Supply chains face Omicron challenge both in UK and globally…
The Omicron variant is likely to be another test of supply chain resilience and could pose a threat to global economic recovery, particularly if China enforces its ‘zero-COVID’ policy, to prevent cases entering.
Yesterday evening’s announcement by the prime minister, Boris Johnson, of a ...
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Port congestion eases, but challenges will continue to remain
Asia’s largest ports are showing signs that congestion is easing ahead of the Christmas holiday season, with Shanghai traffic declining 0.2%, Hong Kong ship count dropping 10.4% and Singapore dropping 14.7% according to an analysis by Bloomberg.
While any easing of volume is welcome, Bloombe...
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Mega Felixstowe DC offers so much more than space – it’s UNIque
With warehouse space becoming increasingly scarce, access to 100,000 pallet spaces would be welcomed by most shippers. The new group Mega Distribution Centre beside Felixstowe port, offers the smart executive access to plenty of space and the opportunity to cut costs, simplify processes and impro...
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Foldable containers may be cure. Just not yet…
The bulk of the world’s trade is shipped in intermodal shipping containers, which have remained largely unchanged since IMO standardisation 50 years ago, but innovation may be the key to reducing supply chain congestion. Is this a new era of global container shipping?
Few tools of the global...
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Experts warn the UK is running out of warehouse space
Leading commercial property agents have warned that the UK could run out of warehouse space within a year, following the surge in online shopping and supply chain disruption triggered by the COVID19 pandemic.
Demand for warehouses and vacant space is being driven by eCommerce, manufacturing an...
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Ocean freight carrier profits grow as global supply chain woes continue
CMA CGM has published their Q3 results and in line with the other major Asia/Europe and trans-Atlantic carriers, they have made an extremely high degree of profit, due to the continued demand for space, exacerbated by global disruption diminishing the amount of vessel space available.
The CMA ...
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Air freight airports and ground handling hubs grinding to a halt – and that’s everywhere
Sustained high demand, diminished capacity, COVID-safe work practices and apparent labour shortages, continue to place immense pressure on UK, European, US and global air freight hubs, creating congestion, from Heathrow to Azerbaijan.
While there are different situations at different airports,...
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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 moving efficiently along it.
The pandemic is creating new challenges for supply chains, as it kee...
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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 to be open about their impact on the planet, as transparency is an essential precursor for rea...
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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 loop rising by over two weeks, as carriers skip congested ports at both ends, and quite often in be...
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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.
Widespread disruption and delays in the global ocean supply chain have cut available transport capacity...
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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 port, to increase supply chain resilience and create more capacity for the world’s largest vessels...
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