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A recent report from fashion industry publication Drapers has shown a dramatic increase in UK consumers demanding sustainable packaging, with 64% more likely to buy from retailers that provide packaging that is better for the planet. Meanwhile, a further 50% of consumers were willing to pay more for sustainable packaging and delivery. Online ordering is…

New light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations in the UK bounced back from the pandemic-hit 2020, growing by more than a fifth (21.4%) in 2021, according to the latest figures released last week by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In all, 355,380 new light commercial vehicles were registered in the year, ending with…

Maritime Transport has launched a new intermodal service this week hauled by GB Railfreight (GBRf), connecting its Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) with the Port of Felixstowe. With a shortage of more than 100,000 lorry drivers in the UK causing disruption to supply chains, Maritime’s latest service provides additional capacity to ensure goods can continue…

New research commissioned by Adyen, a payments platform used by many of the world’s leading companies, has revealed that UK cross-border retail has declined sharply in the past year. Against the backdrop of lorry driver shortages, supply chain challenges, the coronavirus pandemic and changes to import processes, the number of UK shoppers making purchases from…

Property developer Harworth has submitted plans to build on 2.8 million ft2 industrial and logistics space at two sites in near Leeds, Yorkshire.  The plans consist of up to 2 million ft2 of space at Harworth’s Gascoigne Wood site, with a further 800,000ft2  at Skelton Grange. Gascoigne Wood is a 185-acre former colliery site in…

Research has found that although counter-intuitive, longer supply chains increase the possibility of ‘ideas-driven progress’. Experts from the University of Oxford and Harvard University, found there was more possibility of ideas-driven progress with a longer supply chain, leading to economic growth. “We show that production chains accumulate the benefits of technology improvement so that long…

IC Express has joined Palletline, to expand its offering across the Southwest. The company offers a complete logistics service with a range of specialties to its customers across Bristol and the rest of the UK. Over the course of the pandemic, IC Express worked with the NHS delivering supplies and equipment to the Nightingale hospitals…

Fully-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, Volta Trucks has announced that its ‘Volta Zero’ will feature integrated navigation services from location data and technology platform, HERE Technologies. The Volta Zero will use EV Range Assistant, a feature from HERE that was created for inner-city deliveries. It includes range prediction for trucks on route and…

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has written to the UK government to urge it to look into the state of competition within the current deep-sea container shipping market. The UK’s main trade association for freight forwarding and logistics companies says its members are concerned that certain practices undertaken by the principal container shipping lines,…

The January 2022 edition of Logistics Manager magazine is now available to read online! Cover Story – Predictions in 2022; A losing battle? Editor Nick Bradley speaks to the experts on what we should expect and the challenges that may lie ahead. Green Credentials: COP26 Discussions around carbon emissions could expose supply chains to new…