industry to decarbonisation. [+]

IRU opens up China TIR route

The IRU-accredited TIR Logistics Hub in Zhengzhou in inland China has opened a new route to Kazakhstan. The first truck set off after completing its export customs declaration and TIR procedures at the hub, before exiting China through the Khorgos border crossing and arriving in ... [+]

Seafrigo sets its sights on UK growth

French-owned Seafrigo Group recently opened a new headquarters and base in Le Havre but it is also expanding rapidly in the UK. In July 2023, the French food logistics specialist acquired UK-headquartered forwarder Perishables Movements Ltd (PML) which operates at Heathrow, and Kent in air, ocean ... [+]

Iceland and Emirates join Move to -15°C

The Move to -15°C initiative, which aims to cut carbon emissions in the frozen food supply chain by increasing temperature standards from -18°C to -15°C, has recruited UK supermarket Iceland, Emirates SkyCargo, and Latin American cold storage operator, Emergent Cold LatAm. It has also secured support ... [+]

DFDS makes about-turn to buy Ekol transport network after all

In a surprise move, DFDS has completed the acquisition of the international transport network of Turkey-based Ekol Logistics, having earlier this month saying it had abandoned its bid due to a failure to reach  contractual conditions by the agreed deadline. The Danish-owned ferry and logistics company ... [+]

Europa Road gets ahead of the greenhouse gas curve

Groupage operator Europa Road has signed a partnership with the Pledge sustainability platform ahead of the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) which requires companies with more than 500 employees to reveal their carbon footprint, a critical shift in how businesses approach environmental and ... [+]

DFDS orders zero-emission fridge units

DFDS has ordered the first ten zero-emission Endurance transport refrigeration units from Sunswap, the UK clean-tech start up’s first commercial business in the global cold-chain market. The Sunswap Endurance combines battery and solar panels mounted on refrigerated trailers to keep goods cold, replacing diesel-powered equipment. ... [+]

New COO for Duvenbeck

Pan-European logistics operator Duvenbeck Group has appointed Christian Seidl as its new chief operating officer for the north/west region, responsible for road and contract logistics divisions. He has held management positions at Ceva, Dachser, Imperial (now DP World) and Schnellecke. Duvenbeck is has more than ... [+]

UK congestion costs rise £1 billion in a decade

The annual cost of congestion on the Strategic Road Network for HGVs increased by almost £1 billion between 2015 and 2024, according to new research commissioned by Logistics UK. In its report, The UK Logistics Network by transport economists MDS Transmodal launched on 12 November, the ... [+]

Europa joins Lower Thames Crossing campaign

European road freight operator, Dartford-based Europa Worldwide Group says it is adding its weight to the campaign for the Lower Thames Crossing. A decision on whether plans for the crossing will go ahead was delayed for the third time in October, as the UK Government considers ... [+]