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The information below comes from the
UK Activity Report.
Mayflower has won a contract to build 330 new buses for Stagecoach at its Alexander factory in Falkirk, which will safeguard hundreds of jobs. 22-Dec-2000
Stena Line is to launch a new Ropax freight and passenger ship to replace the Stena Challenger between Holyhead and Ireland next spring, in order to double the capacity and reduce the sailing time. 22-Dec-2000
Vosper Thornycroft is to shed 650 jobs at its Southampton shipyard, due to delays in a major defence contract. 22-Dec-2000
BAA has announced plans to invest £90m at Gatwick airport to improve facilities at the north terminal. 21-Dec-2000
Safestore is planning to open at least two self-storage centres in central London over the coming months. 21-Dec-2000
Cammell Laird is to receive £32m of government aid to help win a £344m contract to build two luxury cruise ships, which should create or secure 1,000 jobs at Birkenhead and Tyneside. 20-Dec-2000
Airbus has launched a new programme to develop the A380 superjumbo, which should lead to the creation of 22,000 UK jobs at sites in Bristol, Broughton and elsewhere. 20-Dec-2000
Bristol International Airport is to be acquired by a joint venture between Grupo Ferrovial of Spain and Macquarie of Australia for £234m. 20-Dec-2000
BAA has indicated that it will have to invest a further £150m at Heathrow to prepare the airport to handle the Airbus superjumbo when it enters service in 2006. 19-Dec-2000
BAA is setting up a £177m property investment partnership with Scottish Widows to acquire and develop airport warehouses. 19-Dec-2000
Eddie Stobart is to rationalise its transport depots with the loss of 150 jobs, in order to improve profitability. 18-Dec-2000
Docklands Light Railway is planning to introduce an in-train information system to provide a live feed of travel, news and weather information to passengers. 18-Dec-2000
The government has announced plans to invest £8.4bn in local transport over the next five years, including 39 new road schemes, traffic calming measures and light rail systems. 15-Dec-2000
Securicor has bought the aviation security and commercial guarding operations of AHL Services of the US for £127m, as part of a strategy to develop a leading global security business. 15-Dec-2000
English Welsh & Scottish Railway has announced plans to restore the former Alloa-Kincardine railway freight line over the next two years, in order to create a new freight route from Stirling to Dunfermline. 14-Dec-2000
The Ministry of Defence is to locate a further 150 service jobs at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, in order to create a home for a fleet of four big lift cargo aircraft. 14-Dec-2000
Babcock International is to shed 250 of the 900 jobs at its Railcare subsidiary, which will affect sites in Milton Keynes and Glasgow, in order to make it easier to sell its 60% stake in the railway maintenance business. 14-Dec-2000
Cardiff International Airport has announced a £3m investment programme, in order to increase the size of the terminal building and create more car-parking spaces. 13-Dec-2000
Virgin Express is planning to sell off its Irish subsidiary and close five routes, as part of an ongoing strategic review to reduce losses. 13-Dec-2000
The Post Office will be required to open its infrastructure to other companies at reasonable prices when the letters market is opened to competition next year, according to the newly-formed Postal Services Commission. 12-Dec-2000
Wiggins is considering plans to transform Manston Airport in Kent into a leading passenger and freight airport. 11-Dec-2000
Sea Containers is in negotiations to sell the port of Newhaven to the Seine-Maritime council in France, which would involve the relaunch of the Newhaven to Dieppe car ferry. 11-Dec-2000
Nexus is seeking 93 new staff to operate the Sunderland extension of the Tyne & Wear Metro railway service. 11-Dec-2000
Associated British Ports has announced plans to build a £1m fertiliser terminal at the port of Ayr to handle bulk imports from Norway. 11-Dec-2000
Virgin Atlantic is to expand its airline business and launch new routes next year with the creation of 1,700 jobs, including 450 ground crew, 250 pilots and 1,000 cabin crew. 08-Dec-2000
Securicor is looking to spend up to £240m on acquisitions, and is particularly interested in adding cash delivery and guard services. 08-Dec-2000
British Airways is to reduce its capacity at Gatwick airport by 40% over the next four years, with the loss of 1,000 jobs and the relocation of 800 jobs to Heathrow. 07-Dec-2000
CPG Logistics is to create 100 new jobs in Gosport having won a £22m contract to distribute telecoms products for IBM. 06-Dec-2000
Biggin Hill Airport has won permission from the High Court to transform itself into a luxury terminus for business passengers. 05-Dec-2000
The Post Office is planning to set up a £6.4m administration centre at its former Fitzalan Square site in Sheffield with up to 300 new jobs, while a further 100 jobs could be created at its new business management centre in Barnsley. 04-Dec-2000
Babcock International has called off plans to sell its Railcare rail maintenance business to DaimlerChrysler for £9m, following the referral of the deal to the Competition Commission. 04-Dec-2000
The Post Office is planning to avoid current delays on the railway by sending more mail by air this Christmas, which will involve the expansion of its Skynet service to 67 flights a night. 04-Dec-2000
Associated British Ports has obtained 14.8 acres of land for the £8.5m expansion of Ipswich Port along the east bank of the River Orwell, and is now seeking potential occupiers for the site. 01-Dec-2000
Railtrack is to offer responsibility for a 22-mile stretch of line in North Yorkshire to Wensleydale Railway, a newly formed train operator that has raised £2.5m to upgrade the line and three stations. 30-Nov-2000
Basingstoke Borough Council is investigating the possibility of introducing a £150m tram network into the town, and is expected to appoint consultants to carry out a comprehensive passenger transport study. 28-Nov-2000
The Ministry of Defence is considering plans to base Chinook helicopters at the Royal Naval Air Station in Somerset, which could lead to the creation of up to 900 jobs at Yeovilton. 28-Nov-2000
Tibbett & Britten has won a nationwide logistics contract from Mothercare, which will involve 300 staff at the Daventry International Distribution Centre. 28-Nov-2000
Sea Containers is in negotiations to sell the Port of Heysham to Mersey Docks & Harbour Company for up to £30m. 27-Nov-2000
Airbus UK is to create hundreds of new jobs at its main sites in Bristol and Broughton next year, due to rising demand for aircraft wings. 27-Nov-2000
P&O has won planning permission to set up a new ferry terminal at Liverpool docks. 24-Nov-2000
Birmingham City Council and Travel West Midlands are planning a £17m investment in the city's bus services over the next 10 years, including road improvements and bus controlled traffic lights. 23-Nov-2000
TWR Rail is to create a further 26 jobs at its Derby-based rail design business, and plans to move to new premises at the Wyvern Business Park in January. 23-Nov-2000
Manchester Airport is to get 400 new jobs as it prepares for the opening of the £172m second runway next February, including 240 at British Midland, 100 at Sabre Airways and 60 at Airtours. 21-Nov-2000
Exor Corporation, the developer of road and rail management systems, has raised £3.5m from 3i to expand its workforce and to build relationships with project management consultancies. 20-Nov-2000
Lyreco of France is to invest £28m in a new office supplies distribution depot in Telford, with the creation of 400 jobs. 20-Nov-2000
US Airways is to accelerate plans to expand its new European reservation centre in Liverpool, and expects to have a staff of 150 by next summer. 17-Nov-2000
AEA Technology Rail is planning to set up a new £14m headquarters at Pride Park in Derby by the end of next year. 17-Nov-2000
Hutchison Ports is to shed 34 dockside jobs at Harwich International Port, following a decision by Stena Line to end its container service to Zeebrugge. 17-Nov-2000
