New Quay Cranes for Southampton Port

New Quay Cranes for Southampton Port

DP World is making a £60m investment in the UK’s trading capacity with an order of four new quay cranes for its Southampton container terminal. The new cranes will be the largest quay cranes in Europe and can perform quad lifts, moving two 40ft containers together...
Repsol partners with IBS to revolutionise logistics

Repsol partners with IBS to revolutionise logistics

Repsol, global integrated energy company, has selected IBS Software to transform its primary logistics operations across multiple locations. The partnership will see Repsol adopt IBS Software’s iLogistics Control Tower solution streamlining logistics and providing an...
Panattoni completes facility for Tesco

Panattoni completes facility for Tesco

Bespoke 621,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility enhances Tesco’s supply chain efficiency to meet customer demand with advanced, sustainable technologies Panattoni, the world’s largest privately owned industrial developer, announces the completion of a bespoke...
Europe’s driver shortage to be tackled

Europe’s driver shortage to be tackled

Europe is facing a severe truck driver shortage – around 230,000 driver roles remain unfilled This gap could grow to as many as 745,000 vacancies in the coming years. This challenge, driven by an aging workforce and low numbers of recruits, threatens the smooth...
GXO-Wincanton deal ‘likely to reduce competition’

GXO-Wincanton deal ‘likely to reduce competition’

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an interim report in its investigation of a merger between logistics companies GXO and Wincanton. The CMA independent inquiry group’s initial assessment of GXO’s takeover of Wincanton is that it is ‘likely to...
Trump’s China tariffs parcels backlog chaos

Trump’s China tariffs parcels backlog chaos

The full scale of the crisis caused by President Trump’s – now paused – suspension of de minimis exemptions for Chinese packages is now apparent, says the international delivery expert Parcelhero. There was widespread disruption to US Customs, parcel deliveries and...