Royal Mail is planning to revamp the postal delivery system in Gloucester at a cost of £5m, which is expected to involve the creation of three new delivery centres and the modernisation of the sorting office. [31-Dec-1999]
Highland Council is to consider plans from Ferguson Transport for the development of new port terminal facilities in Lochaber, in order to transfer more freight from road to sea. [31-Dec-1999]
DFDS is opening a new warehouse complex for its transport and logistics business in Tamworth. [30-Dec-1999]
British Airways is to create a new unit for its online division, in order to put more emphasis on internet ticketing, airmile accounts and online check-in. [30-Dec-1999]
Devon County Council is considering plans to sell Exeter Airport, in order to allow the airport to raise funds for expansion. [29-Dec-1999]
Highland Council is to help with a £5.6m package to fund the construction of new ferry terminals on the Small Isles. [29-Dec-1999]
Morrison Construction has won a £5m demolition and construction contract on the Cairngorm mountain railway project. [29-Dec-1999]
First Group is to invest in Prepayment Cards Limited, in order to help with the creation of a nationwide smartcard ticketing network that will enable people to use public transport without using cash. [24-Dec-1999]
Prism Rail has ordered a further 28 trains from Adtranz for about £80m, in order to complete the change of its London commuter fleet. [22-Dec-1999]
Bombardier is to start work on a new £30m train depot at the Barton Business Park near Burton in January, and recruitment of the 250 staff is due to start in the spring. [21-Dec-1999]
Virgin is selling a 49% stake in the Virgin Atlantic airline to Singapore Airlines for £600m, and proceeds will be invested in its online and mobile phone operations. [21-Dec-1999]
Securicor is in discussions with the Home Office about a plan to locate two prison ships on the Mersey and the Tyne, in order to ease the refugee bottleneck in the South East. [20-Dec-1999]
The Post Office is to open a £10m call centre in the Dearne Valley near Rotherham in January, creating up to 600 jobs. [20-Dec-1999]
Cammell Laird is bidding for a £500m shipbuilding and port modernisation contract in the Philippines, which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs on the Tyne. [20-Dec-1999]
Scottish Enterprise is to invite proposals from ferry operators to set up a passenger and freight ferry service between Scotland and continental Europe, and the Port of Invergordon is a possible site for the terminal. [16-Dec-1999]
Kvaerner has completed the sale of the Govan shipyard to BAe Systems, saving 1,000 jobs, and discussions are now underway to save 700 jobs at the Kvaerner Energy Plant in Clydebank. [16-Dec-1999]
Falkirk Council has approved plans for the construction of a 115ft high rotating boat lift, which will be part of the £78m project to upgrade the Forth & Clyde and Union canals. [14-Dec-1999]
The government has announced a 10-year initiative to modernise the country's transport infrastructure, including road improvements, expansion of rail capacity and new city tramways. [14-Dec-1999]
Multipart is seeking to cut 60 of the 450 jobs at its logistics site in Chorley. [13-Dec-1999]
Carr West is seeking permission to build a monorail system in Portsmouth, and is also looking at other towns including Manchester, Birmingham, York, Ashford, Southend, Guildford and Luton. [13-Dec-1999]
P&O is planning a US stock market listing next year, in order to benefit from an increase in US investor interest. [11-Dec-1999]
Northern Ireland Railways has awarded a £12m contract to a consortium of Farrans, Servirail and GTRM to reinstate rail track between north Belfast and Antrim. [09-Dec-1999]
Anglia Railways is to receive £2.8m from the government's rail passenger partnership scheme to establish a cross-London rail service between the Millennium Dome and Heathrow. [09-Dec-1999]
NFC is to change its name to Exel, as part of a strategy to focus on logistics following the recent sale of its removals business. [09-Dec-1999]
Stagecoach is aiming to double the size of its Coach USA business over the next three years, as part of a strategy to focus on US coach operations and UK rail. [09-Dec-1999]
Gibb Rail has opened a railway consultancy office in Derby, including a team of electrification and rolling stock engineers. [08-Dec-1999]
Bromley Borough Council is considering a £15m plan to transform Biggin Hill into London's fourth major airport, including a new passenger terminal and hotel. [08-Dec-1999]
Metroline, the bus company, is planning to expand into new areas of transport by acquiring companies involved in ferry, air and rail travel. [08-Dec-1999]
Virgin Trains is planning to bid for the franchise to run the east coast mainline, and is said to be considering the use of high-speed tilting trains. [08-Dec-1999]
Ben Barnes & Sons may have to close its Rossendale-based haulage business with the loss of 87 jobs, following the loss of a major contract. [07-Dec-1999]
Royal Mail is to set up a new sorting office at Stone Business Park in Staffordshire, having outgrown its existing site in Stone's Station Road. [07-Dec-1999]
Hays is to create 200 new jobs in Doncaster, having won a contract to distribute goods to B&Q stores. [07-Dec-1999]
Ugland International, the vehicle shipping and port services group, is to return to private ownership after its biggest shareholder announced plans to increase its stake to over 50%. [07-Dec-1999]
Sea Containers has announced plans to upgrade its Belfast-Heysham Seacat service next spring with the launch of the next generation SuperSeaCat. [06-Dec-1999]
Railtrack is planning to re-open a rail freight route from Dunfermline to Stirling at a cost of £10m, and has submitted an application to the Scottish Executive for a grant. [03-Dec-1999]
Stagecoach is in discussions with Railtrack about a £1bn plan to upgrade London's Waterloo station, in order to increase capacity and reduce congestion. [02-Dec-1999]
NCN Logistics is to open a central distribution hub and call centre in Wednesbury, with the creation of about 100 jobs. [02-Dec-1999]
Rhys Davies Logistics is setting up a new depot at the Autobase International estate in Tipton, with the creation of 60 jobs. [02-Dec-1999]
Christian Salvesen is looking to spend up to £150m on acquisitions, in order to expand its European logistics business. [02-Dec-1999]
Jersey European Airways has announced plans to launch a new air route between Belfast City and London City Airport next February. [02-Dec-1999]
The Post Office is acquiring Citipost Group, the New York-based document delivery company, for £25m. [02-Dec-1999]
AEA Technology is planning to recruit an additional 30 staff, due to the expansion of its Derby-based railway technology business. [01-Dec-1999]
Travel West Midlands is to provide up to £30m of funding to seven councils in the West Midlands, in order to help beat congestion on the region's road system. [30-Nov-1999]
British Airways has announced plans to step up its cost-cutting campaign, which will involve further job losses and the expansion of its online ticket sales operation. [30-Nov-1999]
Rapsons Coaches is to acquire Caithness-based Dunnet Coaches for undisclosed terms, as part of an ongoing expansion at its Highlands bus business. [29-Nov-1999]
Port of Sunderland Authority has started work on a new four-storey headquarters building at Wylam Wharf, which is being built by Rivergreen Developments. [29-Nov-1999]
Virgin is to set up a cut-price airline in Australia called Virgin Australia, and will invest £18m to operate an initial fleet of five Boeing 737s. [29-Nov-1999]
Chiltern Railways has been invited to bid for a new 20-year franchise, along with Great North Eastern and Connex South Central, and has unveiled a £400m package to improve services between Birmingham and London. [26-Nov-1999]
Wiggins is planning to establish a network of airports in Europe and the US, with London Manston becoming the strategic hub. [26-Nov-1999]
The Welsh Development Agency has started work on the £15m Eurofreight rail terminal at Wentloog, Cardiff, in partnership with Cardiff County Council, Freightliner, Railtrack and Euroclad. [25-Nov-1999]
Sandwell Council has approved plans from Parceline for the redevelopment of its distribution depot in Smethwick with the creation of 300 jobs. [25-Nov-1999]
Brymon Airways has confirmed plans to relocate its aircraft maintenance operations to Bristol, with the loss of up to 90 jobs at Plymouth City Airport. [24-Nov-1999]
Gill Airways is to cut 45 of its 500 staff due to difficult trading conditions, and three Shorts 360 aircraft used on Royal Mail contracts will be axed. [24-Nov-1999]
London Underground is planning to extend the use of mobile phones throughout its network, as part of a contract awarded to CityLink Telecommunications to upgrade the Tube's communications system. [24-Nov-1999]
The Ministry of Defence has appointed Marconi Electronic Systems as prime contractor for the £6bn programme to build 12 Royal Navy destroyers, and the work will go to shipyards in Clyde and Southampton. [24-Nov-1999]
Tibbett & Britten is acquiring the Dutch transport operations of the Remijsen group as well as Californian distributor EFL Transportation, as part of a strategy to develop its core markets in Europe and North America. [23-Nov-1999]
TBI is looking to spend up to £200m on the acquisition of airports throughout the world, and has announced that Belfast International Airport will become the centre of its European operations. [23-Nov-1999]
The Ministry of Defence is considering plans to use private sector companies to own and operate the next generation of Royal Air Force search and rescue helicopters. [23-Nov-1999]
British Airways is considering plans to sell off its BABS computerised reservation system, which employs about 200 staff. [22-Nov-1999]
GB Airways is to relocate its headquarters to the Beehive, which was Gatwick's original terminal building. [22-Nov-1999]
Railtrack is to submit a planning application in January for the £500m redevelopment of London Bridge station. [20-Nov-1999]
Railtrack has said that the cost of upgrading the west coast main line could reach £4bn, due to changes in the project detail and rising passenger numbers. [20-Nov-1999]
Harland & Wolff has averted the closure of its Belfast shipyard, having reached a financing agreement with Global Marine of the US about a payment dispute. [19-Nov-1999]
Powell Duffryn is planning a £40m share buy-back, having failed to find any suitable port acquisitions. [19-Nov-1999]
Northeast Aviation, the aircraft services group that employs 600 people, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, and is expected to double in size within three years. [19-Nov-1999]
Railtrack has shortlisted four companies for a £30m project to upgrade the Piccadilly railway station in Manchester, and they are Laing, Amec, Kvaerner and Carillion. [18-Nov-1999]
Mersey Docks & Harbour is set to win a £30m contract to manage the port of Maputo in Mozambique, following two years of negotiations. [18-Nov-1999]
East Midlands Airport has applied for planning permission for a further extension of its runway, in order to allow a wider range of freight and passenger aircraft to use the airport. [17-Nov-1999]
North European Marine Services is seeking permission to expand its quayside base at Sunderland's South Dock, in order to set up new storage facilities for non-ferrous metals imported from the Baltic States. [17-Nov-1999]
Vosper Thornycroft is planning to invest £10m at its Woolston shipyard near Southampton, in order to modernise facilities for the building of Royal Navy destroyers. [17-Nov-1999]
