Air freight peak season surge
With passenger flights significantly and severely reduced on most trade lanes, scarcity of air cargo space is ongoing, spot prices are entirely unpredictable and the market, in constant flux, is preparing for a major peak season from Asia.
Data from aviation analyst Cirium shows that 3,762 wid...
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The Brexit Politics Round-up
The UK Internal Market Bill is a very provocative piece of legislation, proposed by the UK Government that, on paper at least, signifies the UK’s intent to leave the EU with no deal. The bill cleared its first hurdle in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
Here are the reasons why the UK Interna...
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Significant disruption at UK largest container port
The ongoing impact of Coronavirus on the workforce and terminal operating practices at Felixstowe has reduced productivity which, with unexpected demand spikes, has resulted in high yard density impeding operations and prompted drastic action from port management.
To clear backlogs and e...
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Metro’s supply chain excellence recognised
Publisher and Events organiser, Akabo Media, is one of the most influential voices in supply chain, freight and logistics. Its annual Supply Chain Excellence awards uniquely feature clients and service providers, to emphasise the value and innovation delivered across the sector.
Despite the ch...
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Business not ready for Brexit survey finds
Two-thirds of UK businesses have had their Brexit preparations disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic, and only 25% are confident they will cope with the additional administration, according to a survey of supply chain managers by Descartes.
Two-thirds of large firms (with >1000 employees) are ...
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Container shortages in China
Port operations have been severely diminished and inland distribution massively disrupted by the coronavirus, lockdowns and safe-working practices, which delay the unloading of containers and repositioning of equipment back to China.
As European importers struggle to return empty containers to...
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The perfect storm threatening container haulage
The perfect storm threatening container haulage
There is not an industry sector that has not been impacted to some extent by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even those deemed ‘essential’ have had to battle unprecedented economic and operational challenges, but few have felt the impact quite a...
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Get ready for Brexit
The border processes and way the UK trades with Europe is going to change significantly as we exit the EU transition period on the 31st December 2020, which is why we have developed an unprecedented web resource to get you ready for Brexit.
Understanding how your business will be impacted...
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40% of firms find better post-COVID suppliers
In a recent survey, reported by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), 41% of firms said that they have found “new and better” suppliers to work with as a direct result of coronavirus.
The survey also found that 57% found the outbreak an “incentive” to ma...
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The joined up supply chain
The supply chain is a complex system of interrelated parts which need to be monitored continuously to avoid problems and keep it running effectively.
True supply chain visibility requires the ability to see the whole supply chain at all times in order to solve problems as they arise, as incomp...
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Shipping lines set to increase Asia–Europe contract rates
As the container shipping lines continue to control capacity tightly, announcing a new series of blanked sailings in October on the Asia - Europe trade, they are preparing for their annual contract negotiations with the largest shippers on the critical route, with many anticipating higher long te...
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UK ports matter
European ports used to be the world’s busiest and largest ports, but have been eclipsed by the impact of globalisation and the massive growth of container ports in Asia.
European ports still have a major role to play in global trade and, as an island nation, particularly so for the UK....
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