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10/11/2021 / Environment, Metro, MVT, Supply Chain, Technology

Supporting environmental transparency

Environmental reporting standards for business have been high on the agenda at the UN’s Climate Change Conference – COP26 –...

10/11/2021 / Coronavirus, Supply Chain

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...

10/11/2021 / Chemical, Supply Chain

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...

21/10/2021 / BIFA, General, Metro

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 -...

21/10/2021 / Sea, Supply Chain

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...

21/10/2021 / Sea, Supply Chain

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...

21/10/2021 / Air, Supply Chain

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...