Stagecoach is seeking potential partners to take minority stakes in its Porterbrook train leasing business, in order to fund new train orders. [16-Nov-1999]
Adtranz is restructuring its train building business with the loss of 3,000 jobs worldwide, including 130 in Derby, 70 in Crewe, and 60 in Manchester. [16-Nov-1999]
Burford is looking to develop four major distribution schemes across the country, and is considering potential sites in Birmingham, Manchester, Scotland and the south east. [13-Nov-1999]
The National Assembly in Wales is considering plans to launch a network of long-distance coach services, providing links to towns beyond the reach of railways. [13-Nov-1999]
Peel Holdings has submitted plans to Doncaster Council for the development of a £80m international airport at Finningley, which could create up to 7,000 jobs over the next 15 years. [13-Nov-1999]
Amey Rail is to relocate its Swindon headquarters to Bristol. [11-Nov-1999]
Lombard Shipping has bought Gobowen Transport, the Bootle-based freight company, out of administration, saving 30 jobs. [10-Nov-1999]
AW Jenkinson, the Penrith-based haulage company, is planning to expand its fleet by 38 trucks, creating an additional 30 driving jobs. [10-Nov-1999]
Harland & Wolff is in refinancing talks and is calling for government aid, in order to avert the closure of its Belfast shipyard with the loss of 3,000 jobs. [10-Nov-1999]
First Group, the bus and train operator, is to spend £210m on safety improvements over the next three years. [10-Nov-1999]
British Midland has confirmed that Lufthansa is acquiring a 20% stake in the company for £91m, and 3,000 new jobs will be created over the next two years at Manchester and Heathrow airport and at its Castle Donington office. [10-Nov-1999]
P&O European Ferries is to terminate its freight service between Larne and Ardrossan and start a new service from the port of Troon in 2001. [05-Nov-1999]
WS Atkins is planning to acquire the Birmingham office of Adtranz in a deal that includes 113 staff and £72m of signalling work on the West Coast Main Line. [04-Nov-1999]
Central Railway is planning to invite tenders for a £4.6bn rail freight project between Liverpool and the Channel Tunnel, and the bids will be used to boost its fund-raising efforts. [04-Nov-1999]
Hays has acquired IT contractor Hutchinson Smith and delivery service Cannon Couriers for about £46m. [04-Nov-1999]
AEA Technology is expected to double the size of its railway products business following an agreement that will allow Alstom to distribute its monitoring and control systems in seven countries. [04-Nov-1999]
Travel Merry Hill of Dudley is to extend its bus services to cover the Halesowen and Stourbridge areas, with the creation of 30 driving jobs. [03-Nov-1999]
Camms Coaches has sold its contract hire business to management, and the new company will operate 16 vehicles and trade as Contract Coaches of Nottingham. [02-Nov-1999]
BAA has indicated that it may consider selling its US inflight duty-free business, and has written £147m off its value. [02-Nov-1999]
Dart Group, the road and air cargo company, has acquired Coolchain of Kent from Credit Agricole Indosuez for £14m. [02-Nov-1999]
Wiggins is planning to build two airports and industrial complexes in the Czech Republic. [02-Nov-1999]
James Irlam & Sons, the Macclesfield-based haulier, has set up a company in the Netherlands in order to avoid the higher costs of fuel and excise duties in the UK. [29-Oct-1999]
Arriva is in negotiations to buy Norgessbus, the Norwegian bus company that operates 830 buses in the Oslo area. [29-Oct-1999]
Wrights is to create 50 new jobs at its bus factory in Ballymena having formed a strategic alliance with Chance Coach of Kansas to develop a new bus for the US market. [29-Oct-1999]
Boeing has selected Luton airport as the site for a new £44m European headquarters and pilot-training centre, with the creation of 35 jobs. [29-Oct-1999]
Stagecoach is to sell Swebus to Concordia Bus Sweden for £100m, in order to refocus its bus operation on the US and Asia. [28-Oct-1999]
Cammell Laird is seeking government permission to resume merchant shipbuilding at its Birkenhead yard, as it wants to bid for contracts to build cruise ships. [25-Oct-1999]
FBM Marine is leasing part of the former Cammell Laird yard at Birkenhead from GEC Marconi, where it plans to build high-speed ferries. [23-Oct-1999]
British Airways is in talks to set up a second hub for its Go low-cost airline at Manchester Airport. [23-Oct-1999]
Wyre Forest District Council has approved plans for the construction of a new Royal Mail sorting office at the former cattle market in Kidderminster. [22-Oct-1999]
Harland & Wolff, the Belfast shipbuilder with 3,000 employees, has warned that its survival is being threatened by a contract dispute with Global Marine of the US. [21-Oct-1999]
KLM UK is to scrap its Aberdeen to Bergen flight with the loss of up to 38 jobs, in order to increase its main Aberdeen to Amsterdam service from four flights a day to five. [20-Oct-1999]
British Midland is in negotiations to sell a 20% stake to Lufthansa, and would then join the Star Alliance of international airlines. [20-Oct-1999]
Prestbury is acquiring a 33% stake in Safestore, the self-storage operator, for £10m. [19-Oct-1999]
Norwich Airport is to upgrade its facilities under plans submitted by Iceni Developments for a budget hotel, restaurant and business units. [16-Oct-1999]
Colchester Council is to consider plans from Equity Estates for a new railway station and integrated transport centre at Stanway. [16-Oct-1999]
Northern Ireland Railways has won approval for a £12m project to reinstate the Bleach Green to Antrim rail link, and the construction contract has been awarded to Farrans of Dunmurry. [16-Oct-1999]
Farnborough-Aircraft.com is planning a £15m project to develop a 380mph aircraft that can carry five passengers and will be used as an air taxi. [15-Oct-1999]
Railtrack is set to acquire London Underground's sub-surface lines, which means it will need to find finance for the £2.5bn upgrade of the Circle, Metropolitan and District lines. [15-Oct-1999]
The Post Office is acquiring Williames Group, the Irish parcel and logistics business, through its recently-acquired German Parcel division for £10m. [14-Oct-1999]
Railtrack has awarded a £9m contract to Eric Wright for the construction of a new depot in Chester. [14-Oct-1999]
Stagecoach's Rapid Transport International consortium has been confirmed as preferred bidder for the £50m rapid transit scheme in Northampton, which is due to be operational by summer 2001. [14-Oct-1999]
Port of Felixstowe is planning a further £100m expansion that will involve the construction of a 40-acre deep water berth with adjoining rail terminal. [13-Oct-1999]
Suckling Airways of Cambridge is to change its name to ScotAir and set up a call centre in Dundee. [13-Oct-1999]
Bodmin & Wenford Railway Trust is conducting a feasibility study into a £10m scheme to redevelop the Bodmin to Padstow railway line in Cornwall. [12-Oct-1999]
Stagecoach has cut 25 jobs from its wages and finance division in Cheltenham, as Cheltenham drivers will now be paid from an office in Manchester. [12-Oct-1999]
British Airways has awarded a £600m order to Airbus for the supply of 24 100-seater A318 jets, which will operate on domestic and European routes. [12-Oct-1999]
Access Self Storage is planning to spend £50m on the acquisition of storage space near London and other major cities. [09-Oct-1999]
Southend Airport is developing multi-million pound plans for a new passenger terminal and integrated rail station. [09-Oct-1999]
BAA has won planning permission for a £30m extension at Gatwick airport's north terminal, which will include more shops and restaurants. [07-Oct-1999]
Railtrack is linking up with Birmingham International Airport and the National Exhibition Centre to build a £30m transport interchange at Birmingham International station. [02-Oct-1999]
West Anglia Great Northern has announced a £10m plan to relaunch the Stansted Airport rail service to London, with the creation of more than 50 jobs. [02-Oct-1999]
Rapsons Coaches of Inverness is planning to acquire Peace Coaches, Orkney's largest bus operator, for undisclosed terms. [01-Oct-1999]
Royal Mail is considering plans to relocate its Newcastle-under-Lyme sorting office to an out-of-town location at the former Eternit Clay Tiles in Knutton. [01-Oct-1999]
Eurotunnel is preparing plans for the construction of a double road tunnel and rail link to France, and expects to start work within ten years. [01-Oct-1999]
Sea Containers has won a long-term management contract from the Peruvian government to run the southern railway system, and plans to exploit the tourism potential of the region. [01-Oct-1999]
P&O has sold its Australian services businesses to Eurest and Spotless Services for a total £120m, in order to focus on ports and ferries. [01-Oct-1999]
The government is to provide £20m of funding to extend the Docklands Light Railway to Lewisham and to purchase 12 new trains. [30-Sep-1999]
P&O is investing £50m in a joint venture with Arkona Touristik to operate two German cruise ships, and an additional two ships will be ordered for delivery by 2003. [30-Sep-1999]
Teesside Airport has won government approval to develop 250 acres of land into a major cargo handling and distribution facility, which could result in an investment of up to £350m and the creation of up to 6,000 jobs. [29-Sep-1999]
Tibbett & Britten has opened a rail-connected warehouse facility at the Daventry International Distribution Centre, which will create 300 jobs for warehousing, administrative and driving staff. [29-Sep-1999]
IEC, the UK division of the Irish Express Cargo group, has announced a five-year £60m investment programme for its global distribution and logistics business. [28-Sep-1999]
Commodore Shipping is launching a new passenger ferry service from Portsmouth to the Channel Islands. [28-Sep-1999]
Amtrak has acquired Nightspeed, the express parcels company, for £31m. [27-Sep-1999]
Sunderland Council is reviving plans to build two new bridges over the Wear, including a £23m road bridge and a £13m footbridge. [25-Sep-1999]
Leeds Bradford Airport has appointed the Babtie Group to conduct a feasibility study into the provision of a rail link to the airport. [25-Sep-1999]
British Airways is in discussions to sell 34 of its Boeing 757 aircraft back to Boeing, so that they can be converted into cargo aircraft and sold on to DHL. [25-Sep-1999]
Prism Rail is offering to spend up to £1bn on its four train operating companies in order to gain 20-year extensions to its franchises. [25-Sep-1999]
TBI has announced a deal to operate a new airport being built at Ciudad Real in Spain. [25-Sep-1999]
National Express has secured a lease on Stewart Airport in New York State for an initial £15m. [25-Sep-1999]
Railtrack has submitted plans for a £800m scheme to ease commuter overcrowding on Thameslink and other main rail routes into London, which will include the redevelopment of stations at Blackfriars, London Bridge and St Pancras. [24-Sep-1999]
Stagecoach is forming a joint venture with ERG of Australia and Sema to introduce a national smartcard ticketing network for buses and trains. [24-Sep-1999]
British Airways has formed a consortium with eight other UK airlines to consider bidding for National Air Traffic Services, while rival bids are expected from National Grid, Thomson CSF, and Serco. [24-Sep-1999]
Securicor has confirmed plans to return £3bn to shareholders from the sale of its stake in Cellnet, while £130m will be spent on the development of its remaining security and distribution businesses. [24-Sep-1999]
Railtrack is planning a £1.4m refurbishment at Portsmouth Harbour Station. [23-Sep-1999]
