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London Gateway container volumes up more than 50%

DP World has set a new handling record at London Gateway, surpassing three million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) in 2025, thanks to the newly operational fourth berth and the addition of vessel calls by the Gemini Cooperation’s Asia-Europe routes. The three million milestone means London Gateway’s port saw growth of more than 52%, having achieved […]

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LTS expands UK warehouse capacity

LTS Global Solutions has expanded its offering with the creation of 17,000 new pallet spaces at its 130,000 sq ft facility at Hams Hall, Coleshill, in response to increasing market demand for high-quality warehouse capacity across the UK. The expansion follows an investment of more than £500,000 in new racking infrastructure including MHE.  The additional […]

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LTS Global Solutions gains HMRC approval to boost e-commerce fulfilment

LTS Global Solutions has been officially approved as a registered fulfilment house under HMRC’s Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme. This approval comes at a time when the global eCommerce market is experiencing rapid growth, with revenue projected to reach $3.66 trillion in 2025 and rising to almost $5 trillion by 2030. Introduced under the Finance […]

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LTS Global Solutions opens new regional hub in Dubai

International logistics specialist LTS Global Solutions has announced that it has opened a brand-new office in Dubai, UAE. The company’s new office will establish a regional presence within UAE, where it will provide logistics and freight forwarding services for customers both existing and new across the region, enabling the seamless movement of goods to or […]

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M&S Food appoints Blakemore Food Solutions as primary wholesale partner

M&S Food has announced another step forward in its Reshape for Growth strategy by appointing A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd, one of the UK’s largest family-owned businesses, as its new primary wholesale partner for third party branded products. This strategic partnership will streamline and modernise M&S’ supply chain, helping deliver a more consistent and reliable […]

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Maersk raises full-year guidance

A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S (Maersk) achieved strong results in the second quarter with revenue growth of 2.8% and EBIT reaching USD 845m. While down sequentially, Maersk results were in line with the previous year despite significant geopolitical uncertainty and continued rate pressure. The performance was driven by continued strong results in Terminals, volume growth […]

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Major industrial projects face “collapse” from new waterways waste tax, warn port and river authorities

An incoming tax imposed on the decontamination of ports, rivers and canals will have “grave consequences for investment” and ruin developments needed for economic growth, ministers have been warned. From April next year, the Treasury plans to remove a key exemption that supports the use of stabilisers in the safe disposal of contaminated sediment known […]

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Major infrastructure upgrades for East Midlands Airport

Major improvements to critical parts of East Midlands Airport’s infrastructure are being carried out during a series of runway closures over the winter. As part of the airport’s ongoing £120m investment programme, significant upgrades of lighting, taxiways and the central apron (where passenger aircraft park) will be undertaken. Also scheduled to take place on Wednesdays […]

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MAN and TIP Group sign new framework agreement

MAN Truck & Bus and TIP Group have signed a new framework agreement. The agreement provides for the delivery of up to 600 vehicles per year over a period of three years. This means the contract covers a total of up to 1,800 vehicles of all weight classes – from 7.5 to 42 tonnes – […]

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