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Transport - 2001
EasyJet is to planning to expand its operations at Gatwick airport, starting with an increase in the number of destinations served from four to eight.
24-Dec-2001
Balfour Beatty has acquired the rail electrification business of ABB for £25m, which includes 350 staff and operations in Italy, Greece, the Netherlands and the UK.
24-Dec-2001
TNT Retail Express has acquired Bleckmann Group, the Dutch supplier of transport and warehousing for the fashion industry with 815 staff, as part of a strategy to expand into continental Europe.
21-Dec-2001
ScotRail is to invest £2m in improvements for the North Berwick to Edinburgh line, including the introduction of five class 322 trains by next spring.
21-Dec-2001
Decator, the Swedish producer of technical manuals for train operators, is setting up a 1,000 sq ft office on the RTC Business Park in Derby in January, in order to get closer to the city's privatised rail companies.
21-Dec-2001
Vosper Thornycroft has acquired TUV FM, the Fareham-based supplier of support services to the Ministry of Defence, for £3.5m.
18-Dec-2001
Brittany Ferries is planning to build a £100m passenger ferry by 2004, which is expected to be based at Millbay Docks in Plymouth.
13-Dec-2001
TruTac, the supplier of data services to transport operators, is to create a further 75 jobs at the University of Warwick Science Park in Coventry.
06-Dec-2001
Translink is to receive £48m of government funding to invest in new rolling stock and other improvements for Northern Ireland's railway network.
05-Dec-2001
FKI has acquired Cleco Group, the supplier of automated warehouse systems, for £22m, in order to expand its FKI Logistex division.
30-Nov-2001
Lynx Express is creating 70 jobs at a new £1.5m parcel distribution centre at the Scotia Business Park in North Staffordshire.
30-Nov-2001
DHL, the international freight company, is planning to relocate its customer service team from Hounslow to Castle Donington, with the creation of up to 850 jobs.
27-Nov-2001
Blue Band Express has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms, and plans to provide a nationwide delivery service from its 13 depots.
23-Nov-2001
Emerald Airways is planning to expand its European freight business following the acquisition of two additional aircraft, and has launched a recruitment drive to increase the current workforce of 168.
22-Nov-2001
Stan Robinson has submitted plans to expand its distribution centre and lorry park at Seighford near Stafford, with the creation of 100 jobs.
21-Nov-2001
P&O Princess Cruises has announced a £4.2bn merger with Royal Caribbean Cruises, which will create a combined group with 41 ships and 40,000 staff.
21-Nov-2001
BAA has won government approval to build a £2.5bn fifth terminal at Heathrow Airport, which will create about 6,500 jobs.
21-Nov-2001
Hutchison Ports has submitted plans for the creation of a £400m 250-acre container terminal at Bathside Bay, Harwich, which would create 500 jobs.
20-Nov-2001
Go is planning to expand its low-cost airline business by acquiring two more aircraft this year and by adding a new base in continental Europe to add to its Stansted and Bristol bases next year.
20-Nov-2001
BAe Systems has won a £120m contract from the Ministry of Defence to build two amphibious landing ships, which will secure the future of 600 jobs at its Govan shipyard on the Clyde.
20-Nov-2001
Brambles Industries has sold its European rail wagon rental business to Hapag-Lloyd for £222m, and the proceeds will be used to fund bolt-on acquisitions for its information management and waste management operations.
16-Nov-2001
Forth Ports has selected Dew Construction as preferred bidder for a £10m contract to build a new ferry terminal at Rosyth.
15-Nov-2001
Wallace Arnold has secured "significant" new funding to provide for future acquisitions and the expansion of its coach business.
14-Nov-2001
Isle of Wight Council has approved plans from Guernsey-based Seaward Marine to set up a boat building business at the former Island Plastics factory at Cowes, with the creation of 50 jobs.
14-Nov-2001
Bombardier Transportation is to close the former Derby locomotive works at Pride Park and relocate 240 staff to its site in Litchurch Lane, while production of train wheels and 85 jobs will move from Litchurch Lane to Crewe.
