Amazon Launches UK Drone Delivery Service
Amazon launched its first commercial drone delivery service in the UK, operating from a fulfillment centre near Darlington, County Durham. The MK30 Prime Air drones deliver parcels under 2.2 kg within a 7.5‑mile radius, making up to ten autonomous flights per hour on limited weekdays. Packages are lowered to designated delivery points without the drone landing. Amazon views the trial as a step toward faster last‑mile logistics and may expand to additional UK locations pending regulatory approval.
OAL Secures £5m to Deploy 1,000 Food & Beverage-Oriented Robotic Systems
Robotics specialist OAL has secured a £5 million Innovation Loan (≈$6.3 million) from Innovate UK to roll out over 1,000 fenceless robotic systems in the UK food and beverage manufacturing sector by 2030. The five‑year programme targets labour‑intensive tasks such as pick‑and‑place and...
DP World and Al Dahra Holding MOU Targets Agri-Logistics
DP World and Al Dahra Holding have signed an MOU to develop agri‑logistics across the GCC and globally. The partnership will create end‑to‑end supply‑chain solutions, including dedicated port and cold‑chain infrastructure, joint investments in logistics facilities, and digital traceability platforms....
MADRAD SMR Initiative Seeks to Transform Commercial Shipping
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced a new initiative to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for commercial shipping. The program calls on U.S. innovators and industry partners to design reactors that can extend ship range, cut fuel costs, and boost...
US Amazon Now Expands Coverage
Amazon has expanded its ultra‑fast delivery service, US Amazon Now, to Atlanta, Dallas‑Fort Worth, Philadelphia and Seattle, with plans to add Austin, Houston, Minneapolis, Orlando, Phoenix, Denver and Oklahoma City. The service relies on a dense network of micro‑fulfillment centers...
Greenlane Expands Electric Truck Charging Network
Greenlane, a U.S. public charging and hydrogen‑refueling network operator, is extending its commercial electric‑truck charging infrastructure beyond California into Texas. The company will build high‑power sites in Dallas and Houston along the I‑45 corridor, a key freight artery linking the...
Winners Announced for Supply Chain Excellence Awards MEA 2026
The second annual Supply Chain Excellence Awards Middle East & Africa (MEA) announced winners in an online ceremony hosted by Logistics Manager editor‑in‑chief John Thornton. Sixty‑six entries from 11 countries competed across 20 categories, including digital transformation, sustainability, automation and...
MoD and SCALE Strive to Strengthen UK Supply Chain Resilience
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has entered a strategic partnership with the Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Centre to fortify defence supply‑chain resilience. The collaboration blends SCALE’s academic expertise with the MoD’s operational insight, focusing on strategic base...
Uniqlo Opens Logistics Facility in the Philippines
Uniqlo has opened a new logistics hub in Riverpark North, Philippines, to strengthen its first‑mile supply chain. The facility incorporates advanced technology, employee‑centric spaces, and sustainable design. It is expected to create hundreds of jobs and improve distribution speed for...
TransiT Simulates Zero Carbon Transport Scenarios for the M1
TransiT, the UK’s national research hub for transport decarbonisation, is using digital‑twin technology to simulate zero‑carbon freight along the M1 corridor. Led by Heriot‑Watt’s Alex Foote and partnered with Cranfield University, the project leverages data from DHL’s fleet of roughly...
B&H Worldwide Pilots AI Tyre Scanning Across Aerospace Logistics
B&H Worldwide has launched an AI‑driven tyre‑scanning solution at its New Zealand hub, slashing inventory processing time by 60%. The technology, built into the FirstTRAC warehouse management system, uses computer‑vision and OCR on smartphones to capture serial numbers directly from tyre...
Vestas Opens New Warehouse and Training Academy in Poland
Denmark’s wind turbine leader Vestas inaugurated a new 26,857 m² warehouse and training academy in Toruń, Poland. The site combines logistics space with modern classrooms and four digital simulators, targeting the training of roughly 3,000 service and construction technicians each year....
GasEntec Secures Contract for LNG Terminal in Senegal
GasEntec has been awarded a contract by ELTON Logistics to build a jetty‑based LNG regasification terminal in Dakar, Senegal. The facility will include a 137,000 m³ storage tank, two 15 km subsea pipelines and ten truck‑loading bays, feeding the country’s largest 300 MW...
Bicester Logistics Hub Expects ‘Record Store Day’ Order Surge
DP World is preparing for a record surge at its Bicester logistics hub ahead of Record Store Day, planning to ship over 210,000 vinyl records across more than 230 releases to independent UK retailers. The 270,000‑sq‑ft facility handled eight million...
Durham Brands Boosts Warehouse Productivity with New WMS
Durham Brands’ Gimme Beauty has lifted warehouse productivity and accuracy after deploying Infios' warehouse management system. Inventory accuracy climbed to 98.5% with zero audit errors, and case throughput per full‑time employee nearly doubled to 19,000. The company beat its December...