Critical Issues

The UK Downstream Oil Distribution Forum (DODF) was re-established in July 2012 to provide an on-going forum for the discussion and resolution of issues relating to health and safety in the downstream oil industry.

Greg Nichols on behalf of Telematics Update reports on how telematics feedback systems can play a significant role in managing driver behaviour and reducing fuel expenditure for fleets.

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TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

UK transport and distribution companies could cut the running costs of their fleets* by an average of £486,000 and reduce CO2 emissions by an average of 1650 tonnes each year - more than any other industry in terms of absolute savings - by replacing just 10% of their current vehicles with electric models.

When the market for automated handling equipment such as manual stacker trucks and lift tables experienced a sharp fall in 2009, it was expected that the industry would take a few years to repair itself. The country was in the grip of recession and businesses were struggling to get back on track, causing experts to predict a long and slow road back to growth and progression for automated handling equipment. But despite the worrying dip, and the country's inability to escape the recession, it is now predicted that growth will be seen in this sector over the next few years, helped in no small part by George Osborne's recent Autumn Statement.

According to Ralf Moller, General Manager Marketing, Australia & New Zealand Sales at logistics software company WiseTechGlobal, the growing trend of online retailing is just another example of how expanding technology has empowered businesses.

The European Commission (EC) has released a report that shows cargo theft from lorries within the EU costs over €8 billion each year. Such is the growing incidence and severity of transport crime, the EC's latest transport security working document outlines a need for better levels of security to address both cross border and border entry point security across the EU.

The present Government's failure to reduce the tax burden on owners of empty commercial property is partly to blame for a shortage of usable warehousing and storage space that is stifling Britain's economic recovery, the United Kingdom Warehousing (UKWA) has warned

By Frank Felten, head of product management logistics at PTV Group.

Ever thought of the distance, your chicken sandwich has travelled until it ended up at its final destination in your stomach? Well – not personally around yours but generally – PTV Group did.

Two former school teachers are seeking business partners from the logistics community to help develop a board game that has been devised to teach young people about logistics while they play.

Logistics service providers and freight forwarders are optimistic that the economy will continue to grow, and provide opportunities for expansion in 2013, according to a survey by Transport Intelligence (TI) and Kewill, provider of software for global trade and logistics.