Eddie Stobart is to close its haulage depot in Avonmouth, with most of the 60 jobs being transferred to other sites in Bridgwater and Sharpness. 17-Nov-2000
P&O is in discussions to sell off its remaining container and bulk shipping operations. 17-Nov-2000
The Timber Growers Association has welcomed an announcement by the Scottish Forestry Minister to double the grant to take timber transport off Scotland's roads and on to rail and sea, with £36m now being allocated for new infrastructure. 16-Nov-2000
Cammell Laird is to create up to 300 short-term jobs on Tyneside having won a Ministry of Defence contract to refurbish the helicopter support ship Argus. 16-Nov-2000
Booz Allen & Hamilton is conducting a feasibility study on proposals to establish a rail link from Fife directly to Edinburgh airport. 15-Nov-2000
London City Airport is seeking planning permission for a £20m expansion project that will involve increases in runway capacity and the number of aircraft parking stands, as it aims to more than double passenger volumes by 2010. 15-Nov-2000
Reading Buses has been given permission by the government's traffic commissioner to start an emergency timetable and cut 120 journeys a day, as it is short of 40 drivers. 14-Nov-2000
The Post Office is considering plans to set up joint ventures with the private sector in order to increase efficiency in areas such as cleaning, security, vehicle maintenance, training, accountancy, legal and IT. 14-Nov-2000
Uniq is planning to demerge its Wincanton logistics business in a flotation next year, in order to focus on convenience foods. 14-Nov-2000
The Post Office has formed a joint venture with ProLogis Kingspark to submit plans for a 230,000 sq ft automated sorting office at Bromley-by-Bow in London. 13-Nov-2000
Railtrack is considering plans to take railway maintenance back in-house, in order to ease concerns about safety. 13-Nov-2000
Colvic Craft, the Essex-based boat builder, has gone into liquidation with the loss of up to 50 jobs. 08-Nov-2000
Ryanair is planning to set up a fifth base in Europe for its low-cost airline business next year, and discussions are taking place with six potential airport sites. 08-Nov-2000
The government is expected to approve plans for four light rail schemes worth a total £866m next month, including projects in Birmingham, Portsmouth, Bristol and Leeds. 08-Nov-2000
Jacobs Holdings is to move its Dart Line freight ferry service to a new facility at the Shell Haven container port at Stanford-le-Hope. 07-Nov-2000
Newcastle Airport is looking for a company to invest in the site and acquire the 49% stake currently held by seven local authorities. 07-Nov-2000
British Airways has put its Go low-cost airline up for sale, which could lead to a trade sale, management buy-out or listing. 07-Nov-2000
Big Yellow Self Storage is planning to set up a further 50 warehouses over the next three years, and is seeking suitable sites on major roads. 07-Nov-2000
British Airways is considering plans to set up a new hub in mainland Europe to ease congestion at Heathrow, with possible sites including Charles de Gaulle and Schiphol airports. 06-Nov-2000
United Carriers has announced plans for 100 redundancies at its 23 depots, as part of a reorganisation of delivery routes. 03-Nov-2000
Associated British Ports has opened a £2.2m timber terminal at the Queen Alexandra Dock in Cardiff and is now considering plans for a multi-million-pound distribution centre in the city. 03-Nov-2000
Ferguson Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow is to supply new vessels to NorthLink Orkney & Shetland Ferries to operate ferry services in the Northern Isles from 2002. 02-Nov-2000
Eddie Stobart has shed 23 jobs at its Wakefield haulage business in order to transfer the accounts and payroll departments to the head office in Carlisle. 02-Nov-2000
Cammell Laird has signed a contract worth up to £344m to build two cruise ships for a new company called Luxus, which will create work at yards on Tyneside, Teesside, Merseyside and Gosport if a government subsidy can be secured. 02-Nov-2000
Cherwell Logistics is to set up a new £0.3m base for its pallet transport service at Enstone in Oxfordshire by the end of this year. 01-Nov-2000
Arriva is to invest £9m in the purchase of 109 new buses for the north west. 01-Nov-2000
The Post Office is to trial a new service that will enable consumers to use their local post office to collect goods ordered from the internet. 30-Oct-2000
The Ministry of Defence has awarded shipbuilding orders worth £1.25bn to yards in Belfast, Clydeside and Tyneside, which will create 1,000 new jobs and secure 2,000 existing jobs. 27-Oct-2000
Potter Group is to open a £7m railhead at Knowsley Industrial Park on Merseyside next month, which will help to take 35,000 lorry journeys off local roads in the first year. 26-Oct-2000
First Group is said to have shortlisted four bidders for its 51% stake in Bristol International Airport, and the complex is expected to be valued at up to £200m. 26-Oct-2000
Seaham Harbour Dock Company has awarded a £11m contract to Shepherd to build a warehouse at Seaham docks in County Durham. 26-Oct-2000
Go-Via has won the South Central rail franchise, and is planning to invest £1.5bn on the routes from London to Sussex and Surrey over the next 20 years. 25-Oct-2000
British Regional Air Lines has axed its service between Sheffield City Airport and Dublin, and the route will now be taken on by Aer Arann Express. 24-Oct-2000
Railtrack has secured a £4.7bn grant to improve rail safety, which is part of a total £14.9bn that will be spent on the network over the next five years. 24-Oct-2000
Exel has won a contract to manage Ford's inbound supply chain in Europe, and has also announced the sale of its French chilled foods distribution business to management for a nominal sum. 24-Oct-2000
Port of Felixstowe is seeking permission to build 270 metres of new quays, as part of a £70m expansion project to accommodate the world's largest container ships. 23-Oct-2000
Urbandrop has set up a network of 400 independent convenience stores to take delivery of goods ordered via the internet, and will launch the e-fulfilment service in London next month. 23-Oct-2000
Addison Lee is linking up with M-box to launch a two hour express e-fulfilment service in the London area, which will deliver goods to homes and a network of about 1,000 convenience stores. 23-Oct-2000
Railtrack is to move into the serviced office market through its Spacia property division, and plans to set up 25 business centres in major cities. 23-Oct-2000
BAA is planning to increase its average annual capital expenditure to £600m over the next ten years, so that its airports can cope with rising passenger numbers. 23-Oct-2000
Royal Mail has submitted plans to build a third new sorting office in Gloucester, as part of a £7m investment in the city. 20-Oct-2000
Angus Council is seeking a suitable developer for the regeneration of Arbroath Harbour, and the project is expected to involve a hotel, marina and flats. 19-Oct-2000
P&O Cruises is to set up a call centre in Southampton in December with the creation of up to 100 jobs, and further departments will be moved from London next year. 13-Oct-2000
Sea Containers is investing £8m in the redevelopment of the West Quay in Newhaven, which will involve new homes, a fish market and public open spaces. 13-Oct-2000
Vosper Thornycroft is planning to relocate its shipyard and up to 1,200 workers from Woolston near Southampton to the Portsmouth naval dockyard, where it will build Royal Navy destroyers. 13-Oct-2000
TNT is to build a £3m cargo terminal at Edinburgh airport next year, with the creation of up to 40 jobs. 12-Oct-2000
Bibby Distribution is to close its nationwide distribution centre near Northampton with the loss of up to 80 jobs, following the loss of a major contract from Philips Lighting. 12-Oct-2000
British Airways has announced plans to stop flying to some lossmaking destinations and reduce capacity in its schedules by 10% next year, which will have a significant impact at its Gatwick operations. 12-Oct-2000