Collis Engineering is seeking 12 additional workers at its rail engineering business in Alfreton, having won orders to supply railway signal gantries for the modernisation of the West Coast Main Line. [23-Sep-1999]
Amey Rail has announced a series of measures to improve its services to Railtrack, including a satellite navigation system to pinpoint problems on the rail network. [23-Sep-1999]
KLM UK is launching a low-cost airline called Buzz, flying from London Stansted to Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Milan, Paris, Lyon and Vienna. [23-Sep-1999]
Arriva is creating dozens of new jobs at its expanding bus and taxi operations in Derby. [22-Sep-1999]
Virgin Trains has outlined plans to introduce faster more frequent services between more than 100 towns and cities, in order to double the number of passengers by 2006. [22-Sep-1999]
Penwith District Council is looking to sell Land's End aerodrome, which employs about 50 people, to the private sector. [21-Sep-1999]
Stagecoach is planning to raise £400m in a bookbuilding exercise in order to refinance the recent acquisition of Coach USA. [21-Sep-1999]
Eddie Stobart is planning to set up a distribution centre at the Wakefield 41 Industrial Estate, which will house more than 100 vehicles and employ 200 staff. [18-Sep-1999]
Port of Felixstowe is planning to build a £40m loading berth and quay at Harwich, Essex, and a contractor will be chosen later this year. [16-Sep-1999]
Peel Holdings has announced a £38m plan to build a new terminal, with retail and restaurant facilities, at Liverpool Airport. [16-Sep-1999]
TDG Nexus has won a £9.7m government grant for the construction of a new inter-modal rail freight terminal at its existing site in Grangemouth. [15-Sep-1999]
Bond Helicopters is to merge with British International Helicopters, with the loss of up to 100 Aberdeen-based jobs. [15-Sep-1999]
Bombardier of Canada has won permission from East Staffordshire Borough Council to build a rail maintenance depot near Burton, but the company is still considering other sites. [15-Sep-1999]
Railtrack is enlisting the help of four international engineering groups to help with its £10.7bn investment programme, and they are Mott MacDonald, Fluor Daniel, Bechtel and Parsons Brinckerhoff. [15-Sep-1999]
NFC is to sell its Allied Pickfords removals business to US private equity group Clayton Dublier & Rice, as part of a strategy to focus on logistics and project management. [15-Sep-1999]
Simon Group is selling its Australian engineering joint venture with Siemens for £3.4m, and is looking to acquire port services companies in France, Spain and Germany. [15-Sep-1999]
Portsmouth City Council is to consider proposals from a private consortium called VLRS Portsmouth for the construction of a £46m monorail system. [14-Sep-1999]
BAA has announced plans for the construction of a £170m rail link between Heathrow airport and a number of places in south London and southern England, in conjunction with Railtrack and British Airways. [14-Sep-1999]
British Airways has acquired a minority stake in Rosenbluth Interactive, the US-based online travel business, as part of a strategy to increase the proportion of bookings taken over the internet. [14-Sep-1999]
National Express has announced a £150m plan to introduce 140mph commuter trains from Northampton and Milton Keynes to London, which would involve ordering 12 tilting trains. [11-Sep-1999]
Galliford is looking to build rapid transport systems in at least five town centres, based on its Northampton project which is due to start up in early 2001. [09-Sep-1999]
London Underground is to submit plans to the government this autumn for the £160m extension of the East London line to Croydon. [09-Sep-1999]
Associated British Ports is looking to acquire rival port operations in the UK, North America and continental Europe. [09-Sep-1999]
Jersey European Airways is planning to recruit about 200 new staff in order to expand its services across Europe. [08-Sep-1999]
Lucketts of Fareham is set to acquire Coachman, the Portsmouth-based coach operator that went into liquidation last week. [08-Sep-1999]
Dunn-Line is to acquire a London-based coach hire business from APA Travel for undisclosed terms, and plans to expand the fleet. [07-Sep-1999]
Arriva is planning to spend £50m on 500 new buses this year, and is looking to form partnerships with shopping and leisure centres to provide their transport requirements. [07-Sep-1999]
British Midland is discussing the possibility of forming alliances with a number of European airlines, as its 200 daily slots at Heathrow are said to make it an attractive partner. [07-Sep-1999]
British Airways has restructured its top management in order to improve efficiency, and six new business units have been created - strategy, finance, people, technical, marketing and sales, and customer services. [04-Sep-1999]
Go-Ahead is to acquire Metrobus, the Orpington-based bus operator, in a £15m deal. [04-Sep-1999]
Highlands & Islands Enterprise has awarded a £3m contract to Dopplemayr Seilbahnen of Austria for the design, supply and installation of the Cairngorm mountain railway. [03-Sep-1999]
GB Railways and Renaissance Trains have formed a joint venture company called Hull Trains, in order to operate a new direct train service between Hull and London from next May. [03-Sep-1999]
Clydeport is planning to transform the King George V dock in Glasgow into a major export centre for the Scotch whisky industry, involving an inter-modal transport facility with sea, rail and road links. [02-Sep-1999]
Birmingham International Airport has announced a £15m plan to build a car park, office block, and bus station, as part of a £260m expansion that will transform the site by 2005. [02-Sep-1999]
Wiggins has bought RAF Manston in Kent from the Ministry of Defence for £10m and has won approval from the Civil Aviation Authority to operate flights to Europe. [02-Sep-1999]
Associated British Ports has reopened Port Talbot Dock, with the dock handling its first cargo vessel since 1971. [01-Sep-1999]
Simon Group has bought the Riverside bulk liquid terminal at Billingham from ICI for £3m, and similar acquisitions are being sought in continental Europe as part of a strategy to build up its port services business. [31-Aug-1999]
BAA has won a licence to operate Chinese airports and is looking to acquire up to six middle-sized airports for its joint venture with the China Airport Construction Company. [30-Aug-1999]
Aberdeen Airport is to build a new £1.6m cargo terminal, which will house two transit shed operators - Ogden Cargo and Servisair Cargo. [27-Aug-1999]
Rolls-Royce has won a £600m contract to supply 25 high-speed ship engines to FastShip of the US, and they will be used in a new generation of ships that are capable of travelling twice as fast as conventional container vessels. [27-Aug-1999]
Federal Express of the US has won government permission to fly from Prestwick airport to third countries, following the company's threat to withdraw its freight business from Scotland. [26-Aug-1999]
Transport Development Group is acquiring Van Straaten Beheer, the Dutch logistics company, for £10m. [26-Aug-1999]
KLM is to withdraw its Belfast-Amsterdam service in November, and Belfast International Airport is seeking an alternative airline for the route. [24-Aug-1999]
Marconi Marine is reorganising its shipbuilding business with the loss of 100 management jobs in Barrow and 50 in Scotstoun on the Clyde. [24-Aug-1999]
Wiggins is to acquire five airports in Frankfurt, Rome, Prague, France and Tennessee, and will spend about £200m redeveloping the sites. [20-Aug-1999]
First Badgerline has opened a new £4m bus depot in Bath, and is planning to recruit an additional 25 drivers. [18-Aug-1999]
Henry Boot has announced plans for a major new storage and distribution depot with a rail freight terminal on land near East Midlands Airport, which could create up to 3,000 jobs. [17-Aug-1999]
National Express has acquired Durham Transportation, the US school bus operator, for £109m, thereby gaining 5,600 vehicles in 14 states. [17-Aug-1999]
British Airways is planning a major reorganisation that will lead to the loss of about 1,000 jobs, including 300 management positions. [16-Aug-1999]
KLM is to axe its flights from Aberdeen to London Stansted and Stavanger in Norway, and about 20 jobs are expected to be lost among Aberdeen-based cabin crew and ground staff. [13-Aug-1999]
P&O is to switch 50 of its ships to the UK register following the government announcement of a new tax regime for the shipping industry. [13-Aug-1999]
Railtrack is to invest a further £40m in its track over the next three years, following a review of the network by safety inspectors. [13-Aug-1999]
Brymon Airways is to set up a new headquarters at Worle near Weston-Super-Mare, in order to get closer to its largest operating base in Bristol. [12-Aug-1999]
Virgin Atlantic has won permission from the US Department of Transportation to fly between Heathrow and Chicago from November. [11-Aug-1999]
Irish Continental, the Irish shipping group, has acquired two travel companies operating from London for a total £3.7m - Tara Travel and Gerry Feeney Travel. [11-Aug-1999]
Burnley Borough Council is to consider plans from Modus Properties for the £5m redevelopment of Burnley bus station. [10-Aug-1999]
British Airways and Strathclyde University are launching the UK's first campus call centre, which will be used as a computer laboratory during the day and as an extension to BA's existing Glasgow call centre at other times. [09-Aug-1999]
Railtrack is to invest £5m developing its railway arch properties this year, in order to rent them out to businesses such as garages and restaurants. [09-Aug-1999]
British Airways is planning a 12% cut in passenger miles over the next three years, which will involve dropping a number of loss-making routes and eliminating excess capacity. [09-Aug-1999]
Maersk Air, the Birmingham-based British Airways franchise partner, is creating 40 new jobs and increasing capacity on a number of routes following an order for new 70-seater jets. [06-Aug-1999]
Rhys Davies Logistics is to set up a new depot in Tividale, and 60 employees will be transferred from its existing Midlands base at Tipton's Coneygre estate. [05-Aug-1999]
Transport Development Group is looking to expand its logistics business further into continental Europe, and will also invest in the internet. [05-Aug-1999]
NFC is selling its Isotrack in-cab communications business to management in a £4.5m deal, and the proceeds will be invested in its logistics business. [03-Aug-1999]
Stiller Transport has bought a division of Brambles Heavy Contracting based at the Wilton International complex, in order to improve its transport services to major chemical producers. [02-Aug-1999]
Stagecoach is in negotiations to invest in the expansion of Miami's Opa-Locka municipal airport in the US. [30-Jul-1999]
Interfleet Technology is to relocate its rail consultancy business to larger offices in Derby next month. [29-Jul-1999]
Wightlink has raised £135m through a bond issue in order to improve ferry services between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. [29-Jul-1999]
Ocean Group is to acquire Mark VII, the US freight brokerage, for £142m, and is now seeking air and sea freight acquisitions in Europe. [28-Jul-1999]
Pratt & Whitney is to relocate its aircraft engine servicing operation and 110 staff from Portsmouth to a new site being built at Southampton International Park. [27-Jul-1999]
British Waterways is launching a £100m project to restore about 200 miles of canals, in order to attract anglers, boaters, and new businesses to derelict waterfronts across the country. [26-Jul-1999]