14-Nov-2001
Vosper Thornycroft is to acquire Merlin Communications, the communications facilities management company, for £95m.
14-Nov-2001
Seafield is to create 25 jobs at a new 90,000 sq ft warehouse being built at Claylands Avenue in Worksop.
12-Nov-2001
Tibbett & Britten has won a contract to operate a new DIY import centre in North Lincolnshire for B&Q, which will create 200 jobs.
09-Nov-2001
Birmingham International Airport has announced plans to build a £10m air-rail shuttle by the end of 2002, in order to reduce travel time between the terminal and railway station from 13 minutes to two.
08-Nov-2001
DML has acquired LSC Group, the Tamworth-based engineering logistics company with 200 staff, in order to improve the operational efficiency of its naval dockyard in Plymouth.
07-Nov-2001
Peel Holdings is to lodge a planning application for a further extension of the terminal at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, which could lead to the creation of up to 2,200 jobs by 2003.
06-Nov-2001
Vosper Thornycroft is to acquire Griffin Services, the provider of facilities management and logistics services to the US military, for £20m.
05-Nov-2001
Tibbett & Britten has won a contract to manage Sainsbury's new Hams Hall distribution centre near Birmingham, which will employ 750 people from September 2002.
30-Oct-2001
Locate in Kent has announced that Rail Europe Group is to locate about 200 staff at a new rail travel call centre on the Kings Hill business park near Maidstone from next February.
25-Oct-2001
Southend Airport is preparing plans to expand the airport over the next five years, in order to attract low-cost holiday flights and create up to 3,000 jobs.
17-Oct-2001
The Strategic Rail Authority has created a new company called Cross London Rail Links, in order to push forward a scheme to extend London's £3bn east-west Crossrail project to Greenwich and Canary Wharf.
17-Oct-2001
Wightlink, the operator of Isle of Wight ferry services, has undergone a £180m management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland.
16-Oct-2001
BAA is to sell its World Duty Free Americas business to Duty Free Acquisition of the US for £84m.
12-Oct-2001
Tyne Slipway Engineering is to buy Wear Dockyard from the receivers of Cammell Laird, which is expected to lead to the creation of 120 boat-building and repair jobs.
08-Oct-2001
Wiggins, the airport owner and property developer, is raising £6m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its PlaneStation network in Germany.
08-Oct-2001
Cambridge University is planning to set up a "zero carbon" public transport system between its new science campus and the city centre, which will use solar energy to produce hydrogen to power a bus.
02-Oct-2001
Carillion has bought the remaining 51% of GT Rail Maintenance from Alstom for £34m, as part of a strategy to expand its rail maintenance operation.
28-Sep-2001
Croydon Council is preparing plans for the redevelopment of the 13-acre West Croydon station site to create a transport interchange linking bus, tram, train and Tube.
27-Sep-2001
The North West Development Agency is considering proposals for the development of a freight village at Ditton and Hale Bank in Cheshire, which would house a number of companies providing road and rail freight transport facilities.
27-Sep-2001
Fitzpatrick has won a £21m contract to build a train care facility at Northam in Southampton, which will maintain the new Siemens fleet for South West Trains.
26-Sep-2001
Seascope is to acquire Braemar Tankers, the tanker broking company, for £7.3m, as part of a strategy to create one of the world's largest ship broking and marine professional services groups.
21-Sep-2001
BAA is set to win control of two airports in Oman by investing £9m in a consortium with the Suhail Bahwan group and ABB Equity Ventures.
11-Sep-2001
Railtrack has submitted plans for the development of a 2m sq ft rail freight distribution depot at Parkside Colliery in Newton-le-Willows.
10-Sep-2001
Arriva is planning to recruit 120 train drivers this year and 170 next year, due to a shortage that is forcing the company to replace some train services with buses.
07-Sep-2001
Jarvis has acquired a 51% stake in Avonwood Developments for £1.1m, in order to develop new systems to monitor the condition of railway lines.
