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• OCS builds on ESG progress, driving social mobility and sustainability across the UK and Ireland
  OCS has published its UK & Ireland ESG Impact Report, building on the progress made in social value creation, environmental performance and governance standards.
  Logistics & Handling
• Milestone: Volvo’s electric trucks reach 250 million kilometers
  Volvo’s fleet of electric trucks have now driven more than 250 million kilometers in commercial traffic worldwide since 2019. That is equal to 6,200 laps around the world.
  Logistics & Handling
• PepsiCo Polska advances its logistics automation with Mecalux and launches a new smart warehouse
  In the third quarter of 2026, PepsiCo plans to open a new automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) in Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Poland) with Mecalux technology.
  Logistics & Handling
• Valor and QuadReal expand their footprint in Lyon with two new acquisitions, crossing the 120,000 sqm threshold in the region
  Valor Real Estate Partners has acquired, on behalf of its joint venture with QuadReal Property Group, a global real estate investment, development and operating company, two prime last-mile warehouses in Lyon, France, for €10m.
  Logistics & Handling
• Microshifting: a game-changer to tackle logistics’ ageing workforce, says expert
  With the average HGV driver now aged 51, and more than a third of UK employees over 50 years-old, workforce management expert Ned Gammel says microshifting - shorter, more flexible shift models – could be the key to securing the sector’s future.Gammell, VP of Sales at workforce management provider Quinyx, warns that without urgent change, […]
  Logistics & Handling
• Jungheinrich expands US market activities with strategic acquisition of system integrator Invar
  Jungheinrich acquires through its subsidiary Storage Solutions the US company Invar, a specialist in warehouse and order fulfilment solutions.
  Logistics & Handling

Latest Maritime News

• Maersk confident of market balance despite orderbook and possible Suez return November 6, 2025
  Should demand weaken then Maersk plans to balance the market through traditional methods including vessel recycling, idling and slow steaming      Related StoriesGenco posts third-quarter loss due to drydockingCMA CGM and Edison conduct Italy’s first containership LNG bunkeringContainer terminal decarbonisation: job done? 
  Rob Willmington
• CMA CGM and Edison conduct Italy’s first containership LNG bunkering November 6, 2025
  Edison’s future as a key LNG bunker provider in question as almost half of its LNG imports come from Qatar...      Related StoriesMaersk confident of market balance despite orderbook and possible Suez returnGenco posts third-quarter loss due to drydockingContainer terminal decarbonisation: job done? 
  Matthew Rajendra
• Container terminal decarbonisation: job done? November 6, 2025
  In a period where decarbonisation of the shipping industry has faltered, APM Terminals provides optimism that one sector can reduce...      Related StoriesTorm confirms purchase of secondhand product tankers as it narrows guidanceUK Club demands large rate hikeTanker hijacked off Somalia 
  Joshua Minchin
• Maersk lifts full-year outlook after strong third-quarter results November 6, 2025
  Maersk raised its full-year earnings outlook after reporting resilient third-quarter results, citing strong volumes and steady cost control across its...      Related StoriesMaersk confident of market balance despite orderbook and possible Suez returnGenco posts third-quarter loss due to drydockingCMA CGM and Edison conduct Italy’s first containership LNG bunkering 
  Cichen Shen
• US-China trade deal saves Matson $80m a year in port fees November 5, 2025
  Liner operator Matson offers a window on current trade disruptions. It is heavily involved in the transpacific trade and exposed...      Related StoriesSanctioned LPG fleet swells in October but impact remains to be seenShipping: mad as hell and not going to take it anymoreShipping: mad as hell and not going to take it any more 
  Greg Miller
• Adani Ports’ logistics division grows 92% in first half of FY2026 November 5, 2025
  Cargo handling volumes rise 11% year on year, with the port operator handling 45.5% of India’s container throughput      Related StoriesMaersk confident of market balance despite orderbook and possible Suez returnGenco posts third-quarter loss due to drydockingCMA CGM and Edison conduct Italy’s first containership LNG bunkering 
  Matthew Rajendra

Department of Transport News

• Great British Railways and the public ownership programme November 5, 2025
  Updates on the programme to transfer rail services into public ownership and establish GBR as the body responsible for passenger services and infrastructure.
  HM Government
• Rail Reform in the Wales and Borders area November 5, 2025
  Joint working between the UK and Wales will support the delivery of a modern, integrated railway that works for all passengers.
  HM Government
• Rail reform and Great British Railways November 5, 2025
  The Railways Bill will help create Great British Railways (GBR) – a new, publicly owned company that prioritises passengers and their experiences.
  HM Government
• Policy paper: Accessible railways roadmap November 5, 2025
  Sets out actions government is taking to make railways more accessible, leading up to the establishment of Great British Railways (GBR).
  HM Government
• A railway fit for Britain's future November 5, 2025
  Seeking views on proposals to reform Great Britain’s railways.
  HM Government
• Policy paper: Railways Bill November 5, 2025
  Provides more information about the Railways Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 November 2025.
  HM Government