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Transport - 2005
Haven Gateway Partnership has secured government approval to build a new container port in Harwich, with the creation of up to 800 jobs.
27-Dec-2005
Portsmouth Port is seeking EU funding for the development of a direct rail link to transport freight between Fratton and a depot in Widnes, for onward distribution across northern England and Scotland.
20-Dec-2005
Stagecoach has acquired Traction Group, the bus operator with services in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Tayside, for £26m.
16-Dec-2005
CPD Logistics, the toy distributor, is planning to develop two new distribution units of 100,000 sq ft and 60,000 sq ft at the Astral Developments scheme in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire.
14-Dec-2005
Lucketts Travel is to acquire Worthing Coaches, creating a combined coach travel business with 44 coaches and annual turnover of £6.8m.
13-Dec-2005
Lot Polish Airlines is to expand its Centralwings low-cost airline subsidiary in the UK, with new flights from Poland to Edinburgh and Leeds-Bradford airports.
08-Dec-2005
Go-Ahead has acquired Birmingham Passenger Transport Services, the bus and coach operator, for up to £2m.
06-Dec-2005
Amaro is to create 500 jobs at its new leaflet distribution centre in Rotherham over the next 18 months.
06-Dec-2005
Gloucestershire Airport is planning a £1.8m expansion programme, including the development of a bigger runway, which could eventually lead to the introduction of commercial flights to Europe.
05-Dec-2005
Fraikin has bought the Coventry-based commercial vehicle division of Lex Transfleet from RAC for undisclosed terms, which will involve the transfer of 457 staff at 15 rental centres and six maintenance sites across the country.
02-Dec-2005
PD Ports, the operator of Teesport and the port of Hartlepool, has accepted a £246m takeover offer from Endeavour Ports of Australia.
01-Dec-2005
BAA has announced proposals for the £50m expansion of Aberdeen Airport, including a £10m runway extension and the creation of 1,000 jobs, in order to cope with the expected doubling of passenger numbers by 2030.
29-Nov-2005
Begbies Traynor has sold DW Weaver, the milk haulage company with 135 staff in Endon, Nantwich, Chester and Ashbourne, out of administration to a management team.
29-Nov-2005
P&O, the container ports and ferries group, has accepted a £3.3bn takeover offer from DP World of Dubai.
29-Nov-2005
Humber Sea Terminal has announced the creation of 20 new jobs following the introduction of Norfolk Line's daily freight ferry service to Vlaardingen in the Netherlands.
25-Nov-2005
Stagecoach is to sell its New Zealand bus and ferry operations to Infratil for about £100m.
22-Nov-2005
BAA has awarded a contract to Advanced Transport System to install the Ultra driverless taxi system at Heathrow Airport, which will involve pods carrying up to four people on a raised track.
21-Nov-2005
Jet2 is looking to rapidly expand its low-cost airline business with larger aircraft and more destinations from its bases in Leeds, Manchester, Belfast, Newcastle and Blackpool.
21-Nov-2005
Norfolk Line is looking to set up a transport depot in North Wales with the creation of 13 driving jobs, following the closure of its contractor in Holyhead.
18-Nov-2005
Halton Borough Council has approved plans from Drawbridge Securities for the development of a £65m freight park in Widnes, and work on the Innovis project will start by the end of 2006.
17-Nov-2005
Barnsley Council has approved plans from Prologis Developments for the development of a distribution centre at the Park Springs site at Little Houghton, which could lead to the creation of up to 600 jobs.
16-Nov-2005
Prestwick Airport is to launch a feasibility study into plans to double its capacity to handle 5m passengers a year within ten years.
14-Nov-2005
British Airways is set to announce plans to invest £100m upgrading its Club World business class cabins, and work is expected to start next year installing new seats in its long-haul fleet of 110 aircraft.
14-Nov-2005
Stena Line has confirmed plans to relocate its Irish Sea ferry operation from Stranraer to a shared harbour facility with P&O in Cairnryanin in 2007.
11-Nov-2005
Dover Harbour Board has announced proposals to set up a lorry park for up to 1,500 trucks, at a cost of up to £30m, in order to keep them off the roads when port operations are delayed.