06-Sep-2001
Associated British Ports has announced plans to build a £50m roll-on roll-off ferry terminal at Immingham, creating up to 200 jobs.
05-Sep-2001
Railtrack is expected to award a £25m contract to Balfour Beatty for the refurbishment of track and stations in Watford and Bletchley.
31-Aug-2001
Corus Rail Consultancy is to build a new £1.5m headquarters at Toft Green in York by May 2002, with the creation of 30 jobs.
29-Aug-2001
Strathclyde Passenger Transport is to receive £16m of government funding to build a £23m rail link between Larkhall and Glasgow.
28-Aug-2001
Simon Group is looking to expand its port services business with a number of bolt-on acquisitions, and will invest up to £15m on the further development of the Humber Sea Terminal.
22-Aug-2001
Go-Ahead has acquired Reed Aviation, the provider of ground handling services at six airports, for £5.3m.
21-Aug-2001
Mersey Docks & Harbour is linking up with other port users to support a new scheme to recruit 300 apprentice dockworkers across Merseyside, as part of the MerseyPort project to link port-related activities across the region.
21-Aug-2001
National Express has selected Exeter as the location for the new Wessex Trains headquarters, and 45 staff will be recruited.
21-Aug-2001
British Waterways is planning to build a 20-mile canal to link the Great Ouse at Bedford with the Grand Union Canal at Milton Keynes, and the nine possible options have been costed at between £80m and £150m.
21-Aug-2001
Cammell Laird's receivers have sold the ship repair group to A&P for undisclosed terms, but there is unlikely to be an immediate reopening of the Tyneside and Birkenhead yards.
20-Aug-2001
ScotAirways is setting up a new operation at Inverness airport to provide daily flights to Amsterdam and London City Airport.
16-Aug-2001
First Great Western is to invest £13m in improvements at its train maintenance depot at St Philips Marsh in Bristol, with the creation of 50 jobs.
14-Aug-2001
Seacon Holdings, the freight forwarding company, is to be acquired by a new company called JCR for £11m.
13-Aug-2001
City of Edinburgh Council is expected to reveal proposals next month for the development of a tram service between the city centre and the £1bn Waterfront scheme.
10-Aug-2001
Londis is planning to invest £3m at its regional distribution centres in Thamesmead and Andover, in order to expand the capacity to store chilled foods.
06-Aug-2001
British Midland is to relocate its Belfast operation from Aldergrove to Belfast City Airport in October, in order to provide improved facilities to passengers.
03-Aug-2001
Power Europe, the logistics company, is creating 500 jobs at a new Tesco frozen food warehouse in Crick, which is due to open in October.
03-Aug-2001
Air Miles Travel Promotions is to recruit 150 new staff at its call centre in Warrington, but its call centre in Crawley will be closed with the loss of about 200 jobs.
03-Aug-2001
First Group has acquired Verona Bus Service of Wisconsin for about £4m, in order to expand its school bus business in the US.
02-Aug-2001
Swan Hunter has confirmed plans to acquire the Kvaerner shipyard at Port Clarence on Teesside in September, where it will create 200 jobs for a Ministry of Defence contract.
02-Aug-2001
TDG has acquired IWT Worldwide Logistics of Ireland for £12m, and is now looking to acquire companies with turnover of about £100m.
02-Aug-2001
BAA is planning to invest up to £7bn in improvements at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports over the next 10 years.
31-Jul-2001
Merseytravel is seeking government funding for the development of a £225m tram system between Liverpool city centre and Kirkby.
31-Jul-2001
Ryanair is to create 120 new jobs at Stansted Airport to cope with its expanded winter schedule.
27-Jul-2001
WSP has acquired Marcial Echenique & Partners, the Cambridge-based transport planning practice with 16 consultants.
26-Jul-2001
Highlands & Islands Airports is to invest £2.2m in the improvement of fire training grounds at eight of its ten airports.
19-Jul-2001
Expeditus has received £1.5m of venture capital to develop an internet-based system that will improve the efficiency of same-day couriers.