NFC is in discussions to sell its Allied Pickfords removals business to North American Van Lines of the US, in order to focus on its logistics and project management business. [26-Jul-1999]
Railtrack is seeking a fivefold increase in its revenue from profit-sharing deals with train operators, in order to give it more incentive to invest in rail infrastructure. [26-Jul-1999]
BAX Global, the international cargo freight operator, is moving into 155,000 sq ft of office and warehouse space at the Unitair Centre near Heathrow airport. [24-Jul-1999]
Cenargo International has acquired Norse Irish Ferries, which includes Merchant Ferries and Belfast Freight Ferries, in order to expand its freight shipping business at the port of Belfast. [22-Jul-1999]
Railtrack is expected to award a £30m contract to Laing for the extension of the Piccadilly train station in Manchester. [22-Jul-1999]
First Group is acquiring Ryder Public Transportation Services, the US operator of school buses, for £603m, and similar acquisitions are expected to follow. [22-Jul-1999]
British Airways has won government approval for its £75m bid for CityFlyer Express, on the condition that it limits its take-off and landing slots at Gatwick airport. [21-Jul-1999]
Bristow Helicopters is to cut 20 jobs in Aberdeen, due to a fall in demand from the oil industry. [20-Jul-1999]
Arriva has acquired Ideal Auto, the Spanish bus operator, for £16m, and will use it as a base for further expansion in Spain. [20-Jul-1999]
Business Post, the parcel delivery company, is to invest £3.5m in its IT systems over the next year, and is testing a system that will enable customers to book collections over the internet. [20-Jul-1999]
The government is demanding that slam-door commuter trains are scrapped by 2004, and it is expected to cost about £600m to replace the estimated 2,000 coaches. [20-Jul-1999]
First Group is to spend £80m replacing 780 buses in its 10,000-strong UK fleet over the next year. [16-Jul-1999]
Chiltern Railways is in discussions with Railtrack about setting up a third major railway station in Birmingham, at the former Moor Street terminus. [16-Jul-1999]
London Underground is to receive a further £517m of government funding to help with the refurbishment of its network. [16-Jul-1999]
Kvaerner is to sell the fixed assets and goodwill of the Govan shipyard on the Clyde to Marconi Electronic Systems for £2.2m, and Marconi will transfer work on two Royal Navy contracts from Barrow-in-Furness. [16-Jul-1999]
Balfour Beatty has shed 75 jobs at its rail renewals division in Sidcup. [15-Jul-1999]
Target Express is seeking new funding to expand its express delivery business into continental Europe, which could lead to a sale or flotation. [15-Jul-1999]
The Post Office is planning to spend up to £1bn on foreign acquisitions over the next five years. [14-Jul-1999]
Virgin Atlantic is in discussions with a number of Chinese airlines about forming alliances, in order to benefit from China's plans to restructure the aviation sector. [14-Jul-1999]
Alpha Airports has sold DynAir, its US ground handling division, to Swissair for £100m, in order to focus on the expansion of its airport catering and retailing operations. [14-Jul-1999]
Brittany Ferries is considering plans to update its Plymouth-to-Roscoff cross-channel service with a new ship to replace the Quiberon ferry. [12-Jul-1999]
MTL Services, the Merseyside transport company, is planning to float within three years and is also looking to expand overseas. [12-Jul-1999]
AB Airlines is to raise £2.3m in a share offer in order to help fight off insolvency, and may also sell the rights to six aircraft that have been ordered. [10-Jul-1999]
Cammell Laird is looking to spend up to £30m acquiring a dockyard in the Gulf of Mexico, in order to benefit from the fragmented US ship repair market. [09-Jul-1999]
The Post Office is to be restructured as a public limited company with the government owning all the shares, as part of a move to phase out the company's monopoly over mail while giving it more commercial freedom. [09-Jul-1999]
Alstom is in discussions with workers at its train factory in Birmingham amid concerns that hundreds of jobs could be lost due to an anticipated fall in orders later this year. [08-Jul-1999]
The government is planning new legislation that will threaten railway companies with unlimited fines unless they improve performance and increase investment. [08-Jul-1999]
John Menzies is looking to spend about £100m expanding its airport services business over the next year. [07-Jul-1999]
First Group has acquired Bruce Transportation, the US school bus company, for £6.8m. [06-Jul-1999]
Kvaerner is issuing redundancy notices to 250 workers as no buyer has yet been found for its Govan shipyard. [06-Jul-1999]
Swan Hunter has offered to buy the Smiths dry dock in North Shields from A&P Tyne, and plans to spend £3.5m on its refurbishment. [05-Jul-1999]
A&P Falmouth has won a contract to refit three freight ferries for P&O European Ferries Irish Sea, securing 250 jobs in Falmouth over the summer period. [05-Jul-1999]
The Post Office is planning to set up three automated mail centres in London, and is looking for suitable sites. [03-Jul-1999]
Bombardier of Canada is considering three sites in the Midlands to set up a rail maintenance depot, which will create about 250 jobs. [02-Jul-1999]
A&P Tyne has won a £4.7m contract to refit a Ministry of Defence tanker at its Wallsend ship yard, which will help to secure 300 jobs. [02-Jul-1999]
P&O is planning an international tender to sell its Australian support services business, as part of a strategy to focus on ports, ferries and cruises. [02-Jul-1999]
Connex is placing a £100m order for 37 new trains to improve services between London and the south coast, and they will be built at the Adtranz factory in Derby. [02-Jul-1999]
Sheffield City Airport is planning to extend the size of its passenger terminal by 50% and build a new fire service headquarters. [01-Jul-1999]
Vosper Thornycroft is planning a £1m upgrade of its boatyard facilities in Dartmouth, which could create about 40 jobs. [01-Jul-1999]
Amec has applied for planning permission to build a warehouse and truck-washing facility at the Wakefield Europort Channel Tunnel railfreight terminal, on behalf of an unnamed company. [01-Jul-1999]
Wates has won a £5.7m contract for the construction of an arrival hall at Leeds-Bradford Airport. [01-Jul-1999]
P&O is acquiring International Terminal Operating, the US port services and stevedores business, for £50m, and will use it as a platform for further expansion in North America. [01-Jul-1999]
Eurotunnel has won approval from the French government to extend its concession on the Channel tunnel from 65 to 99 years, as part of the company's financial restructuring. [01-Jul-1999]
Adtranz is closing its signalling office in Birmingham with the loss of 120 jobs, as demand for railway signalling has not been as high as expected. [29-Jun-1999]
LV Shipping has started a new weekly service called Gulf Container Line between Middlesbrough and the Middle East, as part of a strategy to expand its business by setting up its own infrastructure. [29-Jun-1999]
The government has announced plans to run trials of electronic road tolling equipment in Leeds and Edinburgh next year, although charges are unlikely to be introduced until 2005. [29-Jun-1999]
Rapid Transport International has unveiled plans for a £20m railway station near Northampton that would enable motorists heading for London to avoid heavy motorway traffic by switching to trains. [28-Jun-1999]
Simon Group has awarded a £14m contract to Edmund Nuttall for the construction of a roll-on, roll-off terminal at Killingholme, which will form part of the new £20m Humber Sea Terminal. [28-Jun-1999]
National Express has won three franchises to operate rail and coach services in Melbourne at a cost of £32m, which will make it the largest private operator in Australia's public transport system. [26-Jun-1999]
Nottinghamshire County Council is planning to revamp the public transport system in Worksop, including a new £1m bus station. [24-Jun-1999]
Carisbrooke Shipping is to undergo a £5m management buy-out in order to return to private ownership. [24-Jun-1999]
British Midland has withdrawn from its alliance with American Airlines in order to help it win approval to fly new routes to the US. [24-Jun-1999]
Eddie Stobart is opening two new distribution centres at the Daventry International Railfreight Terminal site, with the creation of about 200 jobs. [23-Jun-1999]
South African Airways has closed its Manchester ticket sales office, as part of a strategy to develop its call centres in London and Frankfurt. [23-Jun-1999]
P&O has ordered five cruise ships at a cost of £1.2bn, as part of a strategy to double its fleet and benefit from the strong growth in the cruise market. [23-Jun-1999]
Stagecoach has placed a £40m order with Falkirk-based Alexander for the supply of at least 300 buses, which should help to secure about 3,000 jobs at component manufacturers across Scotland. [22-Jun-1999]
National Express is acquiring Silverwing Transport Services, the airport coach operator, from Aviation Defence International for £1.2m. [22-Jun-1999]
Eurotunnel is to spend up to £300m expanding its fleet of freight trains, and is also seeking to promote long-distance freight services to countries such as Germany and Hungary. [22-Jun-1999]
Cambridge Airport is planning to build a £1.5m air traffic control tower, in order to attract more commercial flights to the city. [21-Jun-1999]
Derbyshire County Council has devised an action plan to develop sites for rail freight terminals, and is working with English Welsh and Scottish Railway on measures to cope with the growth of freight carried on trains. [21-Jun-1999]
Arriva is forming a joint venture with NS Reizigers to operate two five-year rail contracts in the Netherlands. [18-Jun-1999]
Motherwell Bridge has created a new rail maintenance division following the acquisition of three rail-related companies - AS Rail, NSIS and Taskmaster. [17-Jun-1999]
British Waterways is considering plans for a £50m project to extend the Lancaster Canal by 10km, linking Kendal and Windermere in Cumbria. [17-Jun-1999]
British Airways is selling its 6% stake in the Galileo International computer reservation system to Galileo, realising a profit of £149m. [17-Jun-1999]
Railtrack has been given the chance to link the London Underground to the national rail network, as the government is seeking to enable passengers to travel across London without changing trains. [16-Jun-1999]
Stagecoach is considering plans for a US listing, following the acquisition of Coach USA for £1.16bn. [15-Jun-1999]
Stagecoach is in discussions to acquire Coach USA, the US coach operator, for about £1bn. [12-Jun-1999]
Alpha Airports is acquiring the Gatwick catering facility of British Airways for £14m, and the deal includes a 10-year contract to supply in-flight catering. [12-Jun-1999]
United Carriers, the parcels and freight distribution company, is being acquired by GEODIS, the French company that is developing a pan-European distribution service. [11-Jun-1999]
Travel Merry Hill is creating 20 new driving jobs in order to expand its bus services in the Dudley area. [11-Jun-1999]
Manchester Airport has bought Humberside International Airport for about £10m, and plans to invest £6m at the site in order to create a significant regional hub. [11-Jun-1999]
A&P Tyne is to close its dry dock in North Shields in order to concentrate its ship repair business at its Wallsend yard. [09-Jun-1999]
Midland Mainline and Railtrack have won government approval to build a £10m railway station on the outskirts of Nottingham. [09-Jun-1999]