11-Nov-2005
The Scottish Executive is to provide a £6m funding package for the development of a new regional air hub in Oban and new airfields on the islands of Coll and Colonsay.
08-Nov-2005
Air Berlin of Germany is to set up a hub transfer operation at Stansted airport, and will offer low-cost flights to Glasgow and Manchester.
07-Nov-2005
P&O is to sell its cold logistics business, including storage and trucking operations in the US, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand, to Versacold of Canada for £183m.
03-Nov-2005
Dean & Dyball has won a £3.2m contract from Network Rail to build train depots in Plymouth and Penzance.
03-Nov-2005
Birmingham International Airport has announced plans for a £1.5bn expansion programme, including a second runway and a third terminal, in order to handle 33m passengers a year by 2030.
01-Nov-2005
Newcastle Airport has unveiled plans for a new business park and a luxury hotel, as part of a ten-year expansion programme that includes a terminal extension and additional freight-handling facilities.
01-Nov-2005
Bmibaby is to base a second aircraft at Durham Tees Valley Airport, with the creation of 30 new jobs.
31-Oct-2005
First Group has won approval to set up a £10m global headquarters in Aberdeen, including a new depot for 400 bus drivers.
28-Oct-2005
Bristol International Airport has announced proposals for a £80m expansion over the next decade, including a new hotel, car parks, offices, fire station and fuel depot.
27-Oct-2005
Luton Airport has announced proposals to build a new terminal and replacement runway by 2012, while a second planning application will involve the extension of existing facilities.
26-Oct-2005
Steam Packet Company, the Isle of Man passenger shipping company, has been acquired by Macquarie Bank of Australia for £225m.
20-Oct-2005
North Dorset District Council is to consider plans from Wilts & Dorset and Damory Coaches to set up a new bus depot at the Blandford Heights Industrial Estate.
19-Oct-2005
Wincanton has acquired a division of Premium Logistics for £21m, in order to strengthen its position in the French market.
11-Oct-2005
National Express is to acquire Alsa, the Spanish bus and coach operator with almost 2,800 staff, for £262m.
10-Oct-2005
English Welsh & Scottish Railway is considering plans to set up a container handling terminal at the Alstom railway works in Eastleigh, in order to handle freight going to and from Southampton docks.
07-Oct-2005
Jet2 is to set up a low-cost airline operation at Blackpool Airport with the creation of about 50 jobs, and flights to Palma and Murcia will start in April.
30-Sep-2005
Asda and PD Teesport have announced plans to set up a £20m import centre at Teesport near Middlesbrough, with the creation of 300 jobs, including a 360,000 sq ft warehouse due for completion in February 2006.
28-Sep-2005
Ecodock UK is to set up a shipbreaking yard at the Swan Hunter site in Wallsend by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 240 jobs.
23-Sep-2005
Warrenpoint Harbour Authority is planning to invest £18m in the upgrade of facilities, in order to enable the port to handle larger deep-water vessels.
22-Sep-2005
Bombardier is said to be considering plans to shed up to 500 jobs at its rail repair works in Crewe, having rejected proposals for a management buy-out of the site.
22-Sep-2005
Amethyst Group is to create 50 new jobs at its logistics operation in Lichfield, having recently expanded its warehouse after winning a contract from clothing wholesaler Prominent Europe.
21-Sep-2005
Exel has accepted a £3.7bn takeover bid from Deutsche Post of Germany, creating a combined global logistics group with about 150,000 staff.
20-Sep-2005
TNT Express Services is to set up a new £4.5m call centre at the Team Valley trading estate in Gateshead by the end of the year, with the creation of about 200 jobs.
19-Sep-2005
James Fisher is to acquire Monyana Engineering Services, the marine equipment supplier, for £11m, and has also announced the sale of its Oceanic Pearl cable-laying vessel to Shipman Group of Norway for £11m.
19-Sep-2005
Ryanair is to open a new operating base at Nottingham East Midlands airport next March, and a new base will also open at Cork in Ireland in November.
15-Sep-2005
Hyder Consulting has acquired Irwinconsult, the Australian transport planning company with ten staff in New South Wales, for £0.2m.