18-Jul-2001
Exel is to set up a £8m distribution centre at Gateway Glasgow for its Tradeteam subsidiary.
16-Jul-2001
TNT Express is to open a £4.3m parcels depot in Basildon in October, creating 150 new jobs.
13-Jul-2001
BBA is looking to spend up to £300m on acquisitions to expand its commercial and corporate aviation businesses, and has just completed the acquisition of Aircraft Service International Group of the US for £97m.
12-Jul-2001
BAe Systems is to shed 1,000 jobs at the Govan and Scotstoun shipyards on the Clyde and a further 150 at Barrow, despite winning part of a £4.5bn contract to build six Type 45 destroyers for the Royal Navy.
11-Jul-2001
Big Yellow is planning to open a further 50 self-storage centres by 2003 to add to the existing 24, and has also announced the purchase of the Dudley Stationery building in Bow, London, for £4.6m.
11-Jul-2001
Interserve has won a £20m contract from BAA and Virgin Atlantic to build an aircraft maintenance facility at Heathrow.
11-Jul-2001
Clarkson has acquired a 49% stake in Agence General d'Affretement of France, in order to expand its global shipping services business.
10-Jul-2001
Safestore is planning to expand its network of 20 self-storage sites with a further 11 over the next 12 months.
10-Jul-2001
WH Smith is to sell its distribution business to former managers backed by ABN Amro Private Equity for £215m.
06-Jul-2001
P&O Cruises has confirmed plans to leave its London base and concentrate all operations in Southampton, which will involve the expansion of the Richmond House and Dukes Keep premises in Southampton.
05-Jul-2001
Reed Elsevier is planning to sell the Official Airlines Guide to a management buy-out for a nominal sum.
05-Jul-2001
British Waterways has announced plans to restore a disused canal linking the Thames and the Severn rivers, in a £82m project that could lead to the creation of 500 jobs.
05-Jul-2001
Amec has won a contract to build a regional distribution centre at Wakefield Europort for Scottish & Newcastle, which will employ up to 350 staff from next year.
04-Jul-2001
Praxis Critical Systems, the railway systems consultancy, is setting up new offices in Derby and London with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
03-Jul-2001
Prolog is to set up a new 250,000sq ft warehouse at the Sherwood Park industrial estate in Annesley with the creation of 600 jobs.
02-Jul-2001
Powell Duffryn is to sell Geesink Norba, the Dutch manufacturer of refuse vehicles, to Oshkosh Truck of the US for £91m, in order to focus on ports and shipping.
02-Jul-2001
Midland Mainline has won government permission to build a £17m station near Ratcliffe-on-Soar in the East Midlands, and 34 jobs will be created when it opens in summer 2002.
26-Jun-2001
Postcomm has awarded three interim licences for the creation of new postal services, with two going to TNT UK and one to G3 Worldwide Mail.
25-Jun-2001
Birse Logistics Solutions has won contracts worth £8.7m to build two new distribution centres for ProLogis Developments at Hams Hall in Warwickshire.
20-Jun-2001
Stagecoach is selling its Portuguese bus operations to an unnamed company for £14m, as part of a strategy to focus on the UK, US, New Zealand and Hong Kong.
18-Jun-2001
British Airways has sold its Go low-cost airline business to a management buy-out backed by 3i for up to £110m.
15-Jun-2001
Mike Beer Transport has bought Tipro, the international bulk tipper operator, from Star Cargo for undisclosed terms, and has also announced plans to consolidate its three UK depots onto a new site at the Dover Port Zone.
12-Jun-2001
Pickupworks has reached agreement with BP to install its Fraserbox automated retrieval system on forecourts, which will enable customers to collect goods bought online.
11-Jun-2001
Alstom is linking up with the Engage division of GKN to set up a rail signals development centre at an unnamed site in Swindon, with the creation of 50 jobs.
08-Jun-2001
Burford has formed a joint venture with The Bristol Port Company to develop a £6m rail freight terminal at Avonmouth Docks, providing a link between road, rail and sea transport.
