Adding to our services to Spain, we are now able to provide a weekly temperature controlled service providing for widespread distribution throughout Spain via our partner’s hubs in Barcelona and Madrid.

For further details, please contact James Mears directly on +44 (0)161 490 7903

Pretty obvious really, but the heavy downfalls of snow has caused significant disruption to services during the last few days, and will continue to do so. Currently, there is no access to the ports of Calais and Dunkerque, nor the French Eurotunnel terminal. In addition, blockages on many major routes through France and Germany and into Italy, including the ro-ro train between Freiburg and Novara are running well below capacity, if at all. Greater restrictions are in force for vehicles carrying hazardous cargo.

It goes without saying that we cannot guarantee any transit times at present, and it is advisable that you stay in contact with our operational team for further details.

There will be week of strikes and protests throughout Italy to raise awareness against rising fuel prices and toll increases.

Hauliers and truck drivers are organising traffic blocks on roads and highways all along the peninsula in order to create serious disruption to traffic, even for those who do not adhere to this form of protest.

This may result in delays in collections and deliveries to/from all Italy areas for the duration fo the protests.

For this reason we ask you to keep in touch with our operational team to get updates on the status of your shipments.

We have been advised by our Barcelona partner, Novocargo, that there will be a strike in Catalunya (Barcelona area) of all international and domestic hauliers on 21st, 22nd & 23rd December. This will undoubtedly affect collections and deliveries, and with the Christmas period upon us, will in some cases defer the same until the New Year. Please stay in contact with James and/or Josh for further information and updates.

We are pleased to introduce Stop Logistica SA, newly founded from well-established International hauliers Stop trans SA. Their personnel have been involved in the UK market for many years, and with facilities just outside Porto, plus parent facilities near Lisbon, they are able to ensure a fast, reliable, and moreover, secure service throughout their territory.

With access to their parent company’s fleet of over 100 trailers, there is always a good availability of vehicles of all types: tilt trailers, Euro-liners, box trailers, and even hanging garment trailers.

We are hopeful that this new partnership will help to consolidate our activity in Portugal and enhance our twice weekly groupage service.