Original research of more than 1,000 UK shoppers from Retail Insight has shown that 56% felt out-of-stocks are now worse in-store compared to when consumers panic bought at the start of the pandemic, with a further 46% saying stock availability online was now lower than during the same period of panic buying. Four in ten…
Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has announced that it has deployed 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT). The Port of Felixstowe along with consortium members, Three UK, Blue Mesh Solutions and the University of Cambridge, was successful in an application for grant funding under the 5G Testbeds and Trials programme run by the…
Akabo Media, publisher of Logistics Manager, continues to expand the ways in which it delivers exclusive and original content to our readers with the launch of a new series of broadcast content, ‘Logistics Manager Vision’. “I think we are in a unique position in the marketplace in that not only do we have the print…
The February 2022 edition of Logistics Manager magazine is now available to read online! Cover story- e-commerce: The shape of things to come Online shopping is here to stay, so what are operatives doing to keep up with the demand? Find out about the latest trends in e-commerce logistics. Inside innovations- electrification: The race to…
Parcel company Hermes UK has announced an £11 million investment in its international business to continue to support the booming global e-commerce market. This includes creating a dedicated International Division tasked with launching a range of new integrated end-to-end services including inbound, outbound and reverse logistics to expand the existing offering combined with brand new global,…
The UK’s Prime Minister today opened the much anticipated Tilbury2 which is owned by Forth Ports. Visiting the Thames-based port, the Prime Minister was given a tour of the country’s largest freight ferry terminal, the site of which will become the UK’s largest construction processing terminal and new border infrastructure. He also met the port’s…
Pay rises and improved working conditions are helping hauliers to overcome the nationwide driver shortage, according to accountancy and business adviser Duncan & Toplis. The company reports pay rises of between 10-14% are helping haulage firms to attract and retain drivers in the wake of a national shortage which has severely impacted the industry over…
A report published today by the British Property Federation (“BPF”) and Savills shows that demand for industrial and logistics space across England has been underestimated in planning policy for a decade, and future demand is likely to be at least 29% higher than past levels. The report, Levelling Up – The Logic of Logistics, examines how national…
In den letzten zwei Jahren hat die Heppner Gruppe durch Firmenübernahmen wie Hamacher Logistik, ABC und DINA sowie der strategisch wichtigen Partnerschaft mit Koch International sein Wachstum im internationalen Sammelgutgeschäft stark forciert. Die nun abgeschlossene Akquisition des Schweizer Transport- und Logistikunternehmens Safram verstärkt die Geschäftsaktivitäten im Bereich Gefahrguttransporte und Logistik. Safram wurde 1965 gegründet und…
The Chief Executive of one of the fastest-growing UK pallet networks says there are some promising signs that the worst of the driver shortage crisis could be over as the new year gets underway. Pallet-Track’s Caroline Green said she had seen the “noise decrease” over the chronic lack of HGV drivers which plagued the industry…
Eight Roads, an investment firm supported by Fidelity, has led the $17 million series A fund for 7bridges, along with existing investors Crane and LocalGlobe, and new investor Maersk Growth. A drastically changing logistics landscape has led to the investment in artificial intelligence to be used in the supply chain. Eight Roads has said that…
Getting Brexit done was the ‘easy part’. Proving it was worth it and for the greater good is turning out to be far more difficult. One year on, can you quantify the impact of Brexit on UK supply chains? This is an exclusive opportunity to take part in an online discussion regarding the impact on…
A range of technology products aimed at simplifying and solving some of the post-Brexit import and export challenges has been announced by Final Destination Logistics exhibitor DP World. The border requirements introduced in January 2021 led to reports of confusion across the industry on what documentation was required for each journey and how to generate…
Als offizieller Logistikpartner der Formel 1 transportiert DHL im Laufe der abgelaufenen Rennsaison bis zu 1.400 Tonnen hochsensibler Fracht – darunter Autos, Motoren, Treibstoff, Übertragungsgeräte sowie Marketing – und Hospitality-Material – zu über 20 Rennen auf fünf Kontinenten. Der Große Preis von Abu Dhabi bildete den Abschluss des Rennkalenders mit 22 Rennen im Jahr 2021,…
Uniserve is the fastest-growing logistics service provider in the UK, according to data analysed by Logistics Manager magazine over the past few months. The company was announced at number one of 50 in the third and final webinar today, hosted by Nick Bradley, Editor of Logistics Manager. Highlighting the company’s progress in what has undoubtedly…