08-Jun-2001
Lloyd's Register is planning to acquire MHA Systems for undisclosed terms, as part of a strategy to move into the international rail safety market.
04-Jun-2001
WS Atkins is to acquire ScanRail, the transport consultancy, from the Danish National Railway Agency for £6m.
04-Jun-2001
Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Authority has announced plans to build a £100m road tunnel under the River Tyne, and a private consortium will be chosen for the project by December 2003.
01-Jun-2001
SBS Logistics, the offshore services company, is to create about 30 jobs in Shetland by operating two dedicated cargo vessels every day between Aberdeen and a distribution centre in Lerwick.
29-May-2001
Consignia is considering plans to set up cut-price local postal services, which would compete with its own Royal Mail business and deliver bulk mail for large customers.
25-May-2001
The Ministry of Defence is said to be considering plans to relocate the British Forces Post Office from Mill Hill in Barnet to RAF Northolt near Harrow, which would affect 266 jobs.
24-May-2001
Vosper Thornycroft is to acquire RTK Marine, the Poole-based boat supplier, for about £4m.
24-May-2001
Unipart has acquired National Railway Supplies, the railway equipment supplier with 300 staff, for undisclosed terms.
17-May-2001
First Group is to invest £4m in the introduction of 100 US-style yellow school buses, and negotiations are taking place with four local authorities.
16-May-2001
DCA Distribution is to set up a new head office for its international logistics business at the Oxford Business Park at Cowley, and is currently recruiting secretarial and accounts staff.
14-May-2001
Peel Holdings has bought the remaining 24% of Liverpool Airport from five Merseyside borough councils for £2.4m, clearing the way for a £50m investment in the expansion of the airport terminal.
10-May-2001
Stirling Shipping, the operator of North Sea support vessels, has been acquired by Seacor Smit of the US for £54m.
08-May-2001
Big Yellow has raised £23m in a share placing and is considering plans to set up self-storage centres in continental Europe.
08-May-2001
Newcastle Airport is to have a 49% stake acquired by Copenhagen Airports for £95m, and the Danish company will look for ways to expand capacity at the site.
07-May-2001
The Strategic Rail Authority has announced a £4bn plan to improve rail freight routes over the next 10 years, including the development of four new terminals near London and two in the north-west.
03-May-2001
UPS is to set up a financial services subsidiary called UPS Capital Global Trade Finance UK in order to improve the service offered to its logistics customers in Europe.
02-May-2001
Yearsley Group has started work on a £5m expansion at its head office facility in Heywood, Lancashire, which will increase cold storage capacity by a third.
01-May-2001
Safeway is looking at ways to expand its rail freight strategy across the country following the success of its scheme in north Scotland, and is also planning to run a fleet of 50 lorries using compressed natural gas in London.
01-May-2001
English Welsh & Scottish Railway is linking up with Helios to prepare plans for the development of a £70m international rail freight terminal at Tinsley in Sheffield.
30-Apr-2001
Birmingham International Airport has unveiled plans for a £29m steel and glass departure lounge complex, as part of a £260m expansion project aimed at handling 10m passengers a year by 2005.
26-Apr-2001
P&O is planning to invest £1bn in its container ports business over the next five years, including projects in Europe, Asia and the US.
26-Apr-2001
Gill Airways, the regional airline with nine aircraft, has been bought out of administration by a management team backed by Bank of Scotland.
25-Apr-2001
Air Partner, the air charter broker, is planning to expand its business in Europe and the US by opening 20 new offices over the next 5-10 years.
19-Apr-2001
Consignia is planning to build a £150m postal distribution centre near Heathrow airport by 2002, where it will employ 800 staff.
19-Apr-2001
Surrey County Council and Guildford Borough Council are to conduct a new feasibility study for the development of a light monorail system in Guildford.
18-Apr-2001
Wiggins has acquired Lahr airport in Germany for £1.5m, as part of a strategy to set up a network of 20 regional airports.
18-Apr-2001
British Waterways has drawn up a list of 12 potential partners for the £500m redevelopment of up to 6,000 acres of waterfront land throughout the country.