Bristol City Council is considering plans to use road tolls to help provide funding for a £105m supertram system that would transport people between Bradley Stoke and the city centre. [09-Jun-1999]
Initial City Link is planning to build a new parcels depot in Willenhall, which will create up to 600 jobs. [08-Jun-1999]
Prism Rail is looking to expand its railway operations through acquisition, and is also considering bus and airport opportunities. [08-Jun-1999]
Parcelforce has awarded a contract to Global Telematics for the supply of a tracking system that will enable head office to monitor the movements of its fleet of parcel-delivery vehicles. [08-Jun-1999]
Clyde Shipping is acquiring Lewmar, the supplier of boat parts, for £30m, in order to increase its presence in the leisure marine equipment market. [08-Jun-1999]
ITNet has won a £25m contract to manage London Transport's customer service helpdesks, and the first phase will be launched from Canary Wharf in September. [07-Jun-1999]
Isle of Wight Council is to support plans from Island Metro to build a £75m electrified rail system to link up the island's towns and villages. [04-Jun-1999]
Stagecoach has acquired a 35% stake in Sogin, the Italian bus operator, for £23m, and has an option to buy a further 10%. [04-Jun-1999]
John Menzies is to acquire BOC Cargo Services from BOC for £4.9m, in order to expand its airport services business. [04-Jun-1999]
Birmingham City Council is in discussions with the Altram consortium to expand the newly-opened Metro transport system, with new routes from Snow Hill to the Edgbaston Shopping Centre and from Wednesbury to Merry Hill. [03-Jun-1999]
First Group has been selected as preferred bidder for the £50m City of Edinburgh Rapid Transit, which will involve the construction of a 9km guided bus-way between the airport and the city centre. [03-Jun-1999]
Penzance Dry Dock has been saved from closure by Semple Cochrane of Scotland, and an order to refit an Irish coaster has already been secured. [02-Jun-1999]
FB Atkins, the Derby-based container haulage contractor, has opened a new depot in Middlesbrough as part of a nationwide expansion plan. [01-Jun-1999]
Plymouth City Council has announced a £45m five-year draft plan to improve local transport, including a £8.5m scheme to resurrect the Bere Alston to Tavistock railway line. [31-May-1999]
BAA is to apply for planning permission to expand Gatwick airport so that it can handle an extra 10m passengers a year, as it does not expect the fifth terminal at Heathrow to open until 2006. [31-May-1999]
Tibbett & Britten is to merge its Unique Logistics joint venture with Rical Express, the international freight forwarder, and Rical's staff will be relocated to the Unique Logistics warehouse and office complex at Heathrow. [29-May-1999]
Swan Hunter is planning to recruit a number of senior marine engineers, raising hopes that the company is close to securing shipbuilding contracts on Tyneside. [28-May-1999]
Midland Mainline is creating 100 new jobs in Derby following an increase in the frequency of its rail service from Derby and Sheffield to London. [28-May-1999]
Stagecoach and Virgin Rail have launched four bus services connecting Virgin's trains to towns near the main west coast line, in order to establish seamless connections between the two forms of transport. [28-May-1999]
Arriva is to invest £4.2m in the purchase of 44 new buses for the Tees Valley. [27-May-1999]
English Partnerships has asked contractors to bid for a £10m project to redevelop Middlehaven Dock in Middlesbrough. [27-May-1999]
AB Airlines has sold take-off and landing slots at Gatwick to Virgin Atlantic Airways for £2m, in order to avoid the risk of insolvency. [26-May-1999]
British Airways is planning to reduce the number of European destinations served from Heathrow from 80 to about 60, in order to focus on the most popular business destinations. [26-May-1999]
Christian Salvesen has acquired Gerposa, the Spanish logistics company, for £67m, and is now in discussions to take control of a German business. [25-May-1999]
Stiller Transport has acquired the M1 Logistics warehousing operation near Leeds as part of a strategy to expand its road transport business throughout the region. [24-May-1999]
First Engineering, the rail maintenance concern, is considering plans for a £120m sale of the company, although a deal is unlikely to be completed for several months. [24-May-1999]
TBI is acquiring Airport Group International, the airports operator, for £89m, and the move should help TBI benefit from forthcoming airport privatisations around the world. [21-May-1999]
The government has decided to proceed with plans to sell 51% of National Air Traffic Services to a trade buyer next year, in order to raise about £250m. [21-May-1999]
Railtrack is planning to buy more than 1,000 rail freight wagons, and will find another company to operate them as it is not permitted to run its own trains. [21-May-1999]
West Anglia Great Northern is seeking to extend its London to Peterborough commuter service to Doncaster with an hourly service starting this winter, which would rival existing services from Great North Eastern Railways. [20-May-1999]
Lancashire County Council is considering plans to set up a network of electric-powered trolley buses in East Lancashire, as one of a number of options identified in a report by consultants Sinclair Knight-Merz. [19-May-1999]
Vosper Thornycroft is expecting to win a major contract to build the next generation of destroyers for the Ministry of Defence, which would secure 1,000 jobs at its Southampton shipyard for five years. [19-May-1999]
First Group is looking to set up a bus joint venture in China within a year, and is also seeking bus, train and airport acquisitions in North America and mainland Europe. [19-May-1999]
Birmingham City Council is seeking private investment for a number of potential long-term projects, including a multi-million pound Central Park and a new transport system connecting rail, bus and air terminals at the NEC. [18-May-1999]
Northern Spirit is seeking to double the frequency of its trains between Hull and Doncaster, while a new company called Renaissance Trains is proposing to run 12 daily direct services between Hull and London from next year. [18-May-1999]
Stan Robinson, the road haulage company, is planning to expand its distribution centre at Ladfordfields near Stafford with the creation of more than 50 jobs over the next few years. [17-May-1999]
Southampton Cargo Handling is starting its first significant recruitment drive since the business was established in 1990, having won a number of new contracts, and several dozen jobs are expected to be created. [17-May-1999]
TBI is selling its non-airport-related property portfolio to London & Regional Properties for £190m, and the proceeds will be used to acquire airports. [14-May-1999]
Freightliner has won final approval for the £15m European Railfreight terminal at Wentloog near Cardiff, which should be completed by next March. [14-May-1999]
Stagecoach is considering plans for a £10m extension to the Sheffield Supertram network to connect it to the city's main hospitals complex at Royal Hallamshire. [13-May-1999]
AVE Rail Products is seeking to recruit an additional 30 workers for its engineering business in Derby due to rising demand for train carriages. [13-May-1999]
Mersey Docks & Harbour is in talks with up to 20 contractors about a £35m scheme to develop two river terminals at the Port of Liverpool. [13-May-1999]
North Warwickshire Borough Council has approved plans for the construction of a 9km freight railway line as part of a £90m industrial development at Dordon. [13-May-1999]
Marconi Marine is linking up with FBM to re-start merchant shipbuilding at the former Cammell Laird yard on Merseyside with the help of a government subsidy, and up to 1,000 jobs could be created. [13-May-1999]
AEA Technology Rail is linking up with three other Derby-based engineering companies to bid for a £40m contract to supply the new Train Protection and Warning System to railway companies. [12-May-1999]
Associated British Ports has announced plans to build a new £5m terminal at the Port of Hull in order to double the capacity for paper and board shipments, and more than 50 jobs will be created. [12-May-1999]
Stagecoach is planning to expand its open learning workforce education programme across its UK operations, with the centres being set up at Waterloo station and seven other sites across the country. [12-May-1999]
Royal Mail is to build a £1.5m sorting and delivery office in Dewsbury by the autumn, and 110 staff will be relocated from existing sites. [12-May-1999]
National Express has acquired National Bus Company, the Australian operator of bus services in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, for £13m. [11-May-1999]
Stagecoach is expanding its Chinese operations through the purchase of a 45% stake in a bus company in Chongquing for £2m. [08-May-1999]
Harlow Council is considering plans from the Building Design Partnership for a new bus station in the town centre, with construction expected to start next year. [07-May-1999]
Eurotunnel has announced a deal with the Road Haulage Association to take truck drivers to France for £100 at weekends, so that they can fill up their tanks with cheap diesel. [07-May-1999]
North Tyneside Council has approved plans from Swan Hunter to build a £35m dry dock on the Tyne. [05-May-1999]
The Post Office is acquiring Der Kurier, the German express delivery company with 80 depots, for undisclosed terms. [04-May-1999]
Salvesen Logistics is to open a 10,000 sq ft temperature controlled storage and distribution depot in the Vale of Evesham this summer. [01-May-1999]
GEC has expressed an interest in transferring work from its Marconi Marine shipyard in Barrow to the Kvaerner Govan yard in Glasgow, on the condition that the Govan yard is in secure hands. [30-Apr-1999]
Airbus Industries has announced plans to develop a 650-seater passenger jet, codenamed A3XX, that could create up to 10,000 UK jobs at the British Aerospace factory near Chester and at 400 component suppliers. [29-Apr-1999]
Eurostar has offered redundancy packages to 32 regional train drivers, prompting speculation that the company has decided against operating rail services from the Channel tunnel to locations north of London. [29-Apr-1999]
Grampian is acquiring Wilfred Holden, the Lancashire-based road haulage company, for £1.2m. [29-Apr-1999]
The government is considering plans to introduce lorry lanes on major routes and to raise the maximum weight for lorries from 41 to 44 tonnes, but will not give in to demands from the freight industry to drop plans to raise fuel duties. [26-Apr-1999]
Birmingham City Council is supporting plans from Amec for the construction of a £3m coach station in Great Charles Street. [23-Apr-1999]
Chiltern Railways is planning to order another five trains from Adtranz for £10m, in response to rising passenger numbers between Birmingham and London. [23-Apr-1999]
Anglia Railways is planning to move its headquarters from London to Ipswich within the next few months, which will involve the relocation of 45 staff. [22-Apr-1999]
Frogmore Estates is to develop a distribution centre in Northampton, in partnership with ProLogis Kingspark. [21-Apr-1999]
Swan Hunter is in discussions to buy the Govan shipyard in Glasgow, which has just been put up for sale by Kvaerner. [21-Apr-1999]
Newcastle Airport expects to choose a developer later this year for a £20m project to build a new Metro and rail station, which will create hundreds of jobs. [20-Apr-1999]
Clydeport Transport has acquired Gray Brothers, the Dumbarton-based haulage contractor, for £0.5m. [17-Apr-1999]