13-Sep-2005
The Scottish Executive has awarded £1.6m to WH Malcolm to set up a rail freight link between Grangemouth docks and Elderslie.
08-Sep-2005
First ScotRail has awarded a £6.2m contract to Morgan Est to build a rail depot in Haymarket, Edinburgh.
08-Sep-2005
BOC Group has acquired G Van Dongen Holdings, the temperature-controlled transport operator with seven companies in the Netherlands and Spain, in order to expand its Gist division.
06-Sep-2005
Northwestern Shiprepairers is to vacate the former Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead with the loss of 32 jobs, after failing to reach agreement to extend its tenancy of the site.
02-Sep-2005
Dart Group has sold its stake in Benair Freight International to Gulf Agency Company for £5.1m, in order to focus on temperature-controlled distribution and aviation services.
01-Sep-2005
BAe Systems is to invest £18m at the Govan and Scotstoun shipyards on the Clyde, including the modernisation of the docks, new offices and the creation of 400 jobs.
31-Aug-2005
Zoom Airlines, the Canadian company that offers scheduled flights from Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Manchester and Belfast, is planning to expand its fleet from three to eight by 2008.
30-Aug-2005
Culina Logistics is seeking permission to set up a chilled foods distribution centre at the Primepoint site in Stafford, which could lead to the creation of up to 300 jobs.
30-Aug-2005
PlaneStation's administrators are to sell Manston airport, which trades as Kent International, to Infratil of New Zealand for £17m, and freight operations are expected to resume soon.
29-Aug-2005
Seafield Logistics is seeking permission from Vale Royal Borough Council to build a warehouse at Brunner Mond's Winnington Lane site in Northwich, which could create 20 jobs.
25-Aug-2005
Ferrovial of Spain has acquired Swissport International, the ground handling company with more than 1,500 UK staff at airports in Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Gatwick and Stansted, for £438m.
23-Aug-2005
Nightspeed Services, the Tipton-based parcels carrier with 900 staff and 23 depots, has been bought out of administration by Amtrak Express Parcels.
19-Aug-2005
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is looking to set up a 30,000 sq ft headquarters in Sheffield city centre, and three sites have been shortlisted.
15-Aug-2005
National Express has acquired Northstar, the Canadian school bus company, for £26m.
05-Aug-2005
Arriva has acquired Blue Bus & Coaches, the Bolton-based bus operator with 218 staff and 86 vehicles, for £2.9m.
28-Jul-2005
Lynx Express, the package delivery company, has been acquired by United Parcel Service of the US for £56m.
26-Jul-2005
P&O has secured conditional approval from the government to build a £1.4bn container terminal in Thurrock on the Thames Estuary by 2008, including a business park for logistics companies.
21-Jul-2005
Jackson Construction has been selected as preferred contractor to build a £6m headquarters in Felixstowe for China Shipping (UK) Agency and Johnson Stevens Agencies.
20-Jul-2005
International Lifting & Shipping is to relocate its Coventry-based handling and freight forwarding business to a 6,000 sq ft unit at Prologis Park in August.
15-Jul-2005
Stagecoach has acquired Glenvale Transport, the Merseyside-based bus company, for £3.4m.
14-Jul-2005
Eezehaul has acquired APC Mobile Couriers, the Brighton-based logistics firm, for undisclosed terms.
13-Jul-2005
Cinven has sold NCP, the car park operator, to 3i for £555m, and 3i will continue the group's transformation into a general transport services business.
13-Jul-2005
Norse Merchant Ferries, the ferry operator with 450 staff at terminals in Birkenhead, Belfast and Dublin, is to be acquired by Norfolkline for undisclosed terms.
01-Jul-2005
Redcar Council has approved plans from PD Ports and Gazeley to set up a £20m import and distribution centre at Teesport.
01-Jul-2005
Gazeley is seeking planning permission to build two warehouses of 500,000 sq ft and 340,000 sq ft at the 50-acre Western Approach site in Avonmouth.