17-Apr-2001
James Irlam & Sons is to set up a distribution depot in Stoke with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
17-Apr-2001
The Royal Mail is to create a further 150 jobs at its St Rollox mail centre in Glasgow.
13-Apr-2001
Sea Containers has finalised the sale of the port of Newhaven to the French county council of Seine Maritime for £15m, which is expected to lead to investment in new passenger and freight facilities.
13-Apr-2001
Maritrade of Australia has revealed plans for the development of a high-speed commuter ferry service from Bangor and Carrickfergus to Belfast city centre later this year.
12-Apr-2001
Roadferry has bought the Palletline division of Aberdeen-based Sandy Bruce Trucking for £1.6m, which will involve taking on 70 staff and 32 trucks.
12-Apr-2001
Bolsover District Council is to consider plans from Sladen Estates for the development of a £9m regional distribution centre for an unidentified company at South Normanton, which would create about 180 jobs.
11-Apr-2001
Exel is to set up a national distribution centre for Selfridges in Solihull with the creation of 200 jobs, which will replace an existing warehouse in Paddington.
11-Apr-2001
P&O Cruises is to create a further 150 jobs at its call centre and customer service operation in Southampton.
05-Apr-2001
Bournemouth International Airport has won planning permission to develop a new multi-million-pound passenger terminal, and wants to start new routes to Manchester and short-haul European destinations.
02-Apr-2001
Johnson Service, the dry-cleaning group, has sold its airline servicing business to Aviation & Airport Services for £3.5m.
02-Apr-2001
British Midland and the Star Alliance of global airlines are seeking investment of £50m at Heathrow airport to develop transfer services between three terminal buildings, as part of a strategy to develop a long-haul network out of the UK.
02-Apr-2001
Frans Maas, the Dutch-owned freight forwarding company, is planning to expand its Great Yarmouth headquarters over the next 12 months, having won a number of new distribution contracts.
29-Mar-2001
JMC is planning to open a new package holiday base at East Midlands Airport, which will involve one Airbus A320 aircraft and the creation of 65 jobs.
29-Mar-2001
Lafarge has won a £2.3m government grant to develop material handling facilities by the Aire and Calder canal in Yorkshire, which will enable materials to be transported from its Besthorpe quarry and Wakefield distribution centre.
29-Mar-2001
GB Railways has selected Skanska Construction as infrastructure development partner for a £200m east-west rail link between East Anglia and Oxford, but government approval is still required.
28-Mar-2001
The Ministry of Defence is to sell the RAF Kemble airfield in Gloucestershire to a consortium of local companies for £7m, which is expected to lead to the creation of 200 jobs as more companies are attracted to buildings on the site.
28-Mar-2001
The Welsh Development Agency is planning to set up a 36-acre supplier park next to Freightliner's new Eurofreight terminal in Cardiff, in order to house rail-related companies that need to be close to the £15m terminal.
28-Mar-2001
Iforce is to create 200 jobs at a new e-commerce warehouse at Bromford Gate in the West Midlands.
28-Mar-2001
Strawson Holdings and Kilmartin Property are setting up a 300-acre distribution centre at junction 4 of the M8 motorway between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the first tenant will be Scottish Courage.
26-Mar-2001
Howard Smith has sold its towage business, which operates 150 vessels from 42 ports in the UK and Australia, to Adsteam Marine in order to focus on the distribution of industrial supplies.
22-Mar-2001
Biggin Hill Airport has announced that Jet Aviation of the US has set up a jet charter and maintenance operation in two of its hangers, with the creation of 25 jobs.
22-Mar-2001
Nor-Cargo is setting up new offices and warehousing at the redeveloped Matthews Quay in Aberdeen, to support its shipping services to Norway and continental Europe.
22-Mar-2001
Vosper Thornycroft has won a £60m contract to build three new Royal Navy offshore patrol craft, which will secure the future of 450 jobs at its Southampton shipyard.
