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Hubdrop to speed pan-European pallets

[ September 26, 2022   //   ]

The Palletways Group, a subsidiary of DP World’s Imperial, has rolled out its new direct injection Hubdrop service across the UK and in its networks in the Benelux, Iberia, Italy, Germany and Hungary for customers that ship large volumes of international freight.

The service allows shippers to consolidate their orders and drop off multiple pallets at the nearest destination hub. Palletways’ member network in the delivery area or country is then responsible for the last mile delivery anywhere in Europe.

Currently, all international deliveries in the UK go via Palletways’ Fradley hub in the Midlands, before being transported to Dublin and then shipped on to Nijmegen to reach their final destination – a process that can take around seven days.

Hubdrop allows customers that regularly ship large volumes internationally to consolidate orders onto one of their trucks, or that of their nearest member, and directly inject the consignment at one of Palletways’ 15 participating hubs within any of the core countries it serves. The member network then handles the final leg of the journey.

Each consignment is fully traceable from collection at the hub to point of delivery.

Luis Zubialde, CEO for the Palletways Group, said: “Hubdrop has been designed to process more efficiently an increasing number of pallets through our network, delivering cost and time savings for our customers not to mention a more environmentally friendly way to ship.”

Founded in the UK in 1994, the Palletways Group operates in 23 countries and currently works with more than 450 depots and over 20 hubs. 

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