Transport and Distribution News for Freight Forwarding, Haulage, 3PL/4PL & Contract Distribution in Europe

People and vehicle access control specialist Nortech is now offering a robust long-range reader based on semi active RFID technology, which enables automatic vehicle identification at distances of up to 10 metres and speeds of up to 125 mph.

With packaging producers under pressure to find a replacement for plastic, the latest contender could be Durapulp fibre, which is used to create biodegradable packaging to replace the black plastic trays often used in ready meals and raw beef products, says GlobalData, the data and analytics company.

GEODIS was recently recognised as a Leader by Gartner, the information technology research and advisory company, in its May 2018 Magic Quadrant for Third-Party Logistics, Worldwide.

Andy Kaye, CEO of Bis Henderson Group and Chairman of The Novus Trust, has received one of the logistics industry's top accolades at this year's Talent in Logistics Awards by being presented with the Lifetime Contribution Award, sponsored by Doosan.

Cranswick, UK food producer of pork and chicken products, has teamed up with Intelligent Telematics to roll-out a connected vehicle camera solution across its transport operation.

Quintiq, a Dassault Systèmes company and supply chain planning and optimisation (SCP&O) solutions provider, has been selected to improve Lufthansa Cargo's production planning at two of its most relevant hubs in Frankfurt and Munich.

Biome Bioplastics, the UK developer of intelligent, natural plastics, has opened a new research and development (R&D) unit in Southampton within a building provided by Meachers Global Logistics, the independent provider of international freight and transport logistics services.

Polymer Logistics, provider of 'One-Touch/Retail Ready Packaging (RRP)' Solutions, has been named a winner at FreshAwards 2018 in Supply Chain Excellence as best Business Service Partner.

Descartes Systems Group has announced that Procar International Limited has successfully established its new Freight Forwarding division using Descartes' hosted Netfreight solution.

ByBox, the specialist in smart locker technology and field service solutions, has appointed David Gray Wilson as its chief operations officer (COO).

TIPA is an Israeli company developing a wide range of fully compostable, flexible packaging that is as transparent and impermeable as conventional plastic alternatives.