19-Mar-2001
Exel is to acquire FX Coughlin, the US logistics and freight forwarding group, for up to £227m.
15-Mar-2001
British Airways is set to acquire British Regional Air Lines for £78m, and will combine the business with its Brymon Airways subsidiary.
09-Mar-2001
Swan Hunter and Imtech of the Netherlands are planning to jointly acquire the Port Clarence shipyard on Teesside, and expect to create about 400 jobs at the site.
08-Mar-2001
Geodis United Distribution is to close its freight depot in Walsall next month with the loss of 92 jobs, in order to relocate to a new £1m complex on the Middlemore Trading Estate.
08-Mar-2001
Simon Group is planning to expand its new £20m ferry terminal at Killingholme, which will involve the development of new warehousing and distribution facilities and the creation of up to 200 jobs.
07-Mar-2001
Tibbett & Britten is looking to sell Axial, the car transport division valued at up to £100m, in order to raise funds for the expansion of its logistics business in Europe and North America.
07-Mar-2001
Arriva has acquired London Pride, the operator of bus tours, for £4.9m.
07-Mar-2001
The East of England Development Agency has provided assistance to the Excelsior Trust in the acquisition of the George Prior Engineering shipyard at Lake Lothing, Lowestoft, which will lead to the creation of 30 jobs.
06-Mar-2001
Exel is to expand its distribution and warehousing operations in the Midlands, which will create 800 jobs at sites in Coventry, Daventry and Rugby.
06-Mar-2001
Manchester City Council has approved plans from the Greater Manchester Transport Authority for the development of a £4m transport interchange at Shudehill in the city centre.
05-Mar-2001
BAA has formed a consortium to expand its airport interests in Australia, which will involve the acquisition of minority stakes in Perth International and Northern Territory airports.
05-Mar-2001
Travel West Midlands is to invest £2.7m in setting up a "Showcase" bus service between Perry Barr and Walsall, which will feature low-floor buses for easy access.
02-Mar-2001
National Express is setting up a £1m customer contact centre for its coach business at the No1 Hagley Road building on Five Ways in Birmingham, which will involve the transfer of 300 staff from its Digbeth site.
02-Mar-2001
Eastern Airways of Humberside is expanding its fleet with two new Jetstream 32 aircraft next month, and is looking to launch at least one new route.
28-Feb-2001
Mersey Docks & Harbour is linking up with Railtrack and English, Welsh and Scottish Railway to propose the development of a £4m rail link between Birkenhead Docks and the national network.
23-Feb-2001
Target Express is to open a new warehouse at North View in Coventry with the creation of 300 jobs, having won a contract to distribute computers for Dell.
22-Feb-2001
Cambridge City Council is to consider plans from a new company called Cambridge Rapid Transit System for the development of a transport system to link the proposed Trumpington park and ride with Cambridge city centre.
22-Feb-2001
National Express has agreed to sell its UK airports business, which includes Bournemouth and East Midlands, to Manchester Airport for £241m.
20-Feb-2001
TDG has acquired TCG, the Dutch supplier of call centre and packaging services, for £22m, in order to expand its European logistics business.
19-Feb-2001
Waitrose and Last Mile Solutions are planning to expand their online grocery retailing joint venture around the country, and are seeking suitable sites for distribution centres in Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham.
19-Feb-2001
Westinghouse Signals, the railway signalling and train control systems company, is to relocate 70 Birmingham-based staff to the redeveloped Imperial House in Temple Street.
16-Feb-2001
Fergusons Transport has won permission to develop a new logistics centre on the Pattinson North Industrial Estate in Washington, with the creation of 194 jobs.
15-Feb-2001
Flightline International is to set up a flight booking centre at Trident House, near Glasgow airport, with the creation of 60 jobs.
13-Feb-2001
Seascope Shipping is to merge with Braemar, the shipbroker, in a £16m deal.
13-Feb-2001
Stagecoach is planning to build a new £4m bus depot in Gloucester, and the old bus garage could be sold to developers.
