The Generation Logistics awareness campaign was launched last August and some of the statistics it’s generated as it approaches the end of its first year have been nothing short of remarkable.
Operation Brock – a contraflow system designed to keep traffic in Kent moving when there is disruption to travel across the English Channel –has been deployed once again this weekend ahead of increased levels of holiday traffic heading towards the Short Straits.
Logistics businesses recently met with Department for Transport officials and, separately, in Parliament, to discuss the issue of freight crime.
Logistics UK’s annual Van Awards recognises companies and individuals that have made significant contributions to the industry over the previous 12 months.
A record number of post-pandemic passengers are booked to cross the channel in July and August on ferries from Dover and via Le Shuttle.
Following the successful first year of the Generation Logistics campaign – the industry-led initiative tasked with finding the next generation of logistics talent – Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced that the Department for Transport (DfT) will continue to support the programme with a £300,000 contribution.
You’ve probably seen our blue pallets moving through supply chains around the world, but you might not realise that CHEP pallets can help you do more than transport goods.
For the logistics sector to thrive, the whole industry needs to work together to attract the next generation of talent. To make that a reality, cross-industry awareness campaign Generation Logistics has announced a heavily discounted sponsorship package for smaller organisations.
Government must adopt a longer-term view to create an effective national freight network, while ensuring short-term investment improves the state of existing infrastructure, according to Logistics UK.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has signalled his support for young people considering logistics careers, describing the sector as “mission critical to how we live our lives” and celebrating logistics professionals as “the lifeblood of our economy” where “nothing happens without you and your colleagues.”
Once the stuff of science fiction, passenger-carrying electric urban air taxis could soon be a reality in major cities across the world.
NCB has joined forces with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in a ground-breaking, not-for-profit partnership aimed at tackling the pervasive issue of illegal wildlife trade.
Due to huge popular demand, business group Logistics UK has extended the entry deadlines for both its Logistics Awards and Van Awards 2023 until 5pm on Friday 28 July to enable interested businesses to complete their submissions.
Logistics UK’s Next Generation Van event returned to Coventry this week to provide a range of practical advice and case studies for van operators across the UK.
After a successful trial in Milton Keynes, parcel delivery company DPD has confirmed plans to expand autonomous robot deliveries to 10 more UK towns and cities in the next 12 months, starting with Raunds in Northamptonshire.
Following several months of testing with Eurotunnel's Le Shuttle Freight and ‘unaccompanied trailers’ customers, Getlink is planning to launch Sherpass in autumn this year: a services platform that simplifies border crossings for freight and the supply chain.
Newcastle and Gateshead Councils have introduced a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) for non-compliant vans/light goods vehicles that will come into effect on 17 July 2023.
A record number of post-pandemic passengers are booked to cross the channel in July and August on ferries from Dover and via Le Shuttle. To ensure that traffic can flow as smoothly as possible in these circumstances, the Operation Brock traffic management scheme was reinstated on Thursday 13 July and will remain in place until further notice.
A special sticker will be needed in the new clean air zones in Aix-Marseille-Provence region, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Montpellier, Nice, Paris, Reims, Strasbourg and Toulouse.
Logistics UK has written to Jesse Norman MP, the Minister of State for Transport, calling for the urgent publication of the Low Carbon Fuels (LCFs) strategy.
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