General Transport & Distribution News

DSV Air & Sea Holding A/S (DSV) have set up business in South Africa through the establishment of a subsidiary.

The Quarter 3 Equifax Business Failures Report reveals a drop of 13.4% in the number of businesses going bust, compared to the same period in 2009.

6th Gear Logistics has launched a specialist car transportation service for companies needing to move valuable or 'secret' vehicles in covered transporters anywhere in Europe.

Simon Clark says that over the past 15 years, freight forwarding operational staff responsibilities have evolved significantly, to the point where they are performing all the administration duties associated with the job files but with a new IT driven focus.

Parcelforce Worldwide has launched a new cost-effective international service Global Bulk Direct which allows businesses of all sizes to deliver low-cost tracked exports to overseas customers.

Tea and coffee merchants, Taylors of Harrogate, has awarded PD Ports a ten year contract to handle 100 per cent of its tea and coffee imports, securing around 10 jobs.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines is extending its all-cargo services from China with a new twice-weekly B747-400 freighter flight from Zhengzhou to Europe.

APC Overnight has invested in a custom-built Strategic Support Vehicle to promote its next day delivery business.

Somerfield operates over 800 stores across the UK with nine out of 10 located in town centre or neighbourhood locations. The supermarket employs over 42,000 colleagues and has more than nine million customer visits every week.

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has expanded its delivery options for shipments from Germany to Great Britain and Poland.

Stewart Oades has been appointed as chairman of Isotrak's Third Party Logistics Integration Service (3iS) Club.