01-Jul-2005
Virgin Atlantic is to create up to 1,500 new jobs at Heathrow and Gatwick over the next 18 months, including 1,100 cabin crew, 150 flight deck, 150 engineers and 100 at the Crawley head office.
28-Jun-2005
Innovate Logistics has acquired Phil Hanley, the refrigerated transport and storage company with 320 staff at sites in Newark, Grantham, Leeds, Ashford and Westbury.
27-Jun-2005
Parceline is looking to create up to 150 new jobs over the next few years at a new £3.6m parcels depot due to open in Quedgeley in September.
27-Jun-2005
The Grove Wharf and Neap House 190-acre port complex on the River Trent in North Lincolnshire has been sold to a management team for an estimated £25m.
23-Jun-2005
DHL Global Mail is to create up to 40 jobs at its new Smartmail Citispeed mail centre in Sutton Coldfield over the next 12 months.
22-Jun-2005
Wightlink, the Isle of Wight ferry service, is to be acquired by Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund.
20-Jun-2005
The Ministry of Defence is to relocate the Personnel & Training Command from RAF Innsworth in Gloucestershire to RAF High Wycombe, with the expected loss of more than 1,000 civilian and military jobs.
20-Jun-2005
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has appointed JMP Consulting to seek government funding for the development of bus travel in the city.
16-Jun-2005
Mersey Docks & Harbour Company is to be acquired by Peel Ports for £771m, which could lead to new leisure and retail developments on the Liverpool waterfront.
10-Jun-2005
Forth Ports is investing £4m in a new crane to increase the number of containers that can be handled at Grangemouth docks.
10-Jun-2005
Southampton Airport has predicted that more than 1,000 jobs will be created in the region to service an extra 1m passengers, with low-cost airline Flybe planning to fly 12 additional routes by August 2006.
08-Jun-2005
Colliers CRE has been appointed agent to sell off an 80-acre Npower site in Dartford, which could lead to the development of a 1m sq ft distribution scheme.
06-Jun-2005
First ScotRail has confirmed plans to set up a customer service call centre in Fort William in August, with the creation of 50 jobs.
03-Jun-2005
Tellings Golden Miller has sold its London Bus business to National Express for £20m.
02-Jun-2005
Strathclyde Passenger Transport is considering proposals for the £800m expansion of Glasgow's Subway system, including new underground stations in the west end, east end, south side and Glasgow Harbour.
01-Jun-2005
Virgin Atlantic is looking to double the size of its airline business over the next five years, and will diversify its network away from the North Atlantic.
30-May-2005
Go-Ahead is to acquire Southern Vectis, the operator of 150 buses on the Isle of Wight and in Hampshire, for £14m.
27-May-2005
East Dunbartonshire Council is trialling the use of commercial barges on the Forth and Clyde Canal to transport electrical waste, which could lead to the development of a recycling facility near Kirkintilloch.
27-May-2005
Liverpool City Council has received government approval for grants worth £17m to build a new cruise liner facility at Princes Dock, with the creation of 90 jobs.
24-May-2005
BAA Scotland has announced proposals for the expansion of Edinburgh Airport over the next 25 years, including a new runway and 10,000 jobs, and similar plans will be released for Glasgow and Aberdeen airports in the near future.
20-May-2005
BAe is to invest more than £20m in the modernisation of its Barrow shipyard over the next 12 months.
20-May-2005
The Welsh Development Agency and Cardiff Council have appointed HelioSlough to start work on the development of a new 35-acre rail freight park next to the existing Cardiff International Rail Freight terminal.
19-May-2005
PD Ports is seeking government support for its plan to build a £250m deep-sea container terminal on the south bank of the Tees, in order to relieve the congestion at ports in the south.
17-May-2005
Glasgow City Council is in talks with First Group and Strathclyde Passenger Transport about the possibility of setting up a guided busway between the city centre and Partick.
13-May-2005
British Waterways is planning to increase the quantity of goods transported on the canal network from 1.6m to 6m tonnes a year by 2010, and hopes to encourage the development of recycling plants and distribution centres next to canals.
11-May-2005
First ScotRail is to set up a customer call centre in Scotland this summer with the creation of 50 jobs, but the location has not yet been decided.