Central Trains has opened a £3m rail maintenance depot in Birmingham, which will enable it to improve the reliability of services across the West Midlands. [16-Apr-1999]
Stagecoach is to relocate its head office to a larger building in Perth. [16-Apr-1999]
Royal Mail is planning major changes to its London operations, which could involve 2,000 job losses at its Mount Pleasant sorting office and a new site being set up near Slough. [16-Apr-1999]
Sunderland Council is to open its new £10m Public Transport Interchange later this month, which will centralise the city's bus, coach, taxi and metro services. [15-Apr-1999]
Cunard is planning to build a sister ship to Project Queen Mary, in order to increase its fleet of luxury ocean liners to four by 2005. [15-Apr-1999]
Promotional Logistics is to build a call centre and warehouse to distribute promotional material at Sherwood Park near Annesley Woodhouse in Nottinghamshire, creating 600 jobs. [14-Apr-1999]
Kvaerner is planning to withdraw from shipbuilding with the loss of up to 25,000 jobs, and it aims to sell the Govan yard, the Cleveland Bridge operation at Darlington, and Davy Roll in Gateshead and Sheffield. [14-Apr-1999]
Moorfield Estates is close to winning government approval to set up a £360m freight terminal at Teesside Airport, which could help to create up to 6,000 jobs. [13-Apr-1999]
Virgin Trains has pledged to double the number of rail passengers between Birmingham and London by 2003, using tilting trains travelling at 140mph. [13-Apr-1999]
Bombardier is seeking a site in the West Midlands to set up a new plant to maintain Virgin's fleet of Cross-Country trains, and up to 300 jobs will be created. [13-Apr-1999]
Reading Borough Council is considering plans for the construction of a number of new railway stations to the south of the town. [13-Apr-1999]
Galliford has increased its stake in Rapid Transport International to 50%, in order to increase its role in the development of the UK's first fully integrated guided transport system in Northampton. [12-Apr-1999]
Nightfreight is in discussions to acquire United Carriers for £10m, which could lead to the closure of United's central hub at Wellingborough. [12-Apr-1999]
Kvaerner is said to be preparing to put its Govan shipyard in Glasgow up for sale, as part of a major reorganisation that could also affect other sites in Scotland. [10-Apr-1999]
First Group has acquired GAG, the operator of local bus services in Somerset, Dorset and Devon, in a £11m deal. [09-Apr-1999]
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council has won government approval for the construction of the £19m Millennium Bridge across the River Tyne. [09-Apr-1999]
Aberdeen City Council is supporting plans from Stannifer Developments to relocate a rail freight terminal from the city centre to a site near the airport, in order to clear the way for the £120m Guild Street retail and leisure development. [09-Apr-1999]
Dunn-Line has acquired Ascot, the Derby-based coach operator, and plans to double the size of the Ascot fleet to 24 coaches and create 20 jobs. [09-Apr-1999]
The government has announced plans to invest £4.7bn in the railway system, and a further £4.5bn will be spent on major roads and £3.4bn on local transport over the next three years. [09-Apr-1999]
The government is set to approve a plan by the Festiniog Railway Company to rebuild an abandoned 14-mile railway line through Snowdonia National Park. [09-Apr-1999]
Swansea Cork Ferries has been sold by its Greek owners Strinzis Lines to a management buy-out, and is now seeking a replacement for the MV Superferry that operates the route. [08-Apr-1999]
Kvaerner has won a $38m contract to strengthen and widen the Tamar Bridge in Plymouth. [07-Apr-1999]
ARR Craib Transport of Aberdeen has won an £18m contract to provide nationwide haulage and transport management for BPB Paperboard, and will invest £1m in new equipment and trailers. [07-Apr-1999]
First Group is to bid to run the tram service linking Gosport and Fareham with Portsmouth, assuming the £147m scheme wins government approval. [06-Apr-1999]
Gosport Borough Council is seeking companies to operate a road train, in order to carry visitors between the town's millennium attractions. [06-Apr-1999]
Norbert Dentressangle Traction is to close its Fareham branch with the loss of 30 jobs, blaming the recent increase in fuel and vehicle taxes. [06-Apr-1999]
The Post Office has identified eight potential acquisitions and aims to spend up to £1.5bn on the expansion of its international business. [06-Apr-1999]
Balfour Beatty has won a £75m contract to build a 16km section of the Channel Tunnel rail link from Ashford to Folkestone. [06-Apr-1999]
VLM Airlines of the Netherlands is to set up a daily flight from London City Airport to Jersey, which will be aimed at business travellers. [05-Apr-1999]
British Midland has been granted route licences by the Civil Aviation Authority to fly from Heathrow to New York, Washington, Miami and Boston, but this will depend on the UK and the US liberalising their air services trade agreement. [02-Apr-1999]
The Dinardo Partnership is planning to conduct a feasibility study into a proposed monorail and cable-car system from Stonehaven to Dunnottar Castle. [02-Apr-1999]
Danzas has opened a new freight forwarding office and warehouse in Avonmouth, in order to cover the South West and Wales for all types of freight. [01-Apr-1999]
Cammell Laird has closed its ship repair yard in Hill Street, South Shields, with the loss of 80 jobs, following the cancellation of a contract. [01-Apr-1999]
Stansted Airport has won approval from Uttlesford District Council for a £200m expansion that will double the number of passengers and create up to 5,000 jobs. [01-Apr-1999]
The Port of London Authority is planning to rationalise its operations in response to a fall in oil cargo revenues, and job losses are expected among the 400 employees. [01-Apr-1999]
Croydon Council has announced that the Tramlink network will start operating in November, and London Transport is to soon start building the Addington Village bus and tram interchange. [01-Apr-1999]
J Wharton (Shipping), the owner of the Grove Wharf port complex on the River Trent, is to acquire the neighbouring Neap House Wharf for undisclosed terms. [31-Mar-1999]
Thameslink is planning to order 350 new trains over the next six years at a cost of £1.4bn, in order to ease overcrowding and gain an extension to its franchise. [31-Mar-1999]
Tibbett & Britten has acquired Arbuckle Smith, the Scottish logistics contractor, for undisclosed terms. [30-Mar-1999]
Central Railway is seeking to raise £10m to fund the development of plans to build a freight rail link between Liverpool and the Channel Tunnel. [30-Mar-1999]
Kvaerner has sold Heavylift Group, the Essex-based cargo airline and aircraft maintenance group, to a management team for £15m. [26-Mar-1999]
M Thomas Management is to launch a new rail freight container service in Plymouth, which will transfer goods from lorries to railway wagons and create an unspecified number of jobs. [26-Mar-1999]
Tarmac Civil Engineering is seeking 250 construction workers for a £50m contract to upgrade Nine Dock at Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth. [26-Mar-1999]
Commodore Ferries is to introduce a new ferry later this year between Portsmouth and the Channel Islands, operating from a new £6.2m berth at Portsmouth ferry port. [26-Mar-1999]
Associated British Ports has opened a new terminal at the Port of Goole in East Yorkshire, which is designed to handle steel, agricultural produce, and general cargo. [26-Mar-1999]
The High Court in London has ruled that take-off and landing slots at Heathrow airport can be freely traded, contradicting the stance of the European Commission. [26-Mar-1999]
Railtrack has announced plans to spend £27bn upgrading the rail network over the next 10 years, including £1bn for the east coast main line and £730m for improving connections to airports. [26-Mar-1999]
Nexus has announced a £80m plan to expand the public transport network in the north east over the next ten years, including new high speed Metro links, better bus routes and more Metro stations. [25-Mar-1999]
Air France is to set up a European telephone reservation centre at Wembley in London with the creation of 240 jobs, and nine other centres in continental Europe will be closed. [25-Mar-1999]
Kent County Council is considering plans to register part of its vehicle fleet abroad in order to avoid the UK's high excise duties, and other councils may take similar action. [25-Mar-1999]
The government is conducting a feasibility study into a £10m extension of the Docklands Light Railway beyond London City Airport to North Woolwich. [25-Mar-1999]
British Airways has announced plans to start scheduled services from Sheffield to London, Paris, Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow and Edinburgh, creating 25 jobs at Sheffield City Airport. [24-Mar-1999]
Bristol City Council is to push ahead with the development of plans for a £105m supertram project, despite the government saying that there will be no new cash for light rail schemes for up to five years. [24-Mar-1999]
P&O has announced plans to sell its property and exhibition interests and float its Bovis construction division in order to raise up to £2bn and focus on ports, logistics, cruises and ferries. [24-Mar-1999]
Ugland International has closed Swansea Dry Dock with the loss of 70 jobs, due to ongoing losses. [23-Mar-1999]
Railtrack is considering plans to build a new headquarters for its London North Eastern zone next to York's railway station, which would combine 500 staff onto one site. [22-Mar-1999]
Newstel Information is considering plans to set up a public transport information call centre in Aviemore, with the creation of 100 jobs. [19-Mar-1999]
National Express is planning to invest £95m in new trains and buses this year, and is said to be close to announcing the acquisition of a large school bus operator in the US. [19-Mar-1999]
Channel Hoppers is withdrawing its Channel Islands ferry service from Portsmouth in protest at high port charges, and will instead run a jetfoil service from Southampton. [18-Mar-1999]
National Express is offering £30m to councils in the Midlands to improve the road network and set up more bus lanes. [18-Mar-1999]
Jersey European Airways has placed a £150m order for 15 new aircraft with Bombardier Aerospace-Shorts. [18-Mar-1999]
Stagecoach is planning to become the largest bus company in China through joint ventures, equity stakes and partnerships, and has confirmed the £181m acquisition of Hong Kong's Citybus. [18-Mar-1999]
Penzance Dry Dock is to close as the owners have failed to find a buyer since it was placed on the market in October. [18-Mar-1999]
London Underground has awarded a design contract to Arup for the £160m redevelopment of King's Cross station. [18-Mar-1999]
Clydeport is planning to spend up to £50m on the construction of a new ferry terminal at Port Glasgow in order to benefit from an increase in trade with Ireland, and is also planning a £250m leisure complex on Glasgow's waterfront. [18-Mar-1999]
British Airways Maintenance Cardiff is to invest £5m on site modifications at Cardiff International Airport having won a contract to maintain the British Airways fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft. [17-Mar-1999]
British Airways is to launch new flights to Spain, Germany and the Netherlands from Birmingham International Airport as part of a £500m expansion programme. [16-Mar-1999]
Simon Group is to build a container terminal on the Humber that will be free of lock and tide restrictions, and it will open to commercial traffic in spring next year. [16-Mar-1999]
