Transport & Logistics news in the UK | Page 3

An overview of news, trends and research in the Transport & Logistics industry in the UK:

Duff & Phelps secures accessible transport firms Following the administration of a group of charities providing transport in rural areas, Duff & Phelps has announced that it has found a buyer.
24 July 2019
How data insights helped Network Rail improve the South-East route Amey Consulting has leveraged data insights to assist Network Rail with the improvement of its South-Eastern route.
11 April 2019
How blockchain can drive transportation and logistics forward The much-hyped innovation of blockchain has been said to have a myriad of possibilities, as companies across the industrial spectrum seek to safeguard their supply chains and increase efficiency.
04 April 2019
BearingPoint helps Network Rail design fit for purpose organisation In order to substantiate its contract to maintain and operate the high-speed line which links London to three European capital cities, UK Network Rail (High Speed) was required to prove to stakeholde
14 February 2019
Begbies Traynor diversifies with transport consulting deal Corporate recovery specialist firm Begbies Traynor has continued its attempts to diversify its offering with the purchase of a Manchester-based transport firm.
11 February 2019
PwC administrators preserve M40 flow despite Carillion debacle In its capacity as administrator for the collapsed outsourcing firm Carillion, advisory and auditing giant PwC was tasked with rapidly replacing the firm for a number of keystone service contracts.
04 February 2019
Arcadis wins four year role for Highways England Consulting firm Arcadis has landed a new contract with the Highways England organisation.
13 September 2018
The 25 companies with the best supply chain and logistics practices New analysis has shown which international companies make use of the best supply chain and logistics practice.
07 June 2018
How blockchain technology can benefit supply chain management Supply chain management is an underestimated source of competitive advantage and is on the cusp of major technological transformation.
14 May 2018
Freight and logistics industry could save hundreds of millions with blockchain Leading consultancy Accenture has developed a bold blockchain solution that could save the global freight and logistics industry hundreds of millions of pounds each year.
07 May 2018
Transport expert Alan Bain joins Mott MacDonald in West Midlands Mott MacDonald has picked up Alan Bain, a transport sector expert who was most recently a Business Director at Systra.
29 March 2018
UK rail commute could cost 13% of annual salary after latest price hike British commuters look to have had their consumer power further curbed by the annual price spike for rail travel.
05 January 2018
Billion dollar urban delivery industry to be hit by market fundamentals Urban delivery startups are worth a total of around $2 billion in revenues in the US market alone.
09 October 2017
Government trade mission drums up business for Royal HaskoningDHV Thanks to a high level trade mission to Indonesia by the Dutch government, Royal HaskoningDHV has managed to secure two contracts as part of the development of the $300 million Kuala Tanjung Port.
02 August 2017
Export activity increases among major global economies as US demand increases EU exporters are preparing to meet increased demand from the US, particularly for machinery.
26 July 2017
Ecorys develops intermodal planner tool for KTL Ludwigshafen KTL Ludwigshafen, one of Germany’s major logistics hubs, has launched a new intermodal planner for its clients. The tool was developed with support of consultants from Ecorys.
13 July 2017
Eimskip buys majority stake in Danish logistics company SHIP-LOG Iceland based Eimskip has continued its expansion path with the acquisition of a majority share in SHIP-LOG, a freight forwarding company located in Aarhus, Denmark.
14 June 2017
Boasso Global buys tank container cleaning arm of Den Hartogh Boasso Global, an international tank container and depot service provider, has expanded its footprint in continental Europe with the acquisition of Netherlands-based Den Hartogh Cleaning.
25 April 2017
Ramboll, Arup and TEC win Danish tunnel consultancy contract Ramboll, Arup and TEC Tunnel Engineering Consultants have won a bid to be the client consultants for Femern A/S, who is designing the Fehmarn fixed link between Denmark and Germany.
27 March 2017
Mott MacDonald and Sweco hired to upgrade M3 and M27 junctions Highways England has hired Mott MacDonald and Sweco to deliver smart motorway upgrades between junctions 4-11 of the M27 and junctions 9-14 of the M3.
08 February 2017
Arup supports completion of 5.4 km Eurasia Tunnel in Istanbul In a bid to improve the traffic connection between the European and Asian parts of Istanbul, the 5.4 km Eurasia Tunnel development was proposed.
18 January 2017
Logistics industry struggles with implementing digital business models Digital market entrants have disrupted a range of global industries, from Airbnb in the hotel industry to Amazon in retail.
03 January 2017
Corporate leadership needed to bolster road-safety management Corporate leadership is needed to support road safety initiatives globally, write Arthur D. Little consultants Marcus Beard and Guillaume Rominger.
13 December 2016
International transport and logistics market grows to €2.7 trillion The transport and logistics industry has seen considerable revenue growths in recent years, reaching a size of €2.7 trillion.
01 December 2016
Consortium launches blockchain technology initiative for logistics More than fifteen public and private sector companies based in the Netherlands have joined forces to launch a programme that seeks to design and develop applications for blockchain technology in the
28 November 2016
Ricardo supports the Advancing Transport Climate Strategies project Ricardo Energy & Environment has been hired to support rapidly developing countries develop and meet nationally determined contribution targets in light of fast-growing carbon based transportation.
22 November 2016
Revamping retail supply chain can boost the fresh food value chain Food waste is a global problem for humanity, from wasted resources and unnecessary environmental damage to the social cost of food not reaching people.
27 October 2016
Global rail supply industry worth €159 billion, steady growth forecasted The global rail supply industry has enjoyed robust growth on the back of urbanisation and focus on sustainable transportation networks.
17 October 2016
Transport for Greater Manchester awards consultancy contract to Mace Mace has won a four year framework contract for consultancy work related to the development of transportation infrastructure within the Greater Manchester region.
12 October 2016
Roland Berger and Tusk Advisory oversee Jakarta rail station finances Roland Berger and Asian consulting firm Tusk Advisory have won a €300,000 contract to provide financial planning to the construction of Jakarta’s main central railway along the MRT route.
16 September 2016
Ramboll helps European Southern Observatory with logistic operation The ESO has hired Ramboll to provide consultancy for the logistic process of moving more than 900 highly sophisticated mirror segments from Europe to the top of a 3 km high mountain in Chile.
22 July 2016
Logistics robots to make 40% of sector's low skilled workers obsolete The logistics industry across Europe is set to lose up to 40% of its low skilled workers due to the increasing cost effectiveness of robotic workers, a new report finds.
19 July 2016

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