Stansted Airport has announced that Continental Airlines is to launch a new transatlantic service to New York next May, which is expected to make eastern England more attractive to inward investors. 11-Oct-2000
CalMac has been selected as preferred bidder for the government subsidy to operate the Aberdeen to Orkney and Shetland ferry routes and the Scrabster to Orkney link from 2002. 09-Oct-2000
Bond Air Services is planning to invest £1m in new hangars and an administrative centre for its helicopter business at Staverton airport near Gloucester, creating about 20 jobs. 05-Oct-2000
British European is to launch the first flights between Aberdeen and London City Airport later this month, which will require about 25 new staff in Aberdeen. 05-Oct-2000
Adtranz has acquired three rolling stock repair depots in Coventry, Milton Keynes and Glasgow, employing 900 people, as part of the acquisition of Railcare International. 05-Oct-2000
Longford Group is to build a £20m warehouse complex near Swansea city centre. 04-Oct-2000
Vosper Thornycroft has placed about 650 workers on protective redundancy notice at its shipyard in Southampton, due to a temporary shortage of work. 04-Oct-2000
Christian Salvesen is setting up a new online service to offer next-day movement of palletised industrial freight to non-account customers. 02-Oct-2000
Nottingham City Council is to conduct a feasibility study into the transformation of the city's Midland Station into a major new transport interchange for trains, buses and trams. 28-Sep-2000
Railtrack has announced plans to build a new £1m railway station in Carmarthen, leaving the current site free for redevelopment. 28-Sep-2000
Birmingham International Airport has won approval to build a £30m public transport interchange next to Birmingham International railway station, as part of a consortium with the NEC, Railtrack and Virgin Trains. 27-Sep-2000
John Mowlem has won a £12m contract from Railtrack to build and manage a rail welding depot in Eastleigh. 27-Sep-2000
Cammell Laird is planning to raise £76m in a bond issue next month to fund the expansion of its ship repair business in the US and continental Europe. 26-Sep-2000
Red Funnel is considering plans to set up a high-speed passenger ferry between East Cowes and Southampton. 25-Sep-2000
P&O is set to create 100 jobs at Doncaster Railport by opening a new warehouse and office building next summer, in order to offer storage, packaging and distribution services from the site. 22-Sep-2000
Southern Vectis is to split into two separate groups, with Vectis owning the transport business and a new group operating the Conder and Vikoma environmental engineering divisions. 22-Sep-2000
Manchester Airport is planning to take an unspecified stake in the company that will operate the city's £500m Metrolink tram extension project, in order to broaden its transport interests. 20-Sep-2000
Iforce is forming a joint venture with Transportes Azkar to provide e-commerce logistics services in Spain. 19-Sep-2000
Harland & Wolff is planning to shed hundreds of the 1,250 jobs at its Belfast shipyard, as part of a new restructuring programme. 15-Sep-2000
Balfour Beatty is in discussions to acquire the fixed-equipment operations of Adtranz, in order to expand its rail electrification systems business. 14-Sep-2000
Swan Hunter has won a contract to supply a floating production storage vessel to Kerr-McGee, which will create up to 800 jobs at its Tyneside shipyard. 14-Sep-2000
Railtrack is to conduct a feasibility study into the reinstatement of the Matlock to Buxton railway, which would restore a direct link between Derby and Manchester. 13-Sep-2000
British Midland is planning to return to the US market next year by launching scheduled flights from Manchester to Washington DC and Chicago, which will create 250 jobs. 11-Sep-2000
Scottish Enterprise has selected Superfast Ferries of Greece as preferred bidder to launch a daily ferry service between Rosyth and continental Europe, in order to transport both passengers and freight. 11-Sep-2000
Arriva is seeking further acquisitions in continental Europe to complement its Spanish bus and Dutch rail operations, and is also looking to sell more of its motor finance division. 07-Sep-2000
TNT is to open a new £22m sorting centre in Birmingham later this month, employing 300 staff. 06-Sep-2000
The Highways Agency is to invest £10bn in the provision of "intelligent" roads infrastructure over the next 10 years, including a new traffic control centre that will transmit traffic information to electronic signs across the country. 06-Sep-2000
British Regional Air Lines is planning to order five or six regional jets later this year, in order to expand its European network. 06-Sep-2000
P&O has announced plans for the development of a £100m container port at a former Shell refinery in Thurrock, Essex, which will create up to 10,000 jobs. 05-Sep-2000
National Express is considering plans to auction off the East Midlands and Bournemouth airports, in order to raise about £200m to expand its rail and bus operations. 04-Sep-2000
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is to commission a study into the viability of a light rapid transport system to ease the area's road problems, and possible solutions include trams, guided buses or an overhead monorail. 01-Sep-2000
Skills Motor Coaches is seeking planning permission to build a new headquarters for its coach travel business at Bulwell in Nottingham, which will involve the relocation of about 150 staff. 30-Aug-2000
Go-Ahead, the bus and train operator, has rejected a £326m takeover bid from Rhone Capital and C3D of France. 25-Aug-2000
Optare has won a contract to supply 75 airport buses to American Eagle Airlines, which is likely to create a number of new jobs at its Leeds plant. 24-Aug-2000
Simon Group is looking to sell Simon-Carves, its Manchester-based engineering business, and its stake in Robertson Research in order to fund acquisitions and expand its Humber Sea Terminal. 23-Aug-2000
Birmingham City Council is to discuss plans with Carr West for the construction of a monorail system, in order to reduce traffic congestion in the city centre and boost the regeneration of Longbridge. 22-Aug-2000
National Express is planning a £3m refurbishment of the Chorlton Street bus station in Manchester. 22-Aug-2000
Cathelco Group is considering plans to close the Ailsa-Troon shipyard in Ayrshire with the loss of 100 jobs, due to a shortage of orders. 16-Aug-2000
GKN is looking to sell the Westland heliport in Battersea, London, raising concern that helicopter flights could end if the site is redeveloped. 15-Aug-2000
National Express has won a two-year extension to its Midland Mainline rail franchise until 2008, in return for continuing investment of about £240m. 14-Aug-2000
National Express is considering plans to introduce US-style yellow school buses in the Midlands, in order to help local authorities reduce rush-hour traffic. 14-Aug-2000
Chiltern Railways, which is operated by M40 Trains, has secured its franchise for up to 20 more years, and is now aiming to win the neighbouring Thames Trains network franchise. 11-Aug-2000
Frans Maas has opened its first office in Belfast, where it will employ 18 staff by the end of the year, in order to offer air and ocean freight forwarding services from Northern Ireland. 11-Aug-2000
North West Leicestershire District Council is considering plans from Fiege Group of Germany and Wilson Bowden for the development of a major new distribution centre at the old Castle Donington power station, with the creation of 850 jobs. 10-Aug-2000
Plymouth City Council has received plans from Land Research 2000 for the development of a £120m tram network across the city and surrounding area. 08-Aug-2000
English Partnerships is looking at the possibility of using its land for e-commerce fulfilment facilities, including parcel delivery depots in out-of-town car parks, shared warehouses and drive-by collection points. 07-Aug-2000
Manpower is to create 70 jobs in Wales with the opening of two new centres in Newport and Bridgend, as part of a £9m investment in a specialist division called Driving Power. 07-Aug-2000
British Airways is to expand the European network of its Go low-cost airline by starting new routes from Stansted to Munich, Glasgow and Belfast, and is also considering plans to open a second operating base. 03-Aug-2000