12-Feb-2001
Dundee City Council is considering plans to invest £2.6m in improvements at Dundee Airport over the next four years, including passenger terminal facilities, surfacing works for the runway and car parking.
12-Feb-2001
Big Yellow Self Storage has acquired two new properties at Barking and West Norwood in London, as part of a strategy to open 21 self-storage centres this year.
12-Feb-2001
Mersey Docks & Harbour has agreed to acquire Heysham Port from Sea Containers for £25m, in order to strengthen its position in Irish Sea traffic.
08-Feb-2001
Highland Council is to relocate its harbours and ports service from Inverness to Lochinver, in Western Sutherland, by April.
06-Feb-2001
Exel is setting up a logistics operation in Switzerland in partnership with Kuoni, and has also started new businesses in Sweden, Finland, Turkey and Hungary.
05-Feb-2001
Railtrack is planning to build a 2m sq ft distribution park on the site of Parkside Colliery in Cheshire, including rail sidings and warehousing.
05-Feb-2001
Nexus is planning to build a £1.3m ferry terminal on the Royal Quays in Gateshead.
02-Feb-2001
EasyJet is considering plans to expand its low-cost airline business at new bases in Liverpool, Geneva and Amsterdam, following an increase in its landing charges at Luton airport.
02-Feb-2001
Doncaster Council is to give official backing to a £80m plan from Peel Holdings to build an international airport at RAF Finningley.
01-Feb-2001
Nightfreight, the logistics group, is to go private in a £35m management buy-out.
30-Jan-2001
Ireland Freight Services is planning to set up Vendorvillage, a virtual bonded warehouse where internet companies can house their inventory, with the creation of up to 100 jobs in Northern Ireland over the next three years.
24-Jan-2001
John Menzies is seeking acquisitions to expand its aviation services division, but is expected to sell off its Early Learning Centre chain of toy shops.
24-Jan-2001
Exel has acquired Werthmann & Koster, the German automotive logistics company, for £14m.
23-Jan-2001
Stagecoach has sold Glasgow Prestwick International Airport to an international consortium led by Infrastructure & Utilities of New Zealand for £33m, and the site will be managed by Omniport.
23-Jan-2001
National Air Traffic Services is planning to increase air traffic control capacity over south-east England by 20% by reorganising the division of airspace next month, and recruitment of controllers will rise by up to 50% a year.
22-Jan-2001
Reading Borough Council has approved plans for the construction of a new railway station at the Green Park office development in Reading.
22-Jan-2001
The Ministry of Defence is to create a further 120 jobs at the RAF Stafford distribution and storage centre in Staffordshire.
19-Jan-2001
Newcastle City Council has announced plans for the development of a £5.2m rapid transit system between Newcastle and Gateshead, and work will start in 2002.
19-Jan-2001
Eurostar is planning to spend £22m on the refurbishment of its terminals in London, Paris and Brussels and on improvements to its train interiors.
17-Jan-2001
Mersey Docks & Harbour has awarded a contract to Amec to build a £22m terminal in Liverpool for Irish Sea ferries, which will create 100 construction jobs.
12-Jan-2001
British Midland has sold its ground handling and airport services business to Go-Ahead for £72m.
12-Jan-2001
Potter Group is planning to invest about £7m in the development of a new textiles warehouse at its premises in Selby, with the creation of up to 100 jobs over the next four years.
09-Jan-2001
Midland Mainline is considering plans to build a £4m customer service academy at Pride Park in Derby, in order to improve staff training.
05-Jan-2001
Mersey Docks & Harbour is to invest £3.5m at the Port of Sheerness in Kent, which will involve the creation of 300 jobs at a new fruit packing facility and a pre-delivery inspection centre for cars.
03-Jan-2001
Wiggins is planning to set up a new passenger service at Manston airport in Kent, and discussions are taking place with an unnamed low-cost airline.
03-Jan-2001
P&O has sold a 50% stake in Associated Bulk Carriers, which includes a fleet of 22 dry cargo vessels, to Eurotower Holdings for £68m in cash.
02-Jan-2001