The government is planning to offer 25-30 year concessions to companies that take over the management of London Underground's track and stations, and the network will be split into three concessions. [16-Mar-1999]
Federal Express has threatened to close its air freight operations in Scotland unless the government gives it unrestricted rights to fly onwards to third countries. [16-Mar-1999]
Milton Keynes council is considering proposals from a group of developers, including Land Securities and Wilcon Homes, for setting up an express bus system as part of a commercial and housing development to the east of the town. [16-Mar-1999]
Bombardier has opened a new office in Derby to manage the maintenance of Virgin's train fleets, and the workforce is expected to rise from 15 to 40. [15-Mar-1999]
First Engineering, the Scottish rail infrastructure company, is planning to lose its independence within two to three years, either by merger or by flotation. [15-Mar-1999]
Eddie Stobart is considering plans to move 50% of its haulage operations abroad, in order to avoid tax increases. [15-Mar-1999]
British Waterways is about to start work on the £78m Millennium Link scheme, which will restore navigation on the Forth and Clyde canal by reconnecting the waterways between the east and west of Scotland. [12-Mar-1999]
The government has announced a £50m investment package for public transport in Scotland, including a number of bus, rail and ferry schemes. [12-Mar-1999]
BAA has agreed a deal with Lynx Express to carry parcels on its Heathrow Express rail link between Heathrow and central London. [12-Mar-1999]
Vosper Thornycroft is planning to rebuild a dry dock at Dartmouth Naval College's Sandquay base, doubling the size of craft that can be repaired there, and the workforce is expected to rise by about 50. [11-Mar-1999]
Railtrack is set to announce plans to spend £27bn on improvements to the rail network, a 60% increase on its 10-year investment plan. [11-Mar-1999]
First Western National is building a £4m bus depot in Plymouth, and its existing facility at the Laira Bridge will be developed into a non-food retail site. [11-Mar-1999]
UK road haulage companies are expected to set up depots in continental Europe and register their vehicles abroad, in response to increases in fuel and vehicle taxes. [11-Mar-1999]
Lincolnshire County Council is developing a £3m plan for the electrification of the Newark to Lincoln railway line and the construction of a new commuter and freight terminal in Lincoln. [10-Mar-1999]
Harrogate Borough Council is seeking government approval to build two new railway stations in Harrogate and Knaresborough. [10-Mar-1999]
Tibbett & Britten has acquired GV Logistik, the Austrian food distributor, for undisclosed terms. [10-Mar-1999]
Chiltern Railways has agreed to consider upgrading a further nine miles of track south of Birmingham in return for regulatory approval to allow John Laing to acquire control of the rail franchise. [10-Mar-1999]
Dartford Securities, the retail distribution company, is planning to cut up to 40 jobs in Tunbridge Wells due to a fall in volumes. [08-Mar-1999]
Midland Mainline is investing £41m in the expansion of its rail services between Leicester, Loughborough and Market Harborough, in order to provide a viable alternative to driving into the towns. [05-Mar-1999]
Stansted Airport is expecting to create up to 1,000 extra jobs this year, including 100 at BAA, 200 at Ryanair, and 150 at Go. [05-Mar-1999]
Alfred McAlpine and Adtranz Signal have formed a joint venture to provide railway infrastructure maintenance services to Railtrack. [04-Mar-1999]
Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive is to invite contractors to tender for a £54m light rail scheme in Liverpool. [04-Mar-1999]
Railtrack is planning to modernise the West Anglia railway system at a cost of up to £150m, and preferred bidders will be announced soon. [04-Mar-1999]
Jacobs Holdings is planning to sell parts of its property division and reinvest the proceeds in shipping and transport. [04-Mar-1999]
Arriva is acquiring Bus Danmark, the Danish bus operator, for £14m. [04-Mar-1999]
G-Force Express Parcels is to move its headquarters from Shifnal to Telford, and will then expand its vehicle fleet and workforce. [03-Mar-1999]
Arriva is looking to sell its car leasing business, which could be worth about £200m, in order to fund the acquisition of bus and rail operators. [03-Mar-1999]
The government has given permission to four regional airports - Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Norwich - to raise private finance for expansion, thereby freeing them from local authority borrowing controls. [03-Mar-1999]
The government is considering plans to reserve lanes on motorways and other main roads for trucks and buses, as part of a strategy to reduce the environmental impact of freight transport. [03-Mar-1999]
Thames Leisure is planning to launch a new river taxi service to shuttle City workers between Canary Wharf in the east and Blackfriars and Vauxhall in the west. [02-Mar-1999]
Hays is planning to spend up to £200m on the acquisition of business services companies in continental Europe this year. [02-Mar-1999]
Ocean Group is planning to spend up to £300m on acquisitions to expand its international freight and logistics business, and is particularly interested in North America and continental Europe. [02-Mar-1999]
Great North Eastern Railway is to launch a cars-on-trains Motorail service between London and Scotland at the end of this month. [02-Mar-1999]
Virgin Atlantic is planning a major rebranding programme that will introduce a new livery to its aircraft, and about 2,000 jobs will be created as it launches new flights to Shanghai, New York and Chicago. [01-Mar-1999]
Panic Link, the Ashby-based parcels company, has sold a controlling stake to Chronopost, part of the French post office, for undisclosed terms. [01-Mar-1999]
Go-Ahead Group is planning to cut jobs at its recently-acquired ground-handling business at Gatwick airport, due to a number of loss-making contracts. [26-Feb-1999]
British Airways is to cut its fleet expansion plans so that there will be almost no increase in its aircraft capacity over the next year, and it intends to focus on selling higher margin business-class fares. [26-Feb-1999]
Solihull Council is to consider plans for the construction of an aerial railway at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre, and it will be linked up to a £50m transport interchange alongside Birmingham International Station. [24-Feb-1999]
GOfers, the courier broker, is opening a new office in Middlesbrough with the creation of 30 jobs. [23-Feb-1999]
EasyJet is to expand its budget airline service from Luton to Aberdeen to two return flights a day from the end of next month. [23-Feb-1999]
Associated British Ports has started work on the £30m Humber International Terminal Project that will enable Immingham to handle cargo ships of up to 100,000 tonnes, and more than 300 jobs will be created during construction. [22-Feb-1999]
British Telecom's Argent property development division has applied for planning permission to build a £200m rail freight terminal near Heathrow airport. [22-Feb-1999]
The Welsh Development Agency has announced a £2m project to boost trade at the ports of Swansea and Port Talbot, by forming a partnership with Cork, Brindisi in Italy, Cuxhaven in Germany, Bastia in Corsica and Viana do Castelo in Portugal. [19-Feb-1999]
Bombardier Aerospace, the Canadian parent company of Shorts, has announced plans for a new passenger terminal as part of a £30m investment in Belfast City Airport. [19-Feb-1999]
Railtrack is planning to invest £700m over the next five years to improve the railway infrastructure in the South West. [19-Feb-1999]
The government has announced plans to develop the UK's 2,000-mile canal network by encouraging British Waterways to forge partnerships with the private sector, and one idea is to use the canals as a national grid to pump water to dry areas. [19-Feb-1999]
Ferguson Shipbuilders of Greenock has won a £15m order from Caledonian MacBrayne to build a ferry for use on the west coast of Scotland, creating an additional 100 jobs. [19-Feb-1999]
Railtrack has awarded a £3m contract to Alfred McAlpine for the construction of a railway line between the Great Western Main Line near Swindon and the proposed Keypoint Swindon Euroterminal. [18-Feb-1999]
Sea Containers is seeking to recruit 74 ship and shore-based staff in Liverpool, in preparation for the launch of its new service to Dublin in April. [17-Feb-1999]
Motorail has announced plans to transport 20,000 cars a year to Scotland by rail, for distribution by dealers in the Highlands, and a call centre will be set up in the Inverness area with the creation of 40 jobs. [17-Feb-1999]
Marcroft Engineering has won a £1m contract to build a new design of rail car transporter in partnership with Forward Trust Rail, and an extra 30 jobs will be created. [17-Feb-1999]
London Transport is considering plans for the introduction of a tram system between Camden and Peckham, and the government-funded Cross River Partnership is to carry out a feasibility study. [17-Feb-1999]
British Airways has announced that it will buy a 9% stake in Iberia of Spain for about £200m. [13-Feb-1999]
Manchester Airport has been named as the preferred bidder to acquire Humberside International Airport. [12-Feb-1999]
Nestle is said to be close to agreeing a deal with London Transport to sponsor the trains that will take visitors to the Millennium Dome. [12-Feb-1999]
Great Western Trains is cutting 40 jobs at its call centre in Reading, as part of a move to centralise its five call centres onto one site. [12-Feb-1999]
Nexus, the Metro operator, has won approval from Newcastle City Council to build a new headquarters on the West Central Boulevard, and 200 staff will be transferred to the building early next year. [11-Feb-1999]
The Welsh Development Agency and Cardiff County Council are commissioning a study into the feasibility of setting up a scheduled helicopter service from Cardiff Bay to Heathrow airport. [11-Feb-1999]
Huntingdonshire District Council is to consider plans for a road and rail freight distribution centre at the former Alconbury airbase, and the furniture company Ikea has said it would create up to 200 jobs at the site. [11-Feb-1999]
The Port of Tyne Authority has started work on a £1.6m extension at its International Ferry Terminal, in order to cope with the estimated 700,000 people that will use the facility in 1999. [11-Feb-1999]
Railtrack is seeking companies to apply for railway infrastructure maintenance contracts, in order to increase efficiency and reduce tendering costs. [11-Feb-1999]
British Airways is to reduce payments to travel agents by abandoning the existing commission scheme, as part of an ongoing strategy to reduce its cost base. [11-Feb-1999]
Nexus and Newcastle City Council are preparing plans for the construction of a new transport link over the River Tyne, which could involve the use of electric buses or trams. [10-Feb-1999]
Virgin Rail has awarded a £1.25bn contract to Alstom for the supply of 53 tilting trains for use on the west coast main line, and they will be manufactured at Alstom's Washwood Heath factory in Birmingham. [10-Feb-1999]
Liverpool council is conducting a feasibility study into a new £15m rail station at Walton on the existing freight line between Bootle and St Helens. [09-Feb-1999]
English Welsh & Scottish Railway is planning a major expansion of rail freight facilities on the south bank of the Humber following its success in persuading companies to switch from road transport to rail. [09-Feb-1999]
