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Recruits wanted: Sergeant to host Multimodal awards

Broadcaster and journalist John Sergeant is to present the FTA Multimodal 2016 awards on 10 May 2016, for which nominations are now open. The awards gala dinner also has a new venue - the Birmingham NEC’s Vox Conference Centre. There will be five new categories to reward best in class across all modes. Innovation, training, and environmental best practice will also be recognised. Entering is easier than ever, with a new ... [+]

Multimodal sets education agenda

Educational sessions at the Multimodal show in Birmingham on 10-12 May 2016 will focus on supply chain innovation and the impact of new legislation. Issues on the agenda include warehouses of the future, e-business challenges, and the impact of mega shipping vessels. Multimodal has teamed up with the Freight Transport ... [+]

More at Multimodal

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) and Multimodal are promising new awards categories and more seminars at next year’s show. The freight and logistics industry gathering takes place on 10-12 May 2016 at the Birmingham NEC. The new awards event is being rebranded 'The FTA Multimodal Awards' and will celebrate best-in-class achievement ... [+]

Let joy be unconfined! Multimodal registrations are open

The Multimodal logistics show is now open for online registration and has announced its seminar speaker line-up. The free-to-attend exhibition is at the Birmingham NEC, from 28-30 April. A new registration system allows visitors, exhibitors, and speakers to instantly see and message any member of the Multimodal community they are connected ... [+]

Networking boost for Multimodal

The Multimodal supply chain show is using social media to boost networking as part of a revamp of its website and registration system. Now in its eighth year, the show at Birmingham's NEC “is firmly established as the must-attend event for supply chain professionals,” said director, Robert Jervis. He added: “Our ... [+]

Multimodal set to soar

Organisers of the Multimodal show in Birmingham say that the 2015 show is already larger than the 2012 event, and well ahead of this time last year. New companies that have signed up include Port of Dover, Peel Ports, IFB, Charles Kendall, Impact Handling and Röhlig alongside the longstanding Multimodal supporters ... [+]

Multimodal hails its supporters

Frank Robotham was named Multimodal 2014 Personality of the Year in the first-ever Multimodal Awards on Tuesday at a VIP dinner sponsored by DP World London Gateway. Tesco was recognised for its outstanding contribution to sustainability and environmental performance by a Multimodal Award, in conjunction with the the Freight Transport Assocation, ... [+]

Where’s the freight in the airport debate?

Howard Davies’s Airports Commission was considering the UK’s urgent lack of airport capacity only from the passenger perspective, Freight Transport Association director of global and European policy Chris Welsh, told a seminar at the Multimodal show on 1 May. Cargo’s interests were getting “swamped” in what was turning into a highly ... [+]

FreightArranger at Multimodal

Intermodal brokerage and tracking service specialist FreightArranger is once again attending Multimodal. Having successfully completed software trials, FreightArranger's online intermodal brokerage platform will be available on the stand for visitors to try out. In addition, the company will be unveiling some innovative UK rail routes, and updates to its rail ... [+]

Updated: Keegan makes the London Gateway squad

Former Scunthorpe United, Liverpool and England star Kevin Keegan will be a guest of DP World London Gateway at this year's Multimodal freight and logistics exhibition in Birmingham from 29 April – 1 May. Kevin Keegan will be the special guest at DP World London Gateway’s VIP dinner at the Motorcycle ... [+]

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