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More than three quarters (76 per cent) of fleet operators believe that work pressures facing drivers are intensifying in the wake of the ‘cost of business’ crisis. A similar number (75 per cent) also believe the cost-of-living crisis is negatively impacting their mental health, according to a new study from Bridgestone and Webfleet – [...]

Kent based transport and logistics provider S&S Distribution has created up to 2,000 pallet spaces to provide a solution for the ongoing high demand for warehousing space, brought on by the massive stockpiling and the continuing desire to secure competitive pricing.Located in Tonbridge, just over an hour from Folkstone and Dover, S&S Distribution, which is [...]

Drayage solution paves way to becoming integrated logistics operator CargoBeamer, the leading operator of rail connections for non-craneable semi-trailers in Europe, is expanding its portfolio by establishing a service for first and last mile transportation by road (“drayage”). The concept serves as an optional add-on to CargoBeamer’s regular rail connections by providing a road traction [...]

Road freight companies absorbing rising operational costs, with lowest prices in almost two years The haulage price-per-mile has fallen nearly 2% year-on-year and 3% month-on-month, despite diesel prices rising 12% in the last year. In February, the average price charged by haulage drivers and companies fell for the second consecutive month. The year-on-price was [...]

Janssen Group of Companies enters the UK logistics market and expands its presence in Asia by the acquisition of Norman Global Logistics By Will Waters Janssen Group of Companies (Janssen), a provider of logistics services headquartered in the Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of Norman Global Logistics, an air and ocean freight forwarding company [...]

Wreckdock recently drew attention over its bid to develop a safe and sustainable facility located in Saudi Arabia, including a fully serviced labor compound for its employees. This is an super exciting opportunity for investors looking to personally get involved and participate by supporting this sustainable world-class venture. Based on the construction of four [...]

SAMSKIP, global logistics solution providers with offices in 24 countries, is venturing into “zero carbon emission free shipping services” by contracting Two Hydrogen fuel powered vessels to provide service its west European routes by signing a ship building contract with the leading Indian shipyard Cochin Shipyard Ltd. Once commissioned, these vessels will be among [...]

Machine learning enables many industries to innovate and automate like never before — logistics and supply chain proponents included. It does this merely by ingesting troves of data, analyzing the resulting information and parsing it to create actionable insights. As that may seem like a lot of buzzwords, the important takeaway is that it [...]

230 freight forwarders from more than over 60 different countries participated in 6000 one-to-one meetings in Phuket. The Cooperative Logistics Network’s 6th Annual Meeting which was held from 11th to 13th March at Le Meridien Beach Resort in Phuket, Thailand, has been an out-and-out success. The event has brought together 230 members of more [...]

KTL (Europe) Ltd has become the first company to employ a candidate that has completed the Freight Development Pathway (FDP), a programme launched at the end of last year by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) in partnership with Manpower. Louie Turner, who has been employed as trainee customs operator within KTL (Europe) Ltd’s [...]

IAG Cargo announces new routes to Aruba (from 26th March) and Guyana (from 27th March) from London Gatwick. This service will operate twice a week utilising the belly capacity of a British Airways B777-200 With a direct route from London Gatwick to Trinidad starting on March 26th 20.03.23: IAG Cargo, the cargo division of [...]

Samskip, duisport and TX Logistik will jointly operate the logport III combined transport terminal in Duisburg in future Samskip, duisport and TX Logistik AG will jointly operate the CT terminal at logport III in Duisburg-Hohenbudberg in the future. For this purpose, the three partners have founded the new company "Ziel Terminal GmbH". Samskip will [...]

From March 17th Gaston Schul will be expanding its services to include Ireland.) Customs service provider Gaston Schul will now be offering their services to customers who wish to trade with Ireland. Effective from the 17th of March, the company will be expanding its services to include the Irish market. By adding Ireland to [...]

Customers’ refrigerated cargo, requests for service in Korea drive continued expansion Seattle, March 16, 2023 – In response to increased customer demand, UWL and Swire Shipping have announced the addition of a new port call for export refrigerated containers in Busan, Korea on the popular Sun Chief Express service. "Many clients have expressed a [...]

New logistics organisations join founding members for latest HGVzero action group HGVzero group to continue in 2023 identifying and co-developing solutions to enable the transition of HGVs to net zero emissions Following the success of HGVzero in 2022, industry leaders in shipping and haulage are meeting today to launch the next, highly anticipated cross-industry [...]

Leading logistics provider Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK has celebrated the roof being installed on the second warehouse at its major new development at Baytree, Nuneaton, with developer Baytree Logistics Developments. The brand-new sustainable development, known as the ‘Rhenus Campus’, will be home to two warehouses, totalling one million square feet – the equivalent of [...]

Chancellor Hunt was expected to keep his first full Budget ‘boring’ after last year’s politically-induced financial dramas. However, the delivery expert ParcelHero says manufacturers, retailers and their logistics partners will find some measures to get excited about – though the controversial corporation tax rise will go ahead as planned. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s predicted ‘boring’ [...]

230 freight forwarders from more than over 60 different countries participated in 6000 one-to-one meetings in Phuket. The Cooperative Logistics Network’s 6th Annual Meeting which was held from 11th to 13th March at Le Meridien Beach Resort in Phuket, Thailand, has been an out-and-out success. The event has brought together 230 members of more [...]

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has opened a brand-new distribution center in Indianapolis, USA, which was officially inaugurated on March 1. From the new site, Hellmann handles all contract logistics services for its long-standing customer Endress+Hauser in North America. The approx. 50,000 sq. ft. distribution center, from where Endress+Hauser´s customers in the US and Canada are supplied, [...]

Higher capacity 3D printed crane hooks made by Huisman tested to 350 tonnes

Confined space in factories, industrial plants and hospitals are all natural environments for the new Enerpac telescopic gantry

Confined space in factories, industrial plants and hospitals are all natural environments for the new Enerpac telescopic gantry

Mammoet completes first heavy transport project using alternative to fossil-fuel diesel

The 2021 Crane & Rigging Workshop will be held September 14-16 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

The new Tadano AC 4.070-1 and AC 4.070L-1 have a capacity of 75 tons,

Manitowoc announces 110 US ton (100 tonne) GHC110 telescopic boom crawler crane

It is time to submit your entry for the 2021 IC Tower Index ranking of the world’s largest tower crane-owning companies

Updated 70 tonne Tadano all terrain crane available in two versions with 44 or 52 metre boom

The tower crane collapsed as it was being dismantled.

The tower crane collapsed as it was being dismantled.

Eisele AG has been a Tadano customer for over 30 years.

Mountains, tight turns, steep inclines and minimal space were all challenges met by Fanger with its 160 tonne Demag AT crane on a dam job in the Swiss Alps

Urcan Makina has been appointed official distributor to represent the full range of RT cranes for Turkey.

Palfinger delivered a PK 23500 truck with a loader crane to Djibouti, Africa.

The new RC-Trio is a general-purpose cylinder available in 41 models and is designed for use in all positions.

The 51-crane package will support Maxim’s seven new locations.

Construction boom and growing trend towards prefabricated buildings is increasing demand for Potain tower crane models

Landmark LHM 550 mobile harbour crane will be the eighth Rostock machine installed at the Port of Tema in Ghana 

Landmark LHM 550 mobile harbour crane will be the eighth Rostock machine installed at the Port of Tema in Ghana