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Davies Turner resumes Express China Rail service to ease supply chains disruptions
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THE UK's largest independent freight forwarding company that offers multimodal services for the storage and international distribution of freight has been battling to keep supply chains up and running amid worsening capacity shortages for both air and sea freight.
Davies Turner chairman Philip Stephenson says that Davies Turner Ltd, the group's surface freight subsidiary, continues to operate services and logistics operations as near to normal as possible.
Mr Stephenson said in a company statement: "Innovative thinking has been central to Davies Turner's 150-year existence. In the face of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 virus, and given the fact that the regional trade restrictions and freight capacity are under such pressure, now is the time for that innovative thinking to continue.
"Despite the disruption caused by the Covid-19 virus, we have now recommenced our direct Express China Rail service, which offers a door-to-door transit time of between 20 and 24 days, and is the only direct rail service for groupage as well as full loads into the UK. We anticipate the arrival of the first container into our Dartford hub in early April.
"We are also reconfiguring some of our logistics warehouses to increase capacity and make available a greater number of pallet positions for customers with stock that has been imported, but is not required by end-users at the moment.
"For example, this has created several thousand more pallet slots at our Dartford distribution centre for anyone with an urgent requirement for additional storage in their supply chain. This is replicated in varying degrees at our other main hubs across the country.
"As a member of the Pall-Ex network since 2005, covering Dartford and adjacent postcodes in Kent as well as southeast London, we are putting our domestic distribution fleet at the government's disposal for the express distribution of critical emergency, medical and food supplies.
"We have already handled products such as medicines, hospital equipment and testing kits.
"There will be more innovations to come as we seek to help clients old and new with the management of their supply chains in combatting Covid-19 whilst maintaining preparedness for eventual Brexit."
Davies Turner chairman Philip Stephenson says that Davies Turner Ltd, the group's surface freight subsidiary, continues to operate services and logistics operations as near to normal as possible.
Mr Stephenson said in a company statement: "Innovative thinking has been central to Davies Turner's 150-year existence. In the face of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 virus, and given the fact that the regional trade restrictions and freight capacity are under such pressure, now is the time for that innovative thinking to continue.
"Despite the disruption caused by the Covid-19 virus, we have now recommenced our direct Express China Rail service, which offers a door-to-door transit time of between 20 and 24 days, and is the only direct rail service for groupage as well as full loads into the UK. We anticipate the arrival of the first container into our Dartford hub in early April.
"We are also reconfiguring some of our logistics warehouses to increase capacity and make available a greater number of pallet positions for customers with stock that has been imported, but is not required by end-users at the moment.
"For example, this has created several thousand more pallet slots at our Dartford distribution centre for anyone with an urgent requirement for additional storage in their supply chain. This is replicated in varying degrees at our other main hubs across the country.
"As a member of the Pall-Ex network since 2005, covering Dartford and adjacent postcodes in Kent as well as southeast London, we are putting our domestic distribution fleet at the government's disposal for the express distribution of critical emergency, medical and food supplies.
"We have already handled products such as medicines, hospital equipment and testing kits.
"There will be more innovations to come as we seek to help clients old and new with the management of their supply chains in combatting Covid-19 whilst maintaining preparedness for eventual Brexit."