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European transport and logistics services provider Vos Logistics has celebrated 75 years or operations with an event focusing on the future: IMAGINEVosLogistics100. During the event, which took place on 5 September, topics including digitisation, sustainability, labour market development and e-commerce were addressed – all of which Vos Logistics believes will be critical issues over the next…
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Logistics company Hoyer Group has expanded its green fleet, with the addition of two new trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), under a partnership with Nippon Gases Deutschland. The two LNG-fuelled Iveco trucks will be used to carry industrial gases such as nitrogen and hydrogen from the German town of Hürth to locations throughout the North Rhine-Westphalia region for Nippon Gases…
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UK-based Sutton Tankers has signed a five-year contract with waste reclamation and recycling solutions specialist Tradebe UK. Suttons will transport chemical waste to and from Tradebe sites in Heysham, Gwent and Knottingley in the UK. In 2018, Suttons Tankers acquired the trade of Bullard, a transport company specialising in the chemical waste and fuels sector. “We’ve been working with…
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Intermodal transport specialist Van den Bosch has enhanced its supply chain connectivity services by introducing FreightInsight, an online portal that provides customers with real-time information on the actual status of loads. The portal offers access to additional information, such as the expected time of arrival, previous loads and loading reports. “With FreightInsight we meet the…
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Tank and container solutions company Hoover Ferguson’s Liquitote® stainless-steel intermediate bulk container (IBC) has been named one of the 2019 Environmental Leader Product of the Year winners. Now in its seventh year, the annual Environmental Leader Awards programme recognises the most innovative and successful commercial and industrial products and projects contributing to…
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UK road tanker logistics provider Abbey Logistics has increased the volume of bulk chocolate transport it carries for Barry Callebaut by 100%, following a competitive tender process. The volume increase follows several service improvements on existing volumes over the past year, which were implemented as a result of collaboration between the two companies to improve the services Barry…
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Global logistics service provider Den Hartogh Logistics has entered into a cooperation agreement with onepoint for the provision of managed IT services. The IT firm has supplied infrastructure solutions and technical support to Den Hartogh since 2018. As the transport sector continues to evolve, with a focus on fast and efficient services, IT systems must seamlessly connect to both internal…
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UK-based global logistics specialist Suttons has refurbished over 120 tank containers since moving the service in-house just over a year ago. Suttons made the move in response to demand for its services around the world, as well as the decision to revamp its existing international container fleet. The service, which covers minor repairs to full tank refurbishments, has been such a success that…
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US transportation and logistics company TFI International has announced the appointment of Kal Atwal to the position of executive vice-president (EVP), responsible for the company’s US final mile divisions. Atwal will maintain his current responsibilities as president of TForce Final Mile Canada. “Kal has been an integral part of the ongoing TForce Final Mile Canada success story, and his…
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The International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) has claimed to have launched the tank container industry’s first corporate responsibility code of practice. An ITCO corporate responsibility workgroup has defined 18 key priorities that are of specific importance for the tank container industry to reach a harmonious balance between economic, environmental, local and ethical/legal aspects…
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