A year on from the official final transition from the EU, UK businesses continue to see increasing Brexit-related delays to imports from the EU, according to the latest Franco-British Business Report, released by the French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain (CCFGB) and data science consultancy, Ekimetrics. The latest figures present potentially serious supply chain…
The second set of 15 of companies in Logistics Manager’s Top 50 were revealed in an exclusive webinar streamed this morning at 10:30am, a one-hour session that also included a fascinating interview with Descartes’ Pol Sweeney, Vice President of Sales, EMEA Fleet Solutions. Descartes is a leader in providing Software-as-a-Service solutions for logistics-intensive businesses that drive…
Parcel shipments will be delayed at customs if retailers, marketplaces and their logistics partners are not prepared for the arrival of Harmonised System 2022 (HS2022), according to cross-border data specialist Hurricane. In a month’s time, on 1st January 2022, the World Customs Organisation (WCO) will implement the 7th edition of its Harmonised System, bringing huge…
One way or another, the industry has managed to successfully surf the uncharted waters of Covid-19. Nick Bradley asks what we have learned to be in a better position for the next big disruption Over the course of the past 18 months, the global supply chain has been tested from one extreme to the other…
In his excellent 2020 book Outside the Box, Marc Levinson describes how container shipping has ‘supercharged international commerce’ over the past 60 years. Since published, we have seen the dark side of containerising much of global freight in large steel boxes. Until recently, we have taken it for granted that there will always be enough…
A nationwide B2B survey among 350 retailers across the UK has revealed a deepening level of key concern felt by retailers leading up to this festive season. The study from software company, Scurri, also looked at how supply chain complications have caused changes in online retailers’ key growth markets and their feelings going into the…
Covid & Brexit are exacerbating labour shortages, companies are looking to automation as an answer. The pandemic and Brexit have brought about a perfect storm for supply chains. It has led to seismic disruption in shopping behaviour, accelerating online sales by the equivalent of five years. Britain is experiencing the worst labour shortages since the…
DFDS, one of Europe’s largest ferry and logistics providers, and the iPort Rail inland terminal in Doncaster, have launched The Humber Express which will deliver freight from the Port of Immingham to a multimodal logistics hub in South Yorkshire. The containers on the service will have arrived at the port by ship from multiple destinations…
ISPM 15 (International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15) applies to wooden pallets and aims to stop the spread of harmful bugs and diseases moving from country to country, and exporters face delays if they fail to comply with these standards. Exporters may face delays and backlogs at ports like Dover and Felixstowe if they…
Delivery specialist DPD Group and software provider AEB International scooped the ‘Supply Chain Operations – Best Use of People and Process’ at the Supply Chain Excellence Awards on Monday 8th November, fending off some stiff competition in the process. But its answer to the conundrum of Brexit – based around planning, infrastructure, people, processes and…
The supply chain’s impact on global GHGs is well known so it’s up to some smart solutions providers to help minimise the industry’s impact on the environment, particularly in light of the focus on transport and CO2 targets at COP26 in recent weeks. That’s why it was particularly fitting that sennder claimed the ‘Technology Supply…
Ligentia and fashion brand/omni-channel retailer White Stuff scooped the Supply Chain Strategy and Design Award at the Supply Chain Excellence Awards on Monday 8th November, a prize that was richly deserved, according to judges. The collaboration allowed the latter to not only overcome some of the European distribution challenges imposed by Brexit but do so…
Ahead of the 25th Supply Chain Excellence Awards, LogisticsManager.com caught up with British Corner Shop, nominee in four different categories at the 2021 Awards. Taking place on 8th November at the Hilton on Park Lane in London, the Supply Chain Excellence Awards are set to be a night of celebration, as the best in the logistics industry…
Never before has logistics been more critical. Yet outdated perceptions persist to the detriment of progress. Liza Helps reports Blot on the landscape. Monstrosity. Horrific. Oppressive. Troubling. Unsightly. Totally inappropriate. Just some of the words used to describe logistics warehousing in the UK. In itself, this is not anything to cause undue anxiety – these…
The Cold Chain Federation has urged the Secretary for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng to prioritise cold storage operators in any plans to protect UK industry from ill effects of soaring energy prices. The Federation represents the businesses across the UK which store and move fresh and frozen food and other goods. It…
