Someone will have to pay for the price cuts promised as a result of a merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda, the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply has warned. The House of Commons committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, is examining the impact of a merger. The two retailers reckon that the deal would…
Knill: Exportquote von über 80 % als besondere Herausforderung, Flexibilisierung sichert Zukunft. Christian Knill, Obmann des Fachverbandes Metalltechnische Industrie, begrüßt die Vorhaben der Bundesregierung zur Arbeitszeitflexibilisierung: „Wir haben schon seit Jahren darauf gedrängt, die Arbeitszeitregelungen flexibler zu gestalten. Arbeiten, wenn Arbeit da ist, das war und ist die zentrale Herausforderung für unsere Branche. Jetzt wird…
Peel Ports is urging cargo owners and hauliers to consider the Irish Sea model of unaccompanied freight and to use ports across the country to mitigate the effects of delays at Dover post-Brexit due to “growing realisation in the whole logistics community that we’re at a tipping point that will force traffic away from the…
Are you innovating in your supply chain or is all your effort focused on just keeping the lights on? The question is prompted by a new study from Rimini Street which found that seven out of ten companies in distribution say they are spending too much keeping the lights on for their existing IT systems….
Am Mittwoch, 20., und Donnerstag, 21. Juni 2018, wird Lübeck zum dritten Mal in Folge zum wichtigsten Treffpunkt der See- und Binnenschifffahrt: Die Hansestadt ist Gastgeberin der ShortSeaShipping Days 2018. Schirmherr der Veranstaltung ist Dr. Bernd Buchholz, Minister für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Arbeit, Technologie und Tourismus des Landes Schleswig-Holstein. Die Organisatoren, das ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center…
Everyone seems agree that supply chain digitalisation is the next big thing, but already UK companies are falling behind. Apparently, a quarter of German companies already claim to be fully digitised – five times as many as in the UK. The figures come from a study by Infosys entitled “Creating a competition advantage through a…
Kunststoffabgabe dient nur zum Stopfen des Brexit-Budgetlochs. Im Jänner noch begrüßte die Kunststoffindustrie die von der EU im Rahmen der Kreislaufwirtschaft geplante Kunststoffstrategie. Sie bietet eine Möglichkeit, Europas Kunststoffindustrie global zu einer Vorreiterrolle im ökologischen Handeln zu bringen. „Die heute veröffentlichte Single Use Plastics Richtlinie, mit der Einweg-Erzeugnisse aus Kunststoff künftig verboten werden sollen, schießt…
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has officially opened UPS’s £120 million automated hub at DP World London Gateway. The 32,000 sq m (344,000 sq ft) facility is one of UPS’s largest infrastructure investments outside of the United States. The site has 28 inbound loading bays and 92 outbound. And the fully automated facility uses more than…
Chris Sturman is to retire as chief executive of the Food Storage and Distribution Federation after nine years at the helm. He will be replaced by Shane Brennan who joins the Federation in mid July from the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), which represents farmers and landowners. Tim Moran, president of FSDF and managing…
Dachser’s UK sales grew by 16 per cent to £77 million last year, driven by export services which were up 21 per cent. Import business grew by seven per cent year-on-year. Managing director Nick Lowe said that so far there had been no discernible adverse reaction to the impending fall-out from Brexit. “We are talking…
Der von der EU-Kommission vorgestellte europäische Finanzrahmen für die Jahre 2021 bis 2027 enthält, so der Generalsekretär der Industriellenvereinigung (IV), Mag. Christoph Neumayer, „einige positive und unterstützenswerte Aspekte“. So sei es erfreulich, „dass trotz des drohenden Brexits und der damit entstehenden Budgetlücke, zukunftsorientierte Investitionen in Forschung, Innovation und Bildung aufgestockt werden“. Aus Sicht der Industrie…
A post-Brexit customs union would not remove the need for checks at the borders or deliver frictionless arrangements on its own, the Freight Transport Association has warned MPs who will vote on a motion on customs & borders today (26 April). Deputy chief executive James Hookham said: “Leaving the EU Customs Union and single market…
A2B-online Container has added a fourth weekly sailing to its service between Thamesport and Moerdijk in The Netherlands. The new sailing was inaugurated on 18th April with the first call of the MS A2B Spiri, a 508 TEU container ship. “We are seeing a growing demand in the short-sea container market as a response to…
The EU remains a key market for SMEs despite Brexit, according to research by CitySprint, which found that 24 per cent plan to look overseas to grow their customer base over the coming months. Some 78 per cent of those looking for international growth are targeting Europe, followed by North America (55 per cent) and…
Eddie Stobart Logistics is considering the possibility of a name change when its licence with Stobart Group runs out in February 2020, chief executive Alex Laffey has confirmed as the company unveiled its results for last year. “The team at Eddie Stobart is passionate about our name and the leading brand,” he said. “However, we…
On the face of it, life should be pretty good for manufacturers – after all the fall in the value of the pound since the Brexit vote makes manufacturing in the UK more attractive. Malory Davies, Editor. One of the key indicators, the UK Manufacturing PMI, rose slightly in March to 55.1 in March. And…
PSA Group is investing in its Luton plant to produce a new Vauxhall Vivaro van from 2019 “despite Brexit uncertainties”. The UK government has provided £9m funding for the deal which safeguards 1,400 jobs. The new manufacturing platform at the site will also optimise manufacturing processes allowing the plant to bid for future vehicle lines…
Nur die wenigsten Unternehmen haben einen umfassenden Überblick über ihre gesamte Lieferkette. Das zeigt der aktuelle Global CPO Survey des Beratungsunternehmens Deloitte. Die Transparenz der Supply Chain abseits der Direktlieferanten ist bei zwei Drittel der Einkaufsleiter verbesserungswürdig. Bei den strategischen Zielen steht neben Kostenreduzierung und Risikomanagement auch die Innovation durch Markt- und Produktentwicklung auf der…
It’s exactly a year to the day when the UK ceases to be a member of the European Union and the government needs to step up the pace on negotiating trading arrangements, the Freight Transport Association has warned. “Twelve months is a very short time in business terms,” said Pauline Bastidon, head of European policy….