04-May-2005
Dunn-Line is to acquire MASS Transit Lincoln, the Lincoln-based operator of 29 buses with 33 staff, from MAS Special Engineering for £0.5m.
04-May-2005
Probotec, the Cardiff-based manufacturer of rail wagons with 40 staff, has been bought out of administration by English Welsh & Scottish Railway.
04-May-2005
BAA is planning to invest £6.8bn at its three London airports over the next ten years, in order to handle the predicted increase in passenger traffic at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.
02-May-2005
Associated British Ports is to invest a further £15m in the £45m coal handling terminal that is being built at the port of Immingham, following an agreement to handle imports for Scottish & Southern Energy.
29-Apr-2005
Exel has sold its Cory Environmental waste management business, which transports waste along the Thames and operates eight landfill sites, to Montagu Private Equity for £200m.
28-Apr-2005
City of York Council is considering plans from Siemens for the development of a £20m train maintenance facility next to the National Railway Museum, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
26-Apr-2005
Network Rail is planning to retrain 192 of the 5,000 workers being made redundant by MG Rover to fill vacancies in the Birmingham area.
22-Apr-2005
Port of Felixstowe is planning to recruit 500 workers this year, partly due to the large number of people retiring.
22-Apr-2005
Helvetic Airways of Switzerland is to relocate its UK budget airline operation from Gatwick to Luton Airport in May.
19-Apr-2005
Dunn-Line, the coach firm with 300 staff, is considering plans to relocate out of Nottingham, having failed to acquire a site at Bulwell.
18-Apr-2005
ACIS (Advanced Communications & Information Systems), the provider of transport information systems with 120 staff, has undergone a £25m management buy-out backed by Inflexion Private Equity.
15-Apr-2005
Edinburgh Airport is to relocate its 30-strong police force to a new office at Almond House.
14-Apr-2005
United Freight Distribution has acquired Ollis Transport, the Bristol-based distribution company with 45 staff.
05-Apr-2005
Centaur Seaplane is to raise up to £2.5m in a flotation on Aim to fund the development of six-seat amphibious aircraft.
04-Apr-2005
Network Rail is planning to upgrade at least 30 railway stations to prevent dangerous overcrowding, which will involve expanded concourses, additional escalators and wider ramps.
04-Apr-2005
City of Derry Airport is to receive £10m of government funding for an expansion project.
29-Mar-2005
Clarkson has acquired Ferrobulk, the Italian shipbroker with 30 staff, for an initial £4.2m.
21-Mar-2005
James Fisher has acquired FenderCare, the Norwich-based supplier of large-scale pneumatic fenders to the shipping industry with 65 staff, for up to £12m.
21-Mar-2005
Stagecoach is to expand its nationwide bus operations over the next 12 months, having ordered 340 new vehicles from Alexander Dennis, MAN and Optare.
16-Mar-2005
Business Direct Group has acquired the customers and goodwill of the in-boot logistics division of Esprit In-Night Express from ANC for at least £0.2m.
15-Mar-2005
London City Airport is to invest £40m in the expansion of its facilities over the next five years, including a terminal extension and more space for aircraft.
14-Mar-2005
Journeycall is to set up a new call centre in Laurencekirk near Montrose, with the creation of up to 20 jobs, in order to handle enquiries for rail and coach companies.
07-Mar-2005
Jarvis is to relocate the head office for its rail renewals and plant hire business from London to York next month, but most of the 60 staff have opted not to move.
07-Mar-2005
PD Ports has announced that up to 450 jobs will be created at Teesport with the development of a £30m import and distribution centre for an unnamed international retailer.
04-Mar-2005
Belfast International Airport has unveiled plans to invest up to £40m in new facilities over the next five years.
03-Mar-2005
Preston Council is considering proposals to set up a Rapid Transport System in the city centre.
02-Mar-2005
Malcolm Group, the Scottish road transport group, is to undergo a management buy-out for £70m.
28-Feb-2005
Amaro is to expand its leaflet distribution business by setting up new bases in Yorkshire, the Midlands and the north west this year, with the creation of up to 2,500 jobs.
