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 …
Read More »G&W UK companies invest in 75 new lifting and handling machines across their UK container terminals
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 …
Read More »Forth Ports and DP World announce joint bid for a freeport on the Thames with the appointment of Vivid Economics
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 …
Read More »Logistyx Technologies hires Dipti Gupta as Chief Operating Officer
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. …
Read More »P&O Ferrymasters launches new consultancy service to help customers access data-driven logistics solutions
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, …
Read More »New transshipment terminal soon to become operational
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 …
Read More »Logistyx Technologies appoints UK and Ireland Sales Manager
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 …
Read More »Forth Ports comment COVID-19 and Brexit – Nationally resilient infrastructure
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 …
Read More »Forth Ports plays a Quay Role in keeping the economy and freight moving
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 …
Read More »Amco CEO thanks all logistics heroes
Amco CEO, Paul Andrews, wants to thank everyone Amco work with, partner with and provide services to, (customers and suppliers), and to acknowledge they, individually and together, have formed a band of #logisticsheroes. They step up when required, put their hands up without being asked and work to keep UK …
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