John Menzies has won a £25m passenger and baggage handling contract at Heathrow airport, through its Menzies Transport Services division. [09-Feb-1999]
Hampshire County Council has begun a public inquiry into a proposed £148m supertram system linking Fareham and Gosport with Portsmouth. [09-Feb-1999]
Inchcape has sold its shipping services division to Electra Fleming for £47m, and is now seeking to sell its marketing services business in the Middle East and an office automation business in Japan. [09-Feb-1999]
British Airways is planning a customer service training course for all of its 62,000 employees, in order to re-create the successful Putting People First campaign of 1983. [04-Feb-1999]
National Express has acquired Robinson Bus Service, the US operator of school buses in the Chicago area, for up to £14m. [03-Feb-1999]
Great Western Trains and GB Railways are in discussions to revive the cars-on-trains Motorail service that was closed down in 1995, and Great Western plans to launch the service between London Paddington and Penzance in August. [03-Feb-1999]
Ailsa Troon has won a £5.5m contract to build a new small isles ferry for CalMac, which will help to secure the future of the 220-strong workforce at the Troon shipyard. [02-Feb-1999]
Commodore Ferries is considering plans to launch a new passenger and freight ferry service between Portsmouth and the Channel Islands, and management at the port hope this will help fund plans a £5m fifth berth. [02-Feb-1999]
Derby City Council is undergoing a major review of transport, and a number of proposals are being considered to alleviate the city's traffic problems. [01-Feb-1999]
Devonport Management has awarded a contract to Tarmac Civil Engineering for the £50m reconstruction of Dock Nine at Devonport Dockyard, as part of the £350m project to redevelop the yard's submarine service complex. [01-Feb-1999]
Nomura International is linking up with Serco to set up a £1bn infrastructure fund to bid for major public projects such as the London Underground and Air Traffic Control. [01-Feb-1999]
Swan Hunter is planning a £35m development programme to create a large dry dock and covered assembly hall at its Tyneside shipyard, and hopes to return to shipbuilding by winning contracts from the Ministry of Defence. [30-Jan-1999]
Railtrack has confirmed plans to invest an extra £15m in the historic Settle-Carlisle railway over the next three years. [29-Jan-1999]
Railtrack has announced a further two year delay to the £600m Thameslink 2000 project in London due to changes in the Channel tunnel rail link project, and it will not be completed until 2006. [29-Jan-1999]
The London Underground is to present plans to the government for an £80m extension of the East London line with branches to West Croydon and Wimbledon. [28-Jan-1999]
The Post Office is planning to build a £20m Royal Mail distribution centre in Belfast, and the preferred bidder will be named in March. [28-Jan-1999]
EasyJet, the low-cost airline, is planning a flotation on the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq early next year. [28-Jan-1999]
Birch Developments is planning to build a new distribution facility at South Normanton in Derbyshire, and 70 jobs will be created when an unnamed company moves from nearby Somercotes and from Merseyside. [27-Jan-1999]
Torbay Council is considering plans for the introduction of a cross-Channel ferry service from Torquay to France and the Channel Islands. [27-Jan-1999]
Newcastle Airport has announced plans to take on an extra 2,500 staff over the next few years, including engineers, electricians, security guards and customer services staff. [26-Jan-1999]
Central Trains is to invest £15m in the installation of an automated information system for commuters at stations in the West Midlands. [26-Jan-1999]
Stagecoach is in discussions with Gloucester council to relocate the city's bus station, as one of a number of proposals being considered to improve the city centre. [26-Jan-1999]
The Ministry of Defence is to set up a new joint-Service command centre at Wilton in Wiltshire to control more than 350 RAF, Army and Navy helicopters. [26-Jan-1999]
P&O North Sea Ferries has awarded a £180m contract to Fincantieri of Italy for the construction of two of the world's largest ferries for use on the Hull to Rotterdam route. [26-Jan-1999]
Amey has announced an £82m hostile takeover bid for Servisair, the provider of ground support services at airports, and this could prompt rival bids from companies such as John Menzies and Go-Ahead. [23-Jan-1999]
Manchester Airport is to hold a Jobsfair on January 27 in order to recruit up to 1,000 people for the 250 companies operating at the site. [22-Jan-1999]
Tibbett & Britten has acquired a controlling stake in Haulmark Europe, the distributor of freight between the UK and continental Europe, for undisclosed terms. [22-Jan-1999]
John Laing is planning to increase its stake in Chiltern Railways from 26% to 84% in a £6m deal, as part of a strategy to increase its involvement in the transport sector. [22-Jan-1999]
Great Yarmouth Port Authority has announced a freight link up with the Dutch port of Ijmuiden, and hopes this will improve its chances of building a £33m deep-water outer harbour. [21-Jan-1999]
Wiggins has acquired a 50-year lease on Smyrna Airport in Nashville, its first major move into the US. [21-Jan-1999]
Danzas is to close its road haulage operation in Chard with the loss of 53 jobs, and the business will transfer to a site in Bristol. [21-Jan-1999]
GB Railways is planning to launch a direct link between Chelmsford and Basingstoke in October, which will enable passengers to cross London without using the Underground system. [21-Jan-1999]
British Airways has had its £75m bid for CityFlyer Express referred to the Monopolies & Mergers Commission due to concerns about the effect on airline competition in the south-east. [21-Jan-1999]
Birmingham City Council is considering plans for a £6m extension to the city centre Metro route, which would see it continue through the Five Ways tunnel and end after the Edgbaston shopping centre. [20-Jan-1999]
Westinghouse is said to be planning to cut up to 150 jobs at its rail signalling operations across the UK, due to moves by Railtrack to seek cheaper equipment from abroad. [20-Jan-1999]
Sea Containers has announced plans to launch a new summertime SeaCat service from Belfast to the port of Troon in Ayrshire. [20-Jan-1999]
Milford Haven Port Authority has warned that a number of major job-creation projects may now have to postponed because of the authority's £4m fine for the Sea Empress disaster, and some of its assets may have to be sold off. [19-Jan-1999]
Belfast International Airport has won approval to build a £13m second terminal, and construction work is expected to start next year. [19-Jan-1999]
Stagecoach is planning to acquire Citybus, the Hong Kong bus operator, for £178m, with some of the funding coming from a £140m share placing. [19-Jan-1999]
West Anglia Great Northern Railway is to recruit an additional 150 train drivers, as part of a new pay deal agreed with the Aslef union. [19-Jan-1999]
P&O Stena Line has confirmed that it will close the Newhaven to Dieppe ferry service at the end of January with the loss of 148 jobs, but Hoverspeed is planning to launch a faster service on the route in April. [16-Jan-1999]
Sheffield Council is seeking to build a new public transport infrastructure to cater for the 1m people a year that are expected to use Sheffield airport by 2010. [14-Jan-1999]
Nexus and Railtrack are discussing plans for the £8m redevelopment of Sunderland's railway station, in preparation for the city's link-up with the Metro. [14-Jan-1999]
Midland Mainline has set up a new company in Derby called Maintrain, which will employ 270 people and take responsibility for train maintenance operations. [14-Jan-1999]
British Airways has announced a co-operation agreement with Japan Airlines to link their frequent flyer programmes, but JAL is still undecided about whether to join BA's Oneworld alliance. [14-Jan-1999]
The West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority has said it will not be able to attract the £750m needed for the proposed second and third lines of the Midland Metro. [13-Jan-1999]
Arriva Fox County, First Leicester and Kinchbus are planning to launch a satellite-tracking system for buses in Leicestershire later this year. [13-Jan-1999]
Birmingham International Airport is planning to set up a multi-million pound bus, rail and road link-up to relieve traffic congestion and encourage visitors to use public transport. [12-Jan-1999]
A new rail link is to be set up between Huddersfield and Halifax, although plans for a new station at Elland have been postponed. [12-Jan-1999]
The Post Office has acquired German Parcel for undisclosed terms, as part of a strategy to become a leading player in the European postal market. [12-Jan-1999]
Blue Circle is investing £0.5m in the Moorswater rail freight depot in Liskeard, Cornwall, and it is hoped that other national companies will join the scheme. [11-Jan-1999]
English Welsh and Scottish Railway is considering plans to close a freight train crew depot in York with the loss of up to 45 jobs. [11-Jan-1999]
Sea Containers is to start a fast ferry service between Belfast and Heysham from the end of March. [11-Jan-1999]
Associated British Ports is planning to move the port of Ipswich further downstream by developing more of the Cliff Quay area, which will enable larger vessels to dock. [11-Jan-1999]
Bank of Scotland's Capital Bank subsidiary has launched an executive aircraft leasing business in an alliance with Jersey-based aviation company Exxtor. [07-Jan-1999]
Railtrack has won approval to build a £25m rail terminal for Luton Airport. [07-Jan-1999]
Liverpool City Council is to support plans by Central Railways to set up a link between Merseyside and northern France through the Channel Tunnel, and a potential freight-loading terminal has been identified at Liverpool Docks. [06-Jan-1999]
The Scottish Office is conducting a feasibility study into the possibility of reinstating the Waverley rail line between Edinburgh and Carlisle at a cost of up to £100m. [06-Jan-1999]
Hays is acquiring France Partner, the French courier company, for an initial £16m, which will increase its share of the French early-morning express delivery market to about 20%. [06-Jan-1999]
Liverpool Electric Tram Systems is trying to secure a £10m contract to supply trams to Philadelphia, which could lead to the creation of 400 jobs at a proposed tram-building factory in the south of Liverpool. [06-Jan-1999]
Altram, the consortium of Travel West Midlands, Laing and Ansaldo Trasporti, is not expecting to open the £145m Midland Metro tram scheme until the end of March, and the delay could result in a £3m fine. [06-Jan-1999]
The Oxford Bus Company is planning to recruit up to 60 extra bus drivers in preparation for the launch of the city's new transport strategy this spring. [06-Jan-1999]
ARR Craib Transport, the Aberdeen-based haulage company, is opening a new depot in Cumbernauld, and may now set up branches in Manchester and London. [06-Jan-1999]
Merchant Ferries is to launch a £60m freight and passenger service between Liverpool and Dublin in February. [04-Jan-1999]
Adtranz and Midland Mainline are backing a move by the Derby Rail Forum to persuade the government to locate the headquarters of the new Strategic Rail Authority in Derby. [04-Jan-1999]
Lynx Express has acquired Red Star Parcels to create a parcels delivery business with more than 4,000 employees and turnover of £170m. [04-Jan-1999]
P&O Stena Line is planning to close the Newhaven to Dieppe ferry service with the loss of up to 260 jobs, which could prompt Sea Containers to launch a fast ferry on the route. [01-Jan-1999]