Bath, UK: Air freight is set to lose share in favour of other modes in the post- Codid world say new research. Ti and Bollore Logistics’ latest survey, The Future Of Freight Forwarding In A Post-Covid World, provides clear evidence of major operational shifts in modal choice, freight purchasing patterns, sourcing networks and outsourcing strategies …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Cold chain logistics providers Gist, Kerry Logistics, Bibby Distribution, and PML have made it to the Logistics UK Awards. Also on the shortlist are van converter CoolKit, John Lewis Partnership, and Sainsbury’s. The shortlist represents the very best of the UK’s logistics businesses. The awards, sponsored by Port of Dover, celebrate supply …
London, UK: Cold Chain News September digest is available now. The magazine is sent to over 6,800 operators, retailers and suppliers every month (apart from December) and available for an annual subscription of £30 (plus VAT in UK). For a regular copy e-mail Tina Massey.
Coventry, UK: Prototypes of LEVC’s electric van have met climate, durability, crash and dynamic testing and production is set for late autumn. The VN5 van has emissions of 21g/km CO2 on the combined WLTP1 cycle. This cycle delivers a pure electric zero emissions range of 61 miles (98 km) and the more frugal driver could …
London: A meeting between the government and logistics industry representative was “constructive” according to a government spokesperson and “a wash out “ according to Richard Burnett, chief executive, Road Haulage Association. The Road Haulage Association said there was “no clarity” from the senior minister on how border checks will operate when the transition period ends …
Bedford, UK: Construction of AF Blakemore’s new multi-temperature distribution depot in Bedford is well underway. In August last year the company announced that it had set its sights on a purpose-built warehouse in Bedford as part of ambitious growth plans. AF Blakemore has agreed a 20-year lease on a 15,315sq metre distribution warehouse and is …
London, UK: Logistics companies are missing out on an average of over £70,000 in R&D tax credit savings, says Dominic Bartholdi, head of business development at R&D tax credit specialists GovGrant. HMRC data shows that less than a percent of UK R&D tax credit claims come fropm the logistics sector. For those that did claim, …
Wellingborough, UK: Kuehne+Nagel has put eight new Volvo FH Globetrotter liquified natural gas tractor units into operation on contracts with Whitbread and Costa. The trucks are the first Volvos to enter service in Kuehne+Nagel’s UK fleet, following its participation in the Innovate UK-funded ‘Dedicated to Gas’ project. This evaluated the viability of Euro 6 gas …
Stuttgart, Germany: Daimler Trucks plans a range of electric trucks for urban distribution and long-haul transport and has launched a concept vehicle to demonstrate the technology in the heavy-duty fuel-cell trucks. The long haul models will have ranges of up to 1,000 kilometers and more on a single tank of hydrogen. The use of liquid …
London, UK: The government has told Logistics UK that the Smart Freight system will not be ready for 1 January 2021. The Smart Freight System is the key centre piece to avoid congestion triggered by new customs checks at key ports such as Dover when UK leaves the EU single market at the end of …
London, UK: A leaked government document, seen by the Guardian, suggests that in a worse-case scenario post-Brexit there could be queues of up to 7,000 lorries in Kent with drivers having to wait one or two hours to reach the front. The “reasonable worst-case scenario” report, drawn up by the Border and Protocol Delivery Group, …
Reading, UK: The Cold Chain Federation, British Frozen Food Federation, and Federation of Wholesale Distributors have called for a delay until 2025 before ending the red diesel rebate for food delivery vehicles. In its March 2020 budget, the government announced that from April 2022 it will remove the entitlement to use red diesel. The move affects …
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