TDG is looking to spend about £50m on acquisitions to expand its transport and distribution operations, and is starting a new business called Scio to provide supply chain capability to internet companies. 03-Aug-2000
Exel is looking to spend up to £400m on acquisitions to expand its logistics business, and is particularly interested in sea freight. 01-Aug-2000
EasyJet is planning a 60% expansion in its Belfast operations, which will involve doubling the daily number of flights on its Belfast to Liverpool service and adding an extra daily flight on its service to Luton. 01-Aug-2000
Nottinghamshire County Council has proposed plans to reopen a rail link between Ilkeston and Nottingham, and will seek £6m of government funding. 31-Jul-2000
Railtrack has secured a 40% increase in annual revenue to £2.6bn, representing direct government grants and higher payments from train operators, which will improve its ability to deliver the £50bn railway investment plan. 28-Jul-2000
GKN has agreed terms to merge the business of its Westland subsidiary with Finmeccanica of Italy, to create a major new force in the helicopter industry called AgustaWestland. 28-Jul-2000
Durham County Council has prepared a £102m plan to revamp travel and transport systems throughout the county over the next five years, and a bid for government cash will be submitted. 27-Jul-2000
Bombardier has announced plans to build a new 90-seater regional jet that will support 400 jobs at its Shorts division in Belfast. 26-Jul-2000
British Waterways is planning to invest more than £100m in six projects to open up a further 100 miles of the canal network, including a new stretch between Bedford and Milton Keynes that will provide freight access to East Anglia. 25-Jul-2000
Christian Salvesen, the logistics group, has rejected a £530m takeover bid from AB Custos of Sweden. 21-Jul-2000
The government has announced plans to invest £180bn in transport over the next ten years, including road widening, new by-passes and up to 25 light rail lines. 21-Jul-2000
Norfolk County Council is in discussions with Railroad Terminal of Bridgham about a £25m plan to build a rail freight terminal on a 120-acre site near King's Lynn. 21-Jul-2000
Go-Ahead, the transport group, has rejected a £327m takeover bid from two French financial buyers. 20-Jul-2000
Eurostar is to spend £20m refurbishing its trains and passenger facilities over the next three years. 20-Jul-2000
First Western National is said to be planning to close a number of smaller bus depots in the West Country with the loss of 70 jobs. 20-Jul-2000
British European is expanding its maintenance operations at Birmingham Airport, which will involve doubling its hangar space and creating 15 new jobs. 19-Jul-2000
P&O has abandoned plans to buy Festival Cruises for £266m, due to a fall in stock market valuations for cruise companies. 18-Jul-2000
P&O is considering plans to redevelop the 750-acre Shellhaven oil refinery site in Essex into a major new container port. 17-Jul-2000
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has given Michelin the go-ahead to build a warehouse and distribution centre at Radial Park on behalf of an unnamed company, which will lead to 85 new jobs. 17-Jul-2000
The Post Office is considering plans to launch a same-day home shopping delivery service in major cities, following the success of a service being provided to Amazon.co.uk in central London. 13-Jul-2000
British Telecom is linking up with British Airways, British Midland, Virgin Atlantic and the big charter airlines to bid for the privatisation of the UK's air traffic control service, in a consortium called The Airline Group. 13-Jul-2000
The Ministry of Defence is to appoint a preferred bidder for a £12m project to build an aircraft avionics and maintenance centre at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. 13-Jul-2000
British European is planning to build a new hangar at Exeter Airport in order to boost its facilities for servicing aircraft, with the creation of a number of new jobs. 13-Jul-2000
Vosper Thornycroft and BAe Systems have won orders worth £1bn to build three warships for the Ministry of Defence, which should secure more than 5,000 jobs at shipyards on the Clyde and in Hampshire. 12-Jul-2000
Cammell Laird is to buy a 49% stake in the Cascade General shipyard on the US west coast for £5.9m, and has also announced plans for a rights issue to raise funds for further acquisitions. 12-Jul-2000
Stagecoach Cumberland has applied to Copeland council for planning permission to set up a new call centre in Whitehaven, which will involve the transfer of 12 customer enquiry workers currently employed at the bus station. 12-Jul-2000
Express Dairies has announced plans to use its network of delivery centres and milk floats to deliver goods ordered over the internet, in a £4m venture called M-box. 11-Jul-2000
Cammell Laird is to lease three docks in Marseilles, in order to gain access to the Mediterranean cruise and West African deep-sea oil markets. 10-Jul-2000
Dynamid is planning to install up to 70,000 delivery boxes outside homes, railway stations and workplaces over the next three years, enabling customers to collect goods ordered over the internet. 10-Jul-2000
Great Western Trains is looking to recruit 100 additional staff at its call centre in Plymouth, which handles enquiries about train services. 10-Jul-2000
Port of Felixstowe has won approval from Suffolk Coastal Council for a £70m expansion programme, which will create 100 jobs. 07-Jul-2000
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive is planning to build a second Metrolink depot on an industrial site near Old Trafford tram station, with the creation of 300 jobs. 07-Jul-2000
Adtranz has won a £92m order to build 28 four-car Electrostar trains for C2C, and they will be used between Fenchurch Street and Essex. 05-Jul-2000
A&P Southampton has won a multi-million pound contract to refit three French vessels at its Southampton shipyard, creating 130 temporary jobs. 05-Jul-2000
Hoverspeed is to replace its cross-Channel hovercraft with Seacats, as they are more efficient and cheaper to run. 04-Jul-2000
Railtrack is considering plans to redevelop the former Parkside Colliery site in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, into a rail freight depot. 04-Jul-2000
Big Yellow Self Storage has announced plans to set up new outlets in Hounslow and Milton Keynes as part of an ongoing expansion programme. 30-Jun-2000
Bristol City Council is in negotiations to sell the former Shipway dairy farm to Bristol Port Company, in order to allow the expansion of Royal Portbury Dock. 30-Jun-2000
Cammell Laird and Harland & Wolff are considering plans to launch a joint bid to build armed forces transport ships, in order to prevent the contracts going to foreign rivals. 29-Jun-2000
The government is to announce plans for a major expansion of the UK rail network in order to increase the amount of freight carried by rail, which will involve building new sections of track and reopening disused sections. 29-Jun-2000
Peterhead Bay Authority is considering plans to build a £20m breakwater beyond the harbour walls, in order to secure the future of the port. 29-Jun-2000
Sheffield City Council is expected to consider plans for a cable car system to link Midland Station with the new V&A museum, as part of a £100m development plan for the city that is due to emerge over the next few months. 28-Jun-2000
Eddie Brown Tours, the York-based holiday travel company, has bought Wray's, the Harrogate coach operator, taking its fleet to 45 vehicles. 27-Jun-2000
Clydeport is to introduce a new freight feeder service from its Greenock Ocean Terminal to Liverpool and Southampton, carrying mainly whisky. 27-Jun-2000
Yorkshire Traction is reviewing the future of its Huddersfield bus depot, and may transfer the operations to another site. 26-Jun-2000
Bristow Helicopters is to conduct a review of resources and staffing, prompting speculation that about 100 jobs could be axed in Aberdeen and Shetland. 23-Jun-2000
