Rapidly growing e-commerce fulfilment company Selazar has announced a £20 million growth investment that will increase the company’s valuation, enhance its UK network and fund the company’s expansion into Europe, the USA and Latin America. The funding will also see Selazar offer additional e-commerce fulfilment technology and financial services to customers. The investment by a…
Ahead of the 25th Supply Chain Excellence Awards next week, Forterra’s Andy Manning discusses sustainable fuels and supply chain challenges with Nick Bradley Forterra’s Andy Manning admits to a bizarre feeling of excitement when logistics is at “the centre of public discourse”, as it seems to be on an almost daily basis currently. “When people…
Die „TWLogistik“ ist die traditionelle Logistikkonferenz des VdWT – Vereins der Wirtschaftsingenieure für Transportwesen, die seit Vereinsgründung 1983 jährlich in Bremerhaven stattfindet. Im vergangenen Jahr wurde dieses Veranstaltung Corona-bedingt durch eine Woche digitaler Vortragsabende substituiert. Nun im 37. Jahr fand diese nun wieder live vor Ort in Bremerhaven statt und war ausgebucht. Redaktion: Bernd Kratz….
Ahead of the 25th Supply Chain Excellence Awards, LogisticsManager.com caught up with TGW Group with Urban Outfitters, nominee in the Warehouse Initiative category at the 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…
Zum neunten Mal wurde am 21. Oktober in der Wiener Hofburg der Hermes Verkehrs-Logistik-Preis verliehen. Alexander Klacska, Obmann der Bundessparte Transport und Verkehr in der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKÖ) betonte in seiner Rede, dass dabei vor allem jene ausgezeichnet werden, die sich als „Umsetzer“ innovativer Ideen hervortun. Dieses „in die Umsetzung kommen“ würde er sich auch von…
4flow, ein Anbieter von Logistikberatung, Logistiksoftware und Logistikmanagement, hat eine neuartige automatisierte Software-Lösung im Programm: das 4flow Exception Management System (4flow EMS). Das 4flow EMS ermöglicht es Anwendern, Abweichungen oder Ausnahmen vom vereinbarten Prozess über alle Transportmodi hinweg schneller zu identifizieren, zu kommunizieren, zu dokumentieren und auf diese zu reagieren. Ein aktuelles Beispiel für die…
P&O Ferries hat einen neuen Zollabfertigungsdienst in sein Programm aufgenommen, der das integrierte End-to-End-Produktangebot durch eine nahtlose Kommunikation zwischen Kunden, Buchungsbüros und Zollabfertigungsabteilungen stärken soll. Der neue Service wird von Branchenexperten geleitet und von geschultem Personal der Frachtbuchungsbüros betrieben. Er ist den Kunden ab diesem Monat bei der Deklaration von Leergut behilflich und wird ab…
Ahead of the 25th Supply Chain Excellence Awards, LogisticsManager.com caught up with Retail Supply Chain Excellence Award nominee Maersk, with Pure Electric. 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 gather together…
The Port of Poole, in Dorset is anticipating its first delivery through a new shipping route facilitated by United Seaways, from Tangier, Morocco. A shipment of 100 loads of organic seasonal fruit and vegetables is shortly scheduled northbound. The route will now run once a week and largely comprise the transportation of dry and refrigerated freight….
Why Brexit will add labour woes to an already stretched e-commerce sector. Available to watch now! E-Commerce sales have grown hugely over the past 2 years and many warehouses with manual packing stations and a reliance on temporary labour have found it difficult to keep up with increased demand. With a wide array of automation…
Knight Frank’s preliminary data shows that take up of warehouse space in Q3 2021 totalled 15.7 million ft2, and predicts that take-up of warehouse space in the UK is set to breach record levels set in 2020. So far take-up has reached 46.9 million ft2, 27% above the amount leased in the same period in 2020….
