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XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of freight transportation services, has announced the appointment of Arron Kendall as sales and marketing director – Europe. Additionally, he will serve on the executive board of the European business. Kendall will lead the growth of XPO’s services in Europe, with responsibility for commercial …

Logistyx Technologies, the leader in transportation management for parcel shipping, has seen a 250% increase in customers using or close to implementing break bulk services as they try to cut Brexit-related cross-border shipping costs and paperwork. Interest in break bulk has been growing since the UK referendum to leave the …

Freightliner and Pentalver, subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), have made a significant investment in 75 new lifting and handling machines to be deployed at their container terminals throughout the UK. The initial batch of equipment was recently delivered, with the additional 40 machines to follow in the coming …

Two of the UK’s largest port businesses – Forth Ports Group and DP World – have announced a partnership which will submit a joint freeport bid incorporating the Port of Tilbury and DP World London Gateway. As part of the commitment to this joint bid, the partnership announces the appointment …

Logistyx Technologies, the leader in transportation management for parcel shipping, has announced the appointment of Dipti Gupta as Chief Operating Officer (COO). With more than 20 years of global supply chain management leadership experience, Gupta brings a high-growth, customer-focused mindset to Logistyx as the newest member of the executive team. …

P&O Ferrymasters has announced a major expansion of its pan-European logistics solutions business with the launch of a specialist consultancy service which will help customers to manage complex supply chain challenges. The new consultancy service will make the company’s unrivalled in-house expertise available to existing and future customers, offering fact-based, …

A completely new transshipment terminal, located between the Port of Gothenburg container and ro-ro terminals, is gradually emerging. The terminal will receive incoming forest products by rail from Swedish mills and then transfer the products to containers for onward transport to various parts of the world. Volumes equivalent to 60,000-100,000 …

Logistyx Technologies, the leader in transportation management for parcel shipping, has announced the appointment of Paul Homer as its UK and Ireland Sales Manager. With almost 20 years of experience working for some of the country’s top delivery and retail logistics software companies, Paul will focus on helping new and …

The coronavirus pandemic has brought the UK’s vulnerabilities to the fore. However, breakdown presents an opportunity for breakthrough to create a more resilient UK through COVID-19 recovery, writes Charles Hammond, chief executive of the Forth Ports Group. With the end of the Brexit transition – or negotiating – period six …

Since the lockdown in March, Forth Ports have not stopped working. All of their ports are open and their quay workers around the UK have been working hard during these challenging times to make sure that food and goods arriving into their ports are getting to where they are most …