East Midlands Airport is seeking planning permission to build a fire training ground and aircraft simulator at the northern edge of the airport site. 22-Jun-2000
The Strategic Rail Authority has announced a revised rail map that includes a network of unified regional franchises, including new single networks for the north of England, Wessex, Wales and Anglia and improved cross-London links. 21-Jun-2000
Safestore is forming an alliance with NCP to set up about 100 storage centres on car park sites over the next 18 months. 20-Jun-2000
Prism Rail is to withdraw early from its two lossmaking Welsh franchises, split its WAGN franchise into two, and invest £20m in improvements at its LTS Rail franchise. 16-Jun-2000
The government is planning to provide billions of pounds for the creation of tram networks in towns and cities throughout the country, and details are expected to be announced in the summer. 15-Jun-2000
Associated British Ports is considering plans to sell its Red Funnel ferry and towage business, in order to concentrate on running its 23 ports. 15-Jun-2000
GB Railways is in discussions with Carr West about a detailed franchise contract for operating the planned monorail in Portsmouth, although a decision on the future of the project is not expected until next year. 12-Jun-2000
First Group is in discussions with a number of local authorities about the possibility of introducing large US-style yellow buses to take children to school. 09-Jun-2000
British Aerospace is considering plans to launch a bid in the privatisation of the UK's air traffic control system, prompting speculation that it may form a consortium with Boeing. 09-Jun-2000
Plymouth City Council is considering plans to relocate Bretonside bus station to another site in the city centre. 09-Jun-2000
The Strategic Rail Authority is considering plans prepared by engineering consultancy Halcrow for a £500m revamp of Birmingham's New Street station, which would involve the construction of underground platforms to ease the current bottleneck. 07-Jun-2000
BP Marine, the international marine supplies division of BP Amoco, is forming a marketing alliance with Unitor ASA of Norway to offer their combined range of products to ship operators on a global business. 07-Jun-2000
British Airways is in merger discussions with KLM of the Netherlands, as part of a strategy to play a leading part in the industry's consolidation in Europe. 07-Jun-2000
Securicor is looking to expand its distribution division by acquiring a UK warehouse logistics business, and is also planning to acquire a leading cash in transit company in Europe. 07-Jun-2000
Kirkwall Airport on Orkney and Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis are to build new terminals, having secured £3m of government funding. 07-Jun-2000
BAA is considering plans to expand the Heathrow Express rail station to provide links to Waterloo, St Pancras and Reading. 06-Jun-2000
BAA is seeking to end its contract with Eurotunnel to operate the retail facilities at the Folkestone and Calais terminals, claiming that passenger numbers are lower than expected. 05-Jun-2000
Arriva is creating up to 20 jobs in Derby in order to increase the frequency of its bus services. 05-Jun-2000
US Airways is to create 90 jobs at a new European reservations centre in Liverpool. 05-Jun-2000
KBD Design Rail is seeking new premises in Derby, in order to win new contracts from train manufacturers and create 26 jobs. 02-Jun-2000
Harland & Wolff has signed a letter of intent to build two luxury cruise ships for Luxus of the US, in a contract worth £236m. 01-Jun-2000
English Welsh & Scottish Railway is considering plans to reopen a disused stretch of railway line near Birkenhead Docks to cope with the growing volume of freight coming through the Port of Liverpool. 01-Jun-2000
GB Railways has submitted proposals to launch a new rail route between East Anglia and Oxford, in partnership with 30 local authorities and the port of Felixstowe. 31-May-2000
The government is to oppose plans from the European Commission to introduce more competition in the postal services market, saying that they could lead to higher prices and job losses. 31-May-2000
Iforce, the e-commerce logistics company, has raised £16m to invest in new warehouses, new staff and a stock management and customer support system. 30-May-2000
First Group is planning to close its Possilpark bus depot in Glasgow and replace it with a new depot in Kirkintilloch. 26-May-2000
Associated British Ports is to submit new proposals for the transformation of Dibden Bay on Southampton Water into a container terminal, including a ferry link to Town Quay in Southampton. 26-May-2000
Powell Duffryn is looking to spend up to £100m on acquisitions to expand its ports and engineering businesses this year, and is particularly interested in buying a second port in northern Europe. 25-May-2000
Mersey Docks & Harbour has applied for permission to build a passenger and freight terminal at Langton Dock for a new Irish super ferry. 23-May-2000
FLS Aerospace is planning to shed 85 jobs at its aviation maintenance business at Stansted Airport, following its merger with Team last year. 23-May-2000
Connex is planning to cut 120 trains a day from its services in the south-east, due to a shortage of drivers. 22-May-2000
Fergusons Transport is planning to set up a new base at Pattinson Industrial Estate in Washington with the creation of 200 jobs, in order to provide haulage services to the nearby Nissan plant. 17-May-2000
Associated British Ports is considering plans to sell off £650m of non-core property assets, including about 3,000 acres of non-operational land around its 23 ports. 15-May-2000
Camper & Nicholsons, the Gosport-based yacht builder, is to relocate its joinery department to a nearby site on the Fort Brockhurst industrial estate, and expects to create a further 35 jobs this year. 15-May-2000
British Airways is linking up with ten other European airlines to create an internet-based travel agency, in order to reduce the cost of ticket sales and marketing. 12-May-2000
EasyJet is planning a flotation later this year that could value the company at about £500m, and the proceeds will be used to expand its low-cost airline business and acquire new aircraft. 11-May-2000
Harland & Wolff has won a £300m order to build four passenger ferries for Seamasters International, which will help to secure the future of its Belfast shipyard. 11-May-2000
Amec and Alfred McAlpine have held discussions with the Liverpool Electric Tram System consortium about plans to build a £45m tram link between Liverpool Airport and the city centre. 11-May-2000
Jersey European Airways is changing its name to British European, and will start re-branding its fleet of 27 aircraft in the summer. 10-May-2000
Manchester Airport has unveiled plans for a £60m fully-integrated public transport system, including rail, bus and tram links, as part of a strategy to increase capacity to 41m passengers a year by 2015. 08-May-2000
John Menzies is paying £4.7m to Lufthansa to increase its stake in their London Cargo Centre joint venture to 80%, and the business will be renamed Menzies World Cargo. 03-May-2000
KLM is considering plans to expand its flight booking call centre at Norwich Airport, with the creation of 130 jobs. 03-May-2000
Express Dairies is in discussions with a number of e-commerce companies about plans to use milk floats to deliver goods bought via the internet. 02-May-2000
Lok n Store is to open up to 40 self storage outlets over the next three years, and is also planning to list on Aim. 02-May-2000
British Airways is aiming to shed about 12,000 suppliers over the next two years, in order to reduce annual purchasing costs by £180m. 28-Apr-2000
Alfred McAlpine has won a £50m contract to upgrade the RAF Fairford runway in Gloucestershire. 27-Apr-2000
Northern Spirit is to introduce 16 new Class 333 trains this year, in a £120m investment to improve rail travel in West Yorkshire. 27-Apr-2000
Shoreham Airport is to start flights to Cardiff and Le Touquet, and talks are taking place to run business services to Manchester, Ostend, Paris and Brussels. 26-Apr-2000
British Airways is in negotiations to sell its 86% stake in Air Liberte, its lossmaking French subsidiary, to the Dutch financial institution Taitbout Antibes. 25-Apr-2000