25-Feb-2005
Port of Blyth is planning a £1.6m extension to its Battleship Wharf terminal by July, and the 100-strong workforce will rise by about 10%.
21-Feb-2005
GrantRail Group has acquired Total Power Solutions, the York-based railway engineering company with 50 staff, for undisclosed terms.
14-Feb-2005
Arriva is to acquire Sippel Group, the German bus operator, for £15m.
14-Feb-2005
Arriva Trains is to relocate its Welsh headquarters and about 120 staff to the St Mary's House development in Cardiff in March.
09-Feb-2005
Associated British Ports is to build a £1.6m distribution centre at the Port of Swansea for RKL Plywood by the end of the year.
07-Feb-2005
Strathclyde Passenger Transport and Westrans have secured a £7.4m funding package from the government to invest in new buses, shelters and bus priority schemes.
07-Feb-2005
Birmingham International Airport is expected to unveil draft expansion plans later this year, in order to provide capacity for almost 35m passengers per year.
02-Feb-2005
Felixstowe Town Council has recommended approval for the construction of a new headquarters building near the port of Felixstowe for both China Shipping (UK) Agency and Johnson Stevens Agencies.
02-Feb-2005
Wallace Arnold has agreed terms for a merger with Shearings to create WA Shearings, a £200m coach travel group with 3,400 staff, and both head offices in Leeds and Wigan will be retained.
01-Feb-2005
Associated British Ports has won permission to develop a new £40m container terminal at the port of Hull.
01-Feb-2005
Associated British Ports is to invest £2.5m at Garston docks on Merseyside, including a new aggregates distribution facility for Maxit.
25-Jan-2005
Norwich International Airport has announced plans for the £4m expansion of its terminal building over the next year, including new check-in and baggage-handling facilities.
25-Jan-2005
First Group is to invest £29m in Glasgow's public transport over the next two years, including 220 new buses.
25-Jan-2005
Brighton & Hove Council is drawing up plans to spend £1m on the expansion of Shoreham airport, including new security and baggage handling facilities.
24-Jan-2005
Network Rail is to set up a new regional headquarters for 1,000 staff at Jarvis House in York, with people relocating from other sites nearby.
24-Jan-2005
Gazeley is planning to set up a 750,000 sq ft distribution centre in Skelmersdale and an 800,000 sq ft site in Newark.
24-Jan-2005
Wallace Arnold is in merger discussions with Shearings, which could lead to the creation of a combined coaching holidays business with annual sales of more than £200m.
24-Jan-2005
Richard Lawson Autologistics, the Dundee-based vehicle distribution firm with 650 staff at 23 sites nationwide, has been bought out of administration by a management team.
21-Jan-2005
Able UK is seeking permission for a £25m dock development project in Hartlepool, which will create 700 jobs at three new quays, a shipbuilding and recycling centre, and an offshore manufacturing site.
20-Jan-2005
Business Direct Group has acquired Concord Couriers, Concord Logistics and Concord Welwyn Garden City for up to £2m, including two call centres and four delivery depots.
17-Jan-2005
Nottinghamshire County Council and Mansfield District Council have announced proposals for the development of a £7m bus station in Mansfield.
14-Jan-2005
The Scottish Executive is to set up a headquarters for a new national transport agency in Glasgow later this year, and some of the 200 staff are expected to transfer from Strathclyde Passenger Transport.
14-Jan-2005
Fragonset and Merlin have merged to create a combined Derby-based train operating and rolling stock business called FM Rail, with 70 staff.
11-Jan-2005
Tellings Golden Miller is planning to acquire the Airlinks coach business at Heathrow airport from National Express, including 36 vehicles and 90 staff.
10-Jan-2005
Durham Tees Valley Airport has submitted plans for a major expansion project, including a new cargo and maintenance village, a business park and a hotel.
10-Jan-2005
National Express is to create 30 jobs at Digbeth Coach Station in Birmingham, including 20 drivers and ten customer services staff.
04-Jan-2005
Weardale Railways is to shed all 36 jobs due to delays in accessing public funding for the development of the Weardale Heritage Railway in County Durham.
04-Jan-2005