Last week, HS2 CEO Mark Thurston pushed the button to start HS2’s tunnel boring machine on its one-mile journey under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire, marking the launch of the first TBM on the Midlands section of HS2. Around 170 engineers have been working on the 2,000 tonne, 125m long TBM during its construction…
Read more
FedEx Express has introduced a fleet of thirteen e-cargo bikes to work alongside its vehicle pick-up and delivery fleet in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cambridge. As the company sets out to reduce emissions from its road transportation operations, the introduction of cargo bikes in urban centres is one way FedEx is seeking to make an…
Read more
Transport for Wales (TfW) is investing £800 million in new trains for the Wales and borders network – with the first two brand new trains from manufacturer Stadler being delivered to the TfW depot at Canton, in Cardiff, for testing. The new Class 231 FLIRT trains arrived in Wales from Switzerland and are the…
Read more
BEUMER Group has introduced a new type of small-and medium-sized parcels sortation system into operation. Installed for the first time in Germany, the system enables more efficient sorting of the growing number of small and medium-sized e-commerce parcels handled by operators such as DHL. Oliver Schopp, Sales Director for BEUMER Group, Logistic Systems,…
Read more
Supermarket chain Asda has chartered its own 350 container cargo ship to protect the availability of key festive products. Earlier this week, Asda updated on its Q3 trading performance and outlined the proactive steps it has taken to ensure customers can buy their favourite festive products this Christmas. The trading quarter, which covered…
Read more
Clipper Logistics has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of CE Repair Services Group B.V in the Netherlands. Completion of the transaction is conditional on a number of formalities and is expected to take place within the next few weeks. CE Repair is a specialist in consumer electronic…
Read more
InPost has announced a new partnership with global marketplace eBay. The partnership signals InPost’s continued expansion in the UK, and marks its commitment to providing flexible solutions for a growing C2C e-commerce market. eBay marketplace sellers will now have access to InPost’s 2,500 parcel lockers for the first time, enabling them to drop…
Read more
National Highways’ road safety Driving for Better Business campaign has won the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. Driving for Better Business is a government-backed National Highways programme to help employers in both the private and public sectors reduce work-related road risk, control the associated costs and improve compliance with current legislation and…
Read more
Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results. The ECLIF3 study, involving Airbus, Rolls-Royce, German research centre DLR and SAF producer Neste, marks the first time 100% SAF has been measured simultaneously on both engines…
Read more
Warley Carriers has been acquired by Northern Ireland based logistics company TST Group. Like Warley Carriers, TST Group is a family-led business that provides end-to-end supply chain management, including haulage, logistics and warehousing. With Warley Carrier’s strengths in express overnight groupage shipments, combined with TST’s market leading position in express, full load transportation…
Read more