Parcelforce Worldwide is to launch an evening delivery service for internet and catalogue retailers, in order to meet consumer demand to receive goods outside normal working hours. 25-Apr-2000
Harland & Wolff has announced a restructuring plan that will split its shipbuilding business into a new subsidiary, in order to strengthen its balance sheet to secure external financing. 20-Apr-2000
Group 4, the security company, has announced plans to bid for all three of the next round of rail franchises being renegotiated - the Trans Pennine Express, Central Trains, and South West Trains. 20-Apr-2000
Adtranz has won a £100m contract to supply rail operator Connex with a further 120 Electrostar electric trains, which will secure jobs at its factory in Derby. 20-Apr-2000
Sutton Harbour Holdings is to buy Plymouth City Airport from British Airways for £2.6m, and agreement has been reached with the South West Regional Development Agency for the site to be upgraded at a cost of £8.3m. 19-Apr-2000
Tibbett & Britten has announced plans to build a second rail-connected distribution centre at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, with the creation of about 200 jobs. 19-Apr-2000
Swansea Airport is to undergo a multi-million pound redevelopment, with the aim of creating a new regional airport for south west Wales over the next few years. 19-Apr-2000
Cammell Laird has won a £5m contract to build a ferry for Torghatten Trafikkselskap of Norway, which will secure 100 jobs at its yard on the Tyne. 18-Apr-2000
Federal Express has started flying a scaled-down parcel freight service into Glasgow airport, following its decision to quit nearby Prestwick airport. 18-Apr-2000
GB Railways has won a contract worth £4.8m a year to transport materials for Railtrack, and will operate seven locomotives under the name of GB Railfreight. 17-Apr-2000
Pauline Edwards Transport has moved from the centre of Leicester to a new head office and warehousing facility in Queniborough, in order to expand its storage and distribution services. 14-Apr-2000
Cumbria County Council has announced plans to invest £4.6m in the improvement of transport facilities over the next five years. 14-Apr-2000
Alstom has announced plans to shed up to 380 jobs at its Washwood Heath train factory in Birmingham, due to a shortage of orders. 14-Apr-2000
Jersey European Airways is to expand its Exeter call centre with the creation of 25 jobs, and a smaller centre in Belfast is being closed. 13-Apr-2000
Exel is forming a joint venture with Hungarocamion to provide logistics services to the retail and automotive sectors in Hungary. 12-Apr-2000
Mars is planning to launch an internet-based system to match road haulage companies with customers, in order to reduce the number of empty lorries on the roads. 11-Apr-2000
Yorkshire Traction is planning to close its bus depot at Wombwell and shed up to 50 jobs, in order to cut costs in its Yorkshire-based bus business. 10-Apr-2000
The Ministry of Defence is planning to relocate the Ships Support Agency and 1,500 jobs from Bath to the Abbey Wood base in Bristol, and a new base for the Defence Logistics Organisation is being created in Bath. 06-Apr-2000
Granada is in discussions with the government about plans to set up park-and-ride facilities at motorway service stations, and at least six sites are being considered. 06-Apr-2000
Clough Smith Rail, the rail signalling contractor, is opening a new headquarters at East Grinstead in Sussex. 06-Apr-2000
BAe Systems has warned that the Govan shipyard on the River Clyde will close unless it wins a £300m shipbuilding order from the Ministry of Defence. 05-Apr-2000
Unipart is planning to set up a one-stop shop for internet-based companies requiring distribution and management services, in order to fully utilise its logistics and distribution infrastructure. 05-Apr-2000
Big Yellow Self Storage is planning to raise £40m in a flotation on Aim in order to fund the expansion of its chain of storage outlets. 05-Apr-2000
KLM is in discussions with the Defence Evaluation Research Agency about the possibility of starting a passenger service from Amsterdam to the Ministry of Defence airport at West Freugh near Stranraer. 05-Apr-2000
P&O has announced plans to float Oslo-based Associated Bulk Carriers, after buying out joint venture partner Shougang Concord International Enterprises. 04-Apr-2000
Nottingham City Council has reached agreement with the Arrow consortium to build trams for the proposed £204m Express Transit system that will run from Hucknall to Nottingham's Midland railway station. 04-Apr-2000
Darlington Borough Council is to consider plans from road haulage company Stan Robinson to close its Ferry Hill depot and move to the former Yorkshire Pine factory. 04-Apr-2000
Stena Line is relocating two conventional ferries away from the port of Belfast and back to their original site in Larne, where 43 jobs will be created. 04-Apr-2000
Railtrack has revealed plans to invest £52bn in the rail network over the next 12 years, including a number of optional projects that will depend on demand from the train operators. 31-Mar-2000
EasyJet is planning to increase its workforce from 1,200 to 2,500 by 2005, and has ordered 17 new aircraft to enable it to triple its passenger numbers. 30-Mar-2000
Lambeth Council has announced plans to build a £15m transport interchange, to link the London Underground with bus and rail services at Vauxhall Cross. 30-Mar-2000
London Underground has shortlisted three main bidders to run the subsurface infrastructure of the Tube network, including consortia led by Bombardier, Adtranz and Bechtel. 29-Mar-2000
Quotegate is creating 40 new jobs in Brighton, in order to develop a new business that will enable marine companies to buy and sell parts on the internet. 29-Mar-2000
Forth Ports is acquiring the Port of Rosyth from Rosyth 2000 in a £5.6m deal, which will give it 95 acres of land and high-quality retail warehousing. 29-Mar-2000
JMC Airlines is creating 200 new jobs at its Manchester-based holidays business when it takes delivery of two new aircraft next year. 28-Mar-2000
Jersey European Airways is giving a £20m boost to Leeds-Bradford Airport by starting flights to London City Airport and the Channel Islands. 27-Mar-2000
Royal Mail is to invest £3m in new buildings and equipment to improve its delivery services in the Bolton area. 24-Mar-2000
Highland Council is to consider three alternative proposals from Ferguson Transport, Boyd Brothers, and Clydeport Operations for the development of new port facilities near Fort William. 23-Mar-2000
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive has secured a £15m government grant for the £500m extension of Manchester's Metro Link tram system. 23-Mar-2000
Cambridge Airport is planning to build a new £2m passenger terminal, in order to improve facilities at the site. 22-Mar-2000
Henlys is to lay off 130 assembly workers at its Plaxton bus plant in Scarborough, having identified productivity efficiencies. 22-Mar-2000
East Devon District Council is to consider plans from property consultants Cluttons for the development of a rail freight terminal near Exeter, which would create 800 jobs. 21-Mar-2000
Associated British Ports and P&O have announced plans to build a new cruise ship terminal in Southampton, with completion due in 2001. 21-Mar-2000
Abbey National is said to be considering plans to buy the Porterbrook train leasing business from Stagecoach for about £1.3bn. 20-Mar-2000
Clydeport is considering plans to develop a roll-on roll-off terminal in Glasgow, at a cost of up to £50m. 16-Mar-2000
Kier Rail has won a £20m contract from West Coast Traincare to prepare six Traincare centres for the arrival of the new Virgin tilting trains. 15-Mar-2000
National Express is looking to participate in the consolidation of the UK bus and rail markets, prompting speculation that it is considering a merger with FirstGroup. 15-Mar-2000
ST Services, the bulk liquid storage company, is to start distributing freight from Leith Docks by rail, following the announcement of government funding to reinstate rail track. 15-Mar-2000
