DuPont Protection Solutions has extended its official distributorship arrangements for Tyvek® Cargo Covers with AmSafe Bridport, the Dorset (UK)-based specialist in engineered textile solutions for cargo handling and cargo protection applications. AmSafe Bridport has been successfully working with DuPont since 2012 and has been instrumental in the successful penetration of Tyvek® Cargo Covers in the growing European and Middle East markets. Tyvek® Cargo Covers are used to provide thermal protection for temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and perishable products during the ground handling and air transportation phases of distribution.

Everyone will have seen the trampled path cutting across the meadow, or the well-trodden ground defining a route through wild woodland. These tracks are created by force of numbers, not by design – and they have a name: desire paths. In an environment where people are free to roam, the desire path will correspond with another factor; the desire line. The desire line is the preferred route a person will take in order to travel from A-to-B. Often, this is the quickest, straightest route, although occasionally other variables, such as hills, landmarks or obstacles will make the desire line curve and take a more meandering route.

UK logistics provider Howard Tenens has just purchased a new site in Heywood, Manchester. The site includes 175,000 square feet of warehouse space and significant yard and outside area and sits within the Stakehill Industrial Estate, widely acknowledged to be one of the finest industrial estates in the North West of England. The site benefits from direct links to the A627(M) and M62 (junction 20) and is in close proximity to Rochdale, Oldham and Manchester city centre. It increases Howard Tenens’ total warehouse footprint to over 3,500,000 square feet in the UK.

Weiss-Röhlig United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated the opening of its new logistics facility in Jebel Ali Freezone South in Dubai. This 4.5 Million USD investment is a strategic milestone to reach new service level and to attract new and old clients.
The total area covered is 10,000 sqm, which provides covered space for more than 8,000 pallets in ambient and temperature controlled storage compartments. This state-of-the-art facility will give the opportunity to provide Service Excellence and will be a gateway for Far East and Europe.

Vanderlande is set to take on the North American market with the launch of its ADAPTO at MODEX 2016. The highly flexible storage, retrieval and transportation system will be on display from 4 to 7 April at the Georgia World Congress Centre in Atlanta. Warehouses and distribution centres are facing an increasing number of challenges in enhancing service levels, generating higher productivity, optimising space utilisation and reducing operational costs. In addition, the rise of e-commerce has seen the demand for innovative, reliable warehouse solutions intensify.

Safety company Pyroban is reminding explosion-proof forklift users and suppliers about the need for correct servicing in accordance with the handbook to maintain safety. An explosion-proof conversion of a forklift ensures it is safe in a potentially explosive atmosphere at first use. However, to counteract the risks posed by inevitable wear and tear, a system of preventative maintenance should be put in place to ensure equipment continues to be safe, and is regularly serviced by an engineer trained to work on the specific explosion proof system.

Given the size, scale, and breadth of global e-commerce bellwether Amazon, it is not surprising that ostensibly every single thing the company does comes under the microscope for a closer look. That is especially true when it comes to Amazon’s logistics, transportation, distribution, and warehousing operations, or, in other words, all things Amazon supply chain-related.

Aprovider of corrugated packaging solutions has invested in the latest cleaning technology to keep its new warehouse facilities clear of dirt and debris. Inspirepac has taken delivery of a Scrubmaster B310 R cylindrical scrubber drier as part of a long-term rental deal with Hako, backed by full maintenance support.

Buss Port Logistics – with its German/Turkish joint venture BussErk – has signed another contract in southeastern Turkey. Up to 2.5 million metric tons cargo is scheduled to be handled at the Gübretas Terminal, owned by Turkey’s largest fertilizer company. The first vessel was discharged at the end of February. In addition, BussErk has extended its contract at the nearby LimakPort in Iskenderun.

Doosan has set up an in-house National Accounts team who will be responsible for identifying and developing larger fleet users and multi-site operations within the UK. Since Doosan’s acquisition of Rushlift, an independent provider of forklifts and fleet services in February 2015, the £20-billion Korean manufacturer of counter-balance forklifts and warehouse equipment is now targeting forklifts users who operate larger materials handling fleets.