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The impact of the COVID pandemic on global logistics
The pandemic has underlined the critical importance of the global supply chain, in meeting critical PPE and medical needs, as well as satisfying consumer demand and the challenges in keeping goods...
Supporting environmental transparency
Environmental reporting standards for business have been high on the agenda at the UN’s Climate Change Conference – COP26 – currently underway in Glasgow and Metro support the drive for businesses...
Shippers risk falling foul of post-Brexit origin rules
Many British companies trading with the EU are still failing to understand the extent of their legal obligations to comply with the origin rules of the EU-UK trade deal and could face disruptive...
Asia-Europe congestions adding to transit delays and schedule confusion
Congestion at both ends of the critical Asia-North Europe (this still includes the UK) shipping trade is wrecking vessel schedules, with the average delay of container ships completing a round-trip...
The challenge of shipping chemical cargo around the world
The challenges of finding tank containers and getting them booked for vessel loading at origin have been growing, making the transport of dangerous and complex goods more and more difficult....
Ports invest for future
DP World has opened an 11.5 acre container park near Southampton, to increase storage capacity during the peak pre-Christmas season and work has begun on a fourth berth at London Gateway container...
Air freight rates continue to rise as capacity falters
Frustrated shippers, trying to avoid further container shipping delays, by switching modes, has driven air freight and charter rates to climb by up to ten times in a single week. Further imbalance...
Contract negotiations signal carrier intent
Taking advantage of current market dynamics shipping lines are trying to move the biggest shippers - retailers and manufacturers - onto two-year terms for 2022, with some container carriers trying...
Air freight welcomes return of passenger flights
Passenger aircraft pre-Covid supplied at least 50% of all global airfreight capacity in the ‘belly- hold” space under the passenger deck and the return of air travel will...
Skipped port calls add even more frustration and delays
With global supply chains continuing to struggle against pandemic-related congestion and disruption and traditional peak seasons being extended, or seemingly never ending, we are...
THE industry trade show returns – Multimodal 2021
After a break of more than two years the UK freight industry’s only dedicated conference and exhibition - Multimodal - has returned to Birmingham’s NEC centre and, as it is just down the road, we’ve...