Reading Buses is to scrap its Goldline coach service between Reading and London due to lack of demand. 14-Mar-2000
BAe Systems is to get a £530m loan from the government to help finance development of the new European super jumbo jet, which will lead to the creation of 8,000 jobs at BAe and its suppliers. 14-Mar-2000
British Airways is opening a new £6m ticket sales centre in Manchester, with the creation of 130 new jobs. 14-Mar-2000
Sea Containers Irish Sea Operations is to consolidate its SeaCat ferry service between Scotland and Northern Ireland at the port of Troon, putting an end to services from Stranraer. 13-Mar-2000
Arriva, the bus and train operator, is seeking opportunities for acquisitions and franchise tenders in new European markets, and will continue to grow organically in existing markets such as the Netherlands, Spain and Scandinavia. 10-Mar-2000
Harland & Wolff has issued redundancy notices to all 1,745 workers at its Belfast shipyard, due to a shortage of orders. 09-Mar-2000
The Post Office is planning an alliance with Singapore Post and TNT Post Group of the Netherlands to deliver business mail throughout the world. 09-Mar-2000
Redfern International, the Nottingham-based transport and removals company, has gone into liquidation with the loss of up to 56 jobs. 09-Mar-2000
New Waves Logistics is to create up to 200 jobs when a distribution centre on Northampton's Grange Park Industrial Estate is completed in August. 09-Mar-2000
Ryanair is planning to raise £78m in a share placing, in order to fund the development of its internet booking system and expand its aircraft fleet. 08-Mar-2000
Railtrack has awarded three contracts worth a total of £8m to Fitzpatrick Rail Division, including a £4m project to refurbish its Selhurst depot in south London. 08-Mar-2000
Virgin Trains has promised to invest £4.7bn upgrading the east coast mainline if it wins the franchise, which would involve the construction of 130 miles of new high-speed track and up to 70 new trains. 07-Mar-2000
Serco has won a £25m-a-year contract to undertake railway infrastructure maintenance in the East Midlands for Railtrack. 06-Mar-2000
British Midland is to fly new routes to Madrid, Rome and Milan but withdraw services to Warsaw and Prague, as part of a change in strategy for its European network. 03-Mar-2000
Stagecoach is said to be in discussions to sell its Porterbrook train leasing business for about £1bn. 03-Mar-2000
Ballast Wiltshier has won a £3.7m contract from the West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority for the construction of a new bus station in West Bromwich. 02-Mar-2000
The Post Office is planning to build a £2.5m delivery office in Greenwich. 02-Mar-2000
Euroline Shipping has set up a new shipping link between Aberdeen Harbour and the Canadian port of Three Rivers, to carry plasterboard liner paper from BPB Paperboard's Aberdeen factory. 02-Mar-2000
Nottinghamshire County Council is to consider separate schemes from Wilson Bowden Developments and Hallam Land Management for the development of a freight depot near Junction 24 of the M1 motorway. 01-Mar-2000
Transport Development Group is forming a joint venture with Cap Gemini to develop internet-based services to manage the logistics requirements of its customers. 01-Mar-2000
The government is to extend the rural bus network scheme for a further three years, in order to provide grants totalling £100m for countryside bus services. 29-Feb-2000
P&O has ordered two new cruise ships from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for a total £560m, as part of a strategy to double the capacity of its fleet and expand its US-based Princess brand into the Caribbean. 28-Feb-2000
Forth Ports has commissioned Babtie to conduct a feasibility study into the development of a new ferry terminal at the port of Rosyth, which could lead to the creation of 3,000 jobs on site and in related industries. 28-Feb-2000
British World Airlines is to increase its Aberdeen staff by 15, having won a contract from Bristow Helicopters to provide fixed-wing services to Scatsta in Shetland. 25-Feb-2000
London Transport is working on plans to develop a network of trams and guided buses, and will present the idea to the new London mayor in May. 24-Feb-2000
British Airways has announced plans to use the internet to help it reduce costs by £400m over the next two years, and the reforms will impact ticket sales, marketing, purchasing and management systems. 24-Feb-2000
CHC Helicopter is in negotiations to sell the non-oil portion of its UK-based helicopter services to a group of former company employees for £35m. 24-Feb-2000
Royal Mail is to close its international mail centre in Sutton Coldfield, along with others in London and Glasgow, to make way for a new £150m centre close to Heathrow Airport. 24-Feb-2000
Associated British Ports is planning to build a £10m ferry passenger terminal in Hull. 24-Feb-2000
Railtrack is looking to redevelop Edinburgh's Waverley Station at a cost of up to £400m, which would involve the construction of shops and offices on the station roof. 23-Feb-2000
Sea Containers is to withdraw its Campbeltown-Ballycastle ferry service, and a new operator is being sought. 23-Feb-2000
Associated British Ports is to increase its capital expenditure for new projects from £35m to more than £100m over the next year. 23-Feb-2000
Falcongate Freight Management is to close its Merseyside based trucking operation with the loss of 15 jobs. 22-Feb-2000
Metroline, the London bus operator, has received a £74m takeover approach from Delgro of Singapore. 18-Feb-2000
Railtrack has announced plans to invest £2.5bn in renewing and enhancing the rail network over the next year, including £600m for the west coast mainline and £500m for the Channel tunnel link. 18-Feb-2000
Cambridgeshire County Council is in discussions with Integrated Transport Planning and Rapid Transport International about the possibility of building a tram network in Cambridge. 18-Feb-2000
FBM Marine is to shed 91 jobs at its Cowes shipyard on the Isle of Wight as it has failed to find a buyer for a vessel currently being built. 17-Feb-2000
Potter Group is to build a £7m rail terminal at the Knowsley Industrial Park in Lancashire, creating 30 jobs. 17-Feb-2000
The government is to provide a £4.5m grant to the port of Ayr to develop new freight handling facilities that will enable timber from forests in Argyll to be transported by boat. 16-Feb-2000
East Devon District Council is considering plans for a £20m scheme to expand Exeter Airport with a new terminal, and a 100-acre Skypark business park could also be built. 15-Feb-2000
One NorthEast, the regional development agency, is to conduct a feasibility study into a 10-year plan to redevelop 250 acres at the port of Sunderland, in order to create a sophisticated freight handling system. 15-Feb-2000
Derbyshire County Council is supporting a plan by ACC Distribution for a £2m expansion at its food distribution business in Alfreton, with the creation of 130 jobs. 14-Feb-2000
The South West Regional Development Agency is in discussions with Land Research 2000 about the possibility of building a £120m tram network in the Plymouth area. 14-Feb-2000
Royal Mail is creating 120 jobs at a new £40m sorting office at Mallusk in County Antrim. 11-Feb-2000
Nightfreight, the parcels delivery company, is to relocate its corporate headquarters from Birkenhead to the site of its recently expanded hub at Willenhall. 11-Feb-2000
Unigate is to close its Wincanton Logistics depot in Exeter with the loss of 117 jobs, in order to relocate its regional distribution base to Bristol. 10-Feb-2000
British Waterways has acquired the 15-acre Sawley Marina from two Nottinghamshire businessmen, and will relocate its offices from Trent Lock to the new site. 10-Feb-2000
First Group is investing £6m in 50 new buses to improve services in Bristol. 10-Feb-2000
National Express is paying £4m for a 10% stake in Prepayment Cards Limited, the developer of a new integrated transport payment system that allows passengers to use a single ticket for journeys throughout the country. 10-Feb-2000
Associated British Ports is considering plans to redevelop the eastern side of Plymouth's Millbay Docks, and possible options include commercial, residential and marina projects. 09-Feb-2000
