Two promotions at Yusen Logistics (UK) 
Yusen Logistics (UK) has appointed Paul Simmonds (photo) as head of air freight forwarding and Pete Bagnall as head of ocean freight forwarding. Simmonds has an extensive air freight forwarding career spanning over 30 years, with UK and regional operations roles at Lufthansa... more
100% fossil-free biofuels for haulage services
Samskip has strengthened its commitment to sustainability in the supply chain. A new partnership is trialling the use of HVO100 fossil-free biofuels supplied by Schouten Olie by trucks carrying goods for Unilever from the TMA Logistics terminal. In carbon dioxide (CO2) tonne... more
Priority for customs clearance
Dover-based Priority Freight, a provider of time critical logistics for the automotive industry, has received ‘clearance on wheels’ status for its truck park and warehouse facility at its main site and for the warehouse in Coventry. This new simplification procedure was... more
Building a logistics site at Milton Keynes
Baytree, a pan-European logistics real estate developer, has contracted Glencar to build a new sustainable logistics scheme at a site in Milton Keynes. The 42,500 sqm site in Fenny Lock, Milton Keynes, has been specified to be Breeam “excellent”, and “well” ready.... more
Third Scottish service launched
In partnership with GB Railfreight, PD Ports has expanded its railfreight network to include a new connection at Elderslie, West Central Scotland. The route is an extension of the existing Teesport to Doncaster service and will allow for the deposits of empty containers and... more
China - Europe: rail takes the lead
The accident of the freighter "Ever Given" in the Suez Canal also posed delivery problems for the Fressnapf Group, which specialises in pet supplies. The company reacted quickly and for the first time dispatched a 42-container-long train from the Chinese... more
Beyond the peak of container flows?
For the first time in around a year, the months-long catch-up process in global trade is likely to be interrupted in May. The Kiel Trade Indicator, Germany, signals stagnation or a decline in imports and exports. For total world trade a slight decline of 1.4% is expected in... more
Historian to lead GXO's future strategy
Angus Tweedie has been appointed to the leadership team of GXO Logistics, the intended spin-off of XPO’s logistics business. Tweedie will join XPO later this month and become SVP, strategy for GXO when the planned spin-off is complete. Working with Mark Manduca, appointed... more
More equipment to Algeciras
Servicios Portuarios Puerto De Algeciras (SPPA) has ordered five units of the Kalmar T2i terminal tractor for its operations in the port in Southern Spain. Delivery is scheduled for Q4/2021. SPPA began operations in 2013 in the Port of Algeciras as a stevedoring company for... more
Turbo for Bulgarian trade
Instead of gradually developing a small branch, the agreement with a powerful partner company pays off more quickly: with this strategy, the Austrian Schwarzmüller Group has changed its business policy in Bulgaria; it has given up its location in Sofia and signed an exclusive... more