The Freight Transport Association has criticised an interim report on the status of workers from the European Economic Area saying it fails to answer the questions which logistics businesses have about future workforce levels. The full report by the Migration Advisory Committee is due to be published in September 2018, but the FTA says that…
Problems at ports are not the only Brexit challenge in road transport. It’s worth remembering that much of the technical regulation currently comes from Brussels and there could be some devils in those details. Malory Davies, Editor. Last week, the UK government set out plans maintain transport connectivity with the EU in a post-Brexit world…
Die österreichische Ratspräsidentschaft wird unter dem Motto „ein Europa, das schützt“ stehen, wie Bundeskanzler Sebastian Kurz und EU-Minister Gernot Blümel heute im EU-Hauptausschuss des Nationalrats betonten. Dabei spiele die Subsidiarität die zentrale Rolle. Gemeinsam mit der EU-Kommission wolle man ein „subsidiäreres“ Europa. Die EU solle nicht bürokratischer werden, sondern dort stärker, wo man es im…
The FTA has welcomed the Spring Statement’s ambitions for transport and infrastructure. It did however say that members will be interested but concerned about the Chancellor’s intention to “help the great British white van driver go green”. “The announcement of a consultation on taxation rates for the least polluting vans is an encouraging move, but…
Die Einzelhandelsmärkte präsentieren sich zum Jahresanfang weltweit in guter Verfassung. Getragen wird die positive Entwicklung in nahezu allen investmentrelevanten Märkten von einem großen und weiter gestiegenen Optimismus sowohl auf der Nachfrager- als auch auf der Anbieterseite. Belastend wirkt sich neben dem Anstieg der Verbraucherpreise insbesondere in Europa die unterdurchschnittliche Entwicklung der Einzelhandelsumsätze aus. Im Ranking…
Prime minister Theresa May set out her vision for the movement of goods post-Brexit in a speech at the Mansion House in London on Friday (2nd March), re-iterating her desire that UK-EU border trade should be as frictionless as possible. “That means we don’t want to see the introduction of any tariffs or quotas. And…
Samskip is expanding its shortsea and multimodal services between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, with the addition of direct connections between Amsterdam and Hull three times a week. With effect from mid-March, and departing from Amsterdam on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, the new calls and the port’s European hinterland systems augment Samskip’s existing Rotterdam-Hull…
Samskip baut das Angebot an Kurzstrecken- und multimodalen Verbindungen zwischen den Niederlanden und dem Vereinigten Königreich um drei Direktverbindungen zwischen Amsterdam und Hull pro Woche aus. Die neuen Abfahrten von Amsterdam montags, mittwochs und samstags, und die europäischen Hinterlandsysteme des Hafens ergänzen ab Mitte März den bestehenden Samskip-Dienst Rotterdam-Hull, und laufen neben den Shortsea- und…
IntraLogisteX got off to a flying start on Tuesday as buyers flocked to the Ricoh Arena right from the opening. The seminars were popular on day one of IntraLogisteX. Exhibitors were clearly delighted with the event. “Excellent show so far,” tweeted Gideon Hillman, while 51T said: “Having a great day so far.” Craemer said: “Looks…
Some 85 per cent of van operators expect their business to grow over the next 12 months, according to the Mercedes-Benz Vans Business Barometer. The barometer includes responses from 2,000 van drivers, owners, operators and fleet managers. The February 2018 survey found that business confidence was still high despite a five per cent dip on…
Ein besonders starkes Wachstum des Containerumschlags in Höhe von 12,3 Prozent stellte den wichtigsten Motor des Wachstums des Hafens von Rotterdam im Jahr 2017 dar. Der gesamte Güterumschlag stieg um 1,3 Prozent. Damit knüpfte der Hafen wieder an den Wachstumstrend von vor 2016 an. Die gesamte Tonnage stieg von 461 Millionen auf 467 Millionen. Der…
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