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ID Logistics UK is part of the global logistics provider ID Logistics Group, offering tailored supply chain solutions across multiple industries.

Based in Northampton and currently employing 1000 people, the company specializes in warehousing, distribution, and e-commerce logistics.

We focus on providing efficient, technology-driven services, ensuring flexibility and scalability for clients. ID Logistics UK supports sectors such as retail, fashion and consumer goods and offers a range of value-added services including refurbishment, inventory management and reverse logistics. We have a commitment to innovation and sustainability and are a key player in the UK logistics industry, driving operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

AIR FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

ASM (UK) Ltd has been developing, supplying and supporting innovative, business critical customs software for over 30 years. They also provide an important industry representation role across the international supply chain.

Sequoia, is ASM’s state-of-the-art, high performance customs clearance platform with connection to customs and all the port community systems (CSPs). Powerful, cost-effective and flexible, Sequoia provides every tool needed to process import, export and transit shipments whilst delivering outstanding levels of productivity and compliance to forwarders of all sizes.  Sequoia provides almost limitless opportunities to exchange data with your back-office systems, allowing you to work faster and smarter through powerful innovation, integration and automation.

ROAD FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Dennison Trailers is a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicle trailers in the UK and Ireland. With a history of building high-quality trailers for almost 60 years, Dennison Trailers has a passion for engineering excellence, continuous product development, and a total commitment to customer service.

At its modern factories in Lancaster, UK, and Naas, Ireland, Dennison Trailers manufactures a broad range of market-leading, innovative, and superbly engineered trailers, as well as a range of specialist trailers. Its customer base includes many well-known haulage companies and transport operators in the UK and Ireland.

RAIL FREIGHT COMPANY OF thE YEAR

Howard Tenens Logistics is proud to be one of the largest privately owned logistics companies in the UK. We place great importance on delivering excellent service, professionalism, and flexibility, with a mission to provide mutual value to our clients. We take pride in leading the logistics industry in environmental innovation, particularly in low carbon transport solutions. Our comprehensive range of distribution and warehousing services is built upon our rich heritage, extensive experience, ongoing investments, and strong partnerships.  As a privately owned company, we offer a personalised approach, while also possessing the strength, scale, and pedigree to deliver.

SEA FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

As part of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), Freightliner is the UK’s largest maritime intermodal logistics operator, transporting containers from all major deep-sea ports to our national network of inland terminals, as well as a leading operator in the UK Heavy Haul rail freight market.

Pentalver, a sister brand to Freightliner, is a leading UK container logistics services provider.  Globally, G&W is a market leading owner and operator of freight railroads owning or leasing 115 freight railroads worldwide with 7,000 employees servicing 3,000 customers. 

Port COMPANY OF thE YEAR

With its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, HMM was originally launched in 1976 with just three vessels. Today, HMM is the 8th largest container carrier in the world, with six regional headquarters, including its UK and European HQ in London. Operations are performed through a fleet of over 100 state-of-the-art vessels, including some of the world 's largest 24k TEU Megamax-24 class container ships.

Recognising the need to invest in capabilities which are key to the success for a sustainable future, HMM is engaged in multiple initiatives as part of its continuous environmental improvement programme to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions across its fleet by 2045. Examples of this are nine methanol-powered 9k teu containerships coming into service in 2025/2026, the further rollout of advanced marine biofuels, and field tests of Onboard Carbon Capture System technologies which started in the summer of 2024.

Meanwhile HMM staff love to go the extra mile to assist customers and continue to strategically collaborate with our clients to develop customised supply chain solutions for dry, refrigerated and other specialised cargoes such as break-bulk.

3PL OF THE YEAR

Freight Business Journal is the leading multimodal newspaper that reaches out to the decision makers and influencers involved in international freight transport and logistics. Celebrating our 15th anniversary this year, FBJ boasts the most informative and authoritative source of information with unrivalled in depth knowledge of the rapidly changing freight business environment. As the definitive publication within the sea, air, road and rail freight sectors, each issue includes regular news and analysis, in depth coverage discovering the business decisions behind the news stories, shipper and exporter reports, opinion, geographical features, political and environmental issues.

Built on the same platform as Freight Business Journal, FBJNA has an audited circulation of 12,000 North American shippers and forwarders. Published nine times a year by USA based editorial and sales professionals, who have many years’ experience within the freighting industry.

SUSTAINABILITY COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Guided by our Founder and Chairman of the Evergreen Group, Dr. Y.F. Chang, Evergreen has always been at the forefront of developing a sustainable global container transportation system. We recognise the obligation we have to conduct our operation as a constructive corporate member of the global society.

As such we are proud to sponsor this award, which celebrates the innovative efforts of those multimodal operators who share Evergreen’s sustainability values. Together we will help to find opportunities through decisive actions in order to maintain the constant well-being of marine life, port communities, and humanity worldwide.

BEST WAREHOUSE OPERATION

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TECHNOLOGY COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Maersk is a global integrated logistics company with the purpose of improving life for all by integrating the world. Maersk recognises the increasing complexity of supply chains creating a need for modernising the technology landscape and standardising processes to enable organisations to manage the supply chain more effectively.

As a pioneer in supply chain technology, Maersk’s strategic focus is on delivering first-time right customer outcomes through standard and configurable products, infusing scalability and speed by automating standardised processes with reusable components through digital platforms, and reducing complexity and enabling scale by modernising their technology foundation via a cloudfirst, data driven, secure and resilient architecture, whilst digitising their physical assets.

YOUNG LOGISTICS PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

Kuehne+Nagel is a leading global logistics provider with over 80,000 employees in nearly 1,300 locations, across 100+ countries. The Group specialises in innovative solutions for sea, air, road and contract logistics. Our mission is to connect people and goods through sustainable logistics that embraces environmental, social and governance principles. We foster a supportive workplace, empowering our teams to thrive and deliver exceptional services that make a positive impact. Discover the Kuehne+Nagel experience and transform your supply chain.

CUSTOMS TECHNOLOGY partner
OF THE YEAR

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DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Originating as a family-owned business in the 1920’s, The Malcolm Group has become one of the leading providers of logistics, construction and maintenance services in the UK.

Malcolm Logistics offers fully integrated road, rail, warehousing and bonded warehousing services nationwide. Current warehousing facilities encompass around 6 million square feet of warehousing space over key locations, 3 of which are rail-side.  Malcolm Rail’s service was launched in 2001 and provides reliable daily and overnight transit between various locations. This service offers a substantial range of intermodal services, benefitting a wide range of users and providing a crucial link between ports, production facilities and distribution terminals.

 Shipper/partner OF THE YEAR

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 Multimodal exhibitor OF THE YEAR

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Multimodal Personality of the Year 

Founded in 2001 by Executive Chairman, John Williams, Maritime Transport has evolved from small beginnings into a leading logistics company with a turnover exceeding £425m.

To date, the company employs 3,200 personnel across 40+ sites including a network of strategic rail freight terminals, with a cutting-edge fleet of 1,300 Euro-6 trucks and over 85 container handlers servicing a number of trains, daily. Maritime has a proven track record as an intermodal operator, developing and delivering low carbon, container logistics solutions for first and final miles, and pioneering the modal shift of UK domestic distribution from road to rail. 

In 2024, the company was acquired by Swiss-based global logistics and supply chain provider, MEDLOG S.A., supporting Maritime’s growth strategy and strengthening its market position as the UK’s leading provider of integrated road and rail freight logistics.