Link Theory’s Nicholas Fox sits down with Nick Bradley to talk technology, the world post-Covid, trends in logistics and the Supply Chain Excellence Awards. “I have seen some great presentations and some not so good ones, but generally the standard is high – and has noticeably improved over the years,” remarks Nicholas Fox, commenting on…
Why Brexit will add labour woes to an already stretched e-commerce sector. E-Commerce sales have grown hugely over the past 2 years and many warehouses with manual packing stations and a reliance on temporary labour have found it difficult to keep up with increased demand. With a wide array of automation available in the market,…
Seit Anfang 2021 gilt das Handels- und Kooperationsabkommen (Trade and Cooperation Agreement TCA) zwischen der EU und dem Vereinigten Königreich. Damit gehört das Land nicht mehr zur EU-Zollunion und die bürokratischen Hürden für den Handel haben deutlich zugenommen. Kevin Richardson, Chief Executive beim Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport im Vereinigten Königreich (CILT UK) weist…
Die letzten eineinhalb Jahre sind nicht ohne Spuren an der Logistikbranche vorbeigegangen. Dabei nehmen nicht nur die direkten Auswirkungen der Coronakrise Einfluss, sondern auch das veränderte Einkaufsverhalten der Verbraucher. Auch der Brexit trägt seinen Teil zu den veränderten Bedingungen in der Logistikbranche bei. Das Versandaufkommen wächst, neue Schutzvorschriften erfordern mobile Workstations, die Sicherheit, Hygiene und…
The Pallet Network (TPN) has signed air-freight specialist and established general haulier Hounslow-based JGM Transport. JGM is the brainchild of two brothers and has become a leading logistics provider in south west London within four years. It runs a modern fleet, mostly equipped with tail-lifts, and has 10,000ft2 of warehousing space. “We approached TPN because…
Brexit has caused employee shortages across the supply chain, as EU workers leave the UK. There are fresh talks of driver strikes amid empty grocery store shelves, as the full effect of Brexit becomes more apparent every day. Several companies are experiencing disruption, including grocery store giants Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, and the Co-op. In a…
There is no one ideal way of managing supply chain risk. Nick Bradley canvasses the opinion of eight industry experts to find out which precautionary measures – if any – make sense. Covid has prompted a period of introspection as organisations debate how best to structure their supply chains and manage their risk. “If the past…
Logistics parks are embracing tech to attract and retain the best staff, Nick Bradley writes. Could connected communities attract the best recruits? The past 18 months have seen the logistics sector emerge as one of the pillars of the UK economy. The pandemic and national lockdowns have accelerated the growth of e-commerce and the disruption experienced…
Jack Underwood proposes some smart ways for retailers to manage the current delivery driver deficit that is pushing UK logistics towards another unprecedented crisis. The rise of e-commerce has created more opportunities for delivery drivers over the past few years. Naturally, there has also been a higher demand for deliveries as e-commerce grew globally by…
After an extraordinary year, Tony Mannix sits down with Nick Bradley to discuss how leaders like him can help guide us through these choppy waters. Despite the massive ramifications of the pandemic, a pragmatic Tony Mannix believes that – all things considered – Clipper Logistics coped reasonably well and eventually ended up having a “good…
Air cargo volumes have faced challenging times over the past year, as Covid-19 and Brexit have ravaged supply chains. The air cargo industry however, has come back from the brink of chaos, all thanks to a range of technologies and new approaches to challenges. Michelle Mooney speaks to Manuel Pizarro about the success of air…
Krypt ist stolz darauf, Kai Seela als Vice President of Global Trade im Team begrüßen zu dürfen. Seela ist ein international aberkannter Experte für SAP GTS und wird die Abteilung Global Trade Practice bei Krypt leiten. Kai bringt über 25 Jahre an IT-Erfahrung in den Bereichen Beratung, Projektmanagement, Business Development und Solution Management mit zu…
Noch nie wurden im Hafen Rotterdam so viele Container in einem Zeitraum von sechs Monaten umgeschlagen wie im Zeitraum Jänner bis Juni 2021. Das Aufkommen stieg um 4,4 Prozent auf 78 Mio. Tonnen beziehunsweise um 8,7 Prozent auf 7,61 Mio. TEU im Vergleich zum Vorjahr. Der Unterschied zwischen Tonnen und TEU hat zwei Ursachen. Erstens…
Die Corona-Pandemie hat unseren privaten und beruflichen Alltag durcheinandergewirbelt – das gilt auch und besonders bei Entscheidern und Experten in den Wirtschaftsbereichen Supply Chain-Management und Logistik. Ihnen ist es gelungen, trotz aller Einschränkungen die meisten Versorgungsketten intakt zu halten, sowohl die der Industrieproduktion als auch die der Versorgung der Bevölkerung. Lebensmittel und andere Waren des…
As we move deeper into 2021 and further away from the 1 January 2021 Brexit transition date, haulage return loads platform, Haulage Exchange, has produced a new survey to assess the current state of the haulage industry. What’s clear is that there is an unprecedented need for haulage – caused partly by the pandemic-fuelled rise…
Six of the UK’s leading retailers – representing more than 75% of the Northern Ireland grocery market – have written to Brexit minister, Lord Frost, and Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations, Maroš Šefčovič, calling for urgent action to address the future of GB-NI trade following the end of the Northern Ireland grace…
Descartes Systems Group has announced that logistics and warehouse service provider AMCO is to deploy the Descartes e-Customs solution to expand its customs warehousing operation and improve customer service. “Following Brexit, the demand for customs warehousing is growing and operating a bonded warehouse of around 110,000ft2 means that we are in a prime position to…
The UK’s HGV driver shortage continues to cause problems for businesses and consumers, as shortages on shelves continue to blight stores, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has stated. German confectionery giant Haribo recently confirmed that it is struggling to deliver sweets to shops in the UK because of a shortage of lorry drivers. RHA managing…
Im ersten Halbjahr 2021 wurden 120 Mio. Tonnen Güter über den Hafen Antwerpen umgeschlagen. Das ist ein Anstieg von 5 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum und das Niveau von 2019, trotz der Auswirkungen der anhaltenden Pandemie. Container sind die einzige Ladungsart, die seit 2014 kontinuierlich gewachsen ist, um 4,3 Prozent im ersten Halbjahr und um…
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