Category: CILT

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Ocado Group awards Glencar online grocery fulfilment centre fit out contract

Glencar, an expanding construction company specialising in the industrial, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, life science and pharmaceutical sectors has today announced that is has been awarded a contract by leading technology-led global software and robotics platform business Ocado Group to fit out its newly built 164,000 sq ft warehouse development situated within Tritax’s new 53-acre Symmetry…
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Körber enters partnership with Libiao Robotics

Körber and Libiao Robotics, global specialist for autonomous mobile robots specialising in sortation, have teamed up to deliver the newest robotics technologies to Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The core business of Libiao Robotics is focused on parcel sorting after order picking. The company leads the way in research and innovation in artificial intelligence and…
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XPO Logistics unveils GXO as new company name for planned spin-off of logistics business

XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of supply chain solutions, has announced the identity of the new company that has been created in connection with the planned spin-off of XPO’s logistics business. The company is named GXO Logistics, Inc. and will go to market with the tagline “Logistics at full potential.” The company made its…
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Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship

Tug boats and diggers are working to refloat a giant container ship that has blocked Egypt’s Suez Canal, one of the world’s busiest trade routes. The owners of the 400m-long (1312ft) vessel say it ran aground sideways after being hit by strong winds. Egypt says it has reopened the canal’s older channel to divert traffic,…
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DHL and Formula 1 renew global partnership ahead of the new racing season

With the FIA Formula 1 World ChampionshipTM about to begin, DHL and Formula 1® are proud to announce the extension of their long-standing global partnership, which spans across a number of decades. DHL thus remains the Official Logistics Partner of Formula 1® for further years and will continue to be responsible for shipping world-class motorsport…
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Scotland’s train operator ScotRail to be nationalised

Scotland’s train services are to be run by a public sector body, the Scottish government has announced. Dutch firm Abellio will stop running the ScotRail franchise at the end of March next year. After this an “arms-length” Scottish government company will take over the running of services. Abellio has been running the franchise since 2015…
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Cleaners clock up half a million hours working to ensure LNER customers can travel with confidence

A team of 360 specialists have been working around-the-clock delivering more than half a million hours of enhanced cleaning this past year. It’s part of London North Eastern Railway’s (LNER) ‘Covid Secure’ pledge to keep safe those customers who need to make necessary journeys. LNER has released behind the scenes images showing some of the…
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£20 million fund to propel green shipbuilding launched

Hydrogen-powered vessels and e-charge points at ports could soon become a common sight on our seas and in our coastal towns, thanks to a £20 million competition launched to make innovative green maritime ideas a reality. The fund will be used to support the development of prototype vessels and port infrastructure that could then be…
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InPost launches first label-free returns service with Missguided

InPost, a leading out-of-home and eCommerce delivery company, has launched a brand new QR code returns solution designed to simplify the process of returning items bought online by removing the need for customers to use or print labels, an industry first. ‘Instant Returns’ is being launched in response to calls from customers for retailers to…
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Brexit Transition: Moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland

The UK has left the EU and the Northern Ireland Protocol came into force on 1 January 2021. The way businesses move goods between Great Britain to Northern Ireland has changed. If your business moves goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland it’s important you act now to comply with the new rules. This simple…
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