Ryanair is creating 250 jobs, having ordered new aircraft to operate seven new routes between the UK and continental Europe. 09-Feb-2000
Great North Eastern Railway has announced plans to build three new stations near Doncaster, Edinburgh and north London, as part of its bid to the Strategic Rail Authority for a new franchise to run the east coast mainline. 08-Feb-2000
Cammell Laird is shedding 500 jobs at its Hebburn shipyard on Tyneside, following the completion of a number of orders. 07-Feb-2000
P&O is to seek a separate listing for its cruise business later this year, in order to secure a higher market capitalisation. 04-Feb-2000
P&O is planning to develop a new terminal and logistics centre at Duisburg in Germany, and has also announced the acquisition of the Seaport Terminal container and general cargo business in Antwerp, Belgium. 04-Feb-2000
Railtrack has awarded a £250m contract to Jarvis for the maintenance of its network in the north-east and eastern England over the next five years. 04-Feb-2000
The South West Regional Development Agency is considering plans for £3m of improvements at Plymouth Airport, in order to extend the useable length of the runway and help to secure the future competitiveness of the West country economy. 04-Feb-2000
Bristol International Airport is planning to build a £3.5m air traffic control tower, and is also considering a new link to a satellite railway station and park and ride facilities in South Bristol. 04-Feb-2000
Orkney Islands Council is considering the possibility of transforming Scapa Flow into a major new port for giant container ships, creating a transatlantic link to Halifax, Canada. 04-Feb-2000
BOC Distribution Services is to close its depot in Rugby with the loss of up to 184 jobs, having lost a contract from retailer First Quench. 04-Feb-2000
Tibbett & Britten is planning to extend its warehousing complex on the Whitwood Industrial Estate near Castleford, with the creation of 80 jobs. 04-Feb-2000
Emerald Airways is planning to expand its freight operations at East Midlands Airport, having secured a contract from the Royal Mail to move mail between Belfast and the East Midlands. 03-Feb-2000
DML is planning to recruit 80 apprentices and 20 graduates at its Plymouth dockyard this year. 03-Feb-2000
National Express is linking up with BAA to operate airport rail and coach links at Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick. 02-Feb-2000
Federal Express is to withdraw its daily cargo flights out of Prestwick, following the breakdown of talks about air freight rules between the UK and US governments. 01-Feb-2000
British Airways is to step up its cost reduction programme in order to help finance its £600m investment plans, and more than 6,500 jobs are expected to be shed over the next three years. 01-Feb-2000
Prism Rail is submitting plans to the Strategic Rail Authority for the development of a single Welsh railway system, and will also bid for European regeneration funds of up to £150m. 01-Feb-2000
Wates has won a £2.2m contract to refurbish facilities at Luton Airport. 28-Jan-2000
DHL is looking to recruit 300 people for its new £35m distribution site at Castle Donington, which is due to open this spring. 28-Jan-2000
P&O is planning to redevelop the Shell Haven refinery in Essex as one of the country's largest container terminals, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs. 28-Jan-2000
DHL International is to build a £1.2m distribution base at Speke's Estuary Commerce Park, with the creation of 60 jobs. 28-Jan-2000
British Airways has acquired 18% of Comair, its South African franchise partner, for £17m. 27-Jan-2000
Bombardier has won a £31m contract to build up to 24 automatic metro cars for the Docklands Light Railway in London. 24-Jan-2000
United Carriers is to expand its nationwide distribution fleet with 35 new Cartwright trailers, at a cost of £3.4m. 24-Jan-2000
Scottish Enterprise has received applications from about 40 companies interested in operating a new passenger ferry and freight route between Rosyth and continental Europe. 24-Jan-2000
Burford is planning to build a £250m rail freight distribution and manufacturing park on land at Shell's Carrington chemicals plant in Manchester, which could lead to the creation of 14,000 jobs. 24-Jan-2000
P&O has agreed to sell 136 properties to a consortium of Green Property and the Whitehall Fund for about £400m, in order to focus on its shipping business. 21-Jan-2000
First Group is to acquire parts of York Pullman, including premises at Elvington and Bootham and council-contracted bus services. 20-Jan-2000
Railtrack has awarded a £30m contract to John Laing to redevelop Piccadilly station in Manchester. 20-Jan-2000
Railtrack has announced plans for a £2m refurbishment of Harrow and Wealdstone station, in order to create a national railway hub for north west London. 17-Jan-2000
Leicestershire County Council is considering three potential sites near Castle Donington for the development of a new regional storage and distribution centre. 14-Jan-2000
Stagecoach is to integrate its Circle-Line division with the remainder of its Cheltenham and Gloucester-based bus operations, and Circle-Line's Hempsted depot has been closed. 14-Jan-2000
Warwickshire County Council expects construction work on the new £4m Warwick Parkway railway station to start in February, with completion by September. 14-Jan-2000
BAA is acquiring a stake of about 5% in Lastminute.com, the web-based supplier of travel and entertainment deals, for £8m. 14-Jan-2000
Lincolnshire County Council has secured £1.5m of government funding for the expansion of local bus services. 13-Jan-2000
Forth Ports is planning to extend a marine container berth at the port of Tilbury, and four contractors have been invited to tender for the £20m project. 13-Jan-2000
P&O is planning to invest £2.8bn to double its cruise capacity by 2004. 13-Jan-2000
Great North Eastern Railway is planning to buy 10 diesel locomotives for the Aberdeen-Edinburgh route. 12-Jan-2000
Mersey Docks & Harbour and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company have announced revised plans to improve the ferry facilities at Liverpool's Pier Head. 12-Jan-2000
John Menzies has acquired Aer Lingus's air cargo terminal at Heathrow for £6m, and plans to expand the terminal's capacity from 14,000 tonnes a year to 30,000 tonnes. 12-Jan-2000
Railtrack has announced plans to rebuild London Bridge station at a cost of £400m, including wider platforms, a longer concourse and new office and retail space. 12-Jan-2000
BAA is bidding for a 41% stake in Sagat SPA, the operator of Turin's Caselle airport. 10-Jan-2000
Torbay Council is in discussions with the Ultra Light Railway Company about a £4m plan to resurrect a derelict stretch of rail line between Churston and Brixham. 08-Jan-2000
Vosper Thornycroft has won a £200m contract to supply three 62-metre ships to the Greek navy, and will build the vessels in Greece in partnership with Elefsis. 08-Jan-2000
Highland Council has awarded a £2.9m contract to George Prior Engineering of Hull to build a car ferry to link the Ardnamurchan Peninsula with the rest of Lochaber. 07-Jan-2000
Oxford Bus Company is seeking 30 extra staff in order to handle additional routes created by the Oxford Transport Strategy. 06-Jan-2000
Eurotunnel is to launch a £1m feasibility study into the development of a second Channel tunnel, and possibilities include a £3bn rail tunnel and a £2.7bn road tunnel. 06-Jan-2000
Associated British Ports is considering plans to redevelop the old Grimsby Fish Dock into a retail and leisure park. 05-Jan-2000
TDG McPherson is to close its transport depot in Kirkcaldy with the loss of 20 jobs because of a downturn in the whisky industry. 05-Jan-2000
KLM UK has launched Buzz, the new Stansted-based budget airline that will initially fly to eight European cities. 05-Jan-2000
Prism Rail has received approaches that could lead to a takeover bid worth up to £130m. 05-Jan-2000
MTL is said to have made an approach to Stagecoach to see if it is interested in buying its Liverpool-based bus business. 04-Jan-2000
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