Indigo Software will be previewing its next generation warehouse management software (WMS) at IntraLogisteX, in what it describes as a unique opportunity to showcase its applications to the logistics sector. While it will reveal more details about the next-generation platform at the show – which takes place at the Ricoh Arena on 1st and 2nd…
The British ports Association has welcomed the new legislation introduced to fast track planning for Brexit, however, warns that there is still more to be done before the transition deadline. There remain concerns that there is still a lot more to be done before Brexit is finalised, despite new legislation that fast tracks planning processes…
Ab dem 1. Jänner 2021 gelten die Zollformalitäten für den gesamten Warenverkehr zwischen der Europäischen Union und dem Vereinigten Königreich. Der Hafenbetrieb Rotterdam ist darauf gut vorbereitet. Mit Get Ready for Brexit ist in den niederländischen Häfen eine kettenübergreifende Lösung für den Brexit entwickelt worden. So werden Ladungen auch nach dem Brexit genauso rasch über…
The RHA and logistics industry leaders have called for an urgent government meeting over Brexit. Logistics industry leaders and the RHA, have sent a letter to Michael Gove warning that supply chains face severe disruption on January 1st, amid concerns of the government’s “slow progress” on key infrastructure to keep goods moving across borders. Richard…
Lieven Hendrickx has joined Europa Road as head of customs, as the 3PL prepares for operations after the Brexit transition period. Hendrickx joins from the Belgian postal group bpost, where he was cross-border project manager, and previously he spent five years at Deloitte. He will initially be based in Oostende, Belgium, managing a team of…
There are three months to go until Logistics Manager kicks-off its Top 50 Service Providers week with five days of webinars culminating in the launch of the exclusive research supplement. However, the research is being complied now by Logistics Manager Editor Christopher Walton, so if you are a fast-growing 3PL is supply chain and logistics, make…
Clipper Logistics saw turnover top £500 million for the first time in its history as the 3PL benefited from contract wins, renewals and volume growth in e-commerce. Group turnover increased 8.8% for the year-ending 30 April 2020 from £460.2 million to £500.7 million, while EBIT rose 19.1% to £24.1million. Clipper executive chairman Steve Parkin said that growth…
Cross-Border Commerce Europe veröffentlicht die zweite Ausgabe des „TOP 500 Cross-Border Retail Europe“, einer jährlich ermittelten Rangliste der 500 besten grenzüberschreitend agierenden europäischen Online-Shops. Beitrag: PI/Redaktion. Cross-Border Commerce Europe (CBCommerce), die Plattform zur Förderung des grenzüberschreitenden Online-Handels in Europa, veröffentlicht eine umfangreiche Studie, die die 500 stärksten europäischen Akteure im Cross-Border-E-Commerce erfasst und bewertet. Der…
Logistics UK and the Road Haulage Association have called on the UK government and the EU to reach a compromise over cabotage regulations and the access UK road transport operators have to EU markets. Elizabeth de Jong, policy director at Logistics UK (formerly the Freight Transport Association) said: “We are very hopeful that the EU will…
Freight forwarder KLG Europe is to roll-out Descartes e-customs software to support the impending compulsory customs declarations processes post-Brexit. Some 95% of operations at KLG Europe have been conducted within the EU, meaning that prior to the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January 2021, customs declarations have not been necessary. KLG Europe…
The impending no-deal Brexit dilemma is drawing closer each day. Fewer than 5 months to go until Great Britain could be excluded from the European customs union. This will bring about great problems that a Dutch 3PL has the solution for. Freightways It is called Freightways and has been in business since 1986 doing freight…
Forth Ports and DP World are to submit a joint bid for a freeport on the River Thames. Back in April the government announced its aim to create up to 10 freeports in locations across the UK following the UK’s departure from the European Union. Freeports will have different customs rules than the rest of…
Following a campaign by Logistics UK, (formally FTA), the UK government has today, (7th August 2020), announced a £200m support package which will help Northern Ireland adjust to post-Brexit trading procedures. Logistics UK has said that new systems must be trialled and implemented “urgently” to provide the industry with confidence. Seamus Leheny, policy manager for…
How to handle rising peak demand in e-fulfillment? Online fulfilment is facing a new reality; one of frequent and dramatic spikes in demand and this is causing retailers significant challenges in the packing area. How can e-commerce businesses successfully hit these extreme peaks when labour resources are becoming increasingly scarce? Peaks are more difficult to…
One in five manufacturers are concerned about the rising cost of logistics, with one in three concerned about the cost of raw materials in the supply chain in a post-Covid-19 economy. According to a survey commissioned by IT service provider Delaware 33% of mid-market manufacturers said that the rising costs of raw materials and components…
There has been a see change in attitude towards big box warehouse development on the lower end of the A14 in East Anglia. According to Phil Dennis, director, commercial at Savills: “It used to be very much about churn and any new stock was not of any scale. It was thought that the demand was…
The East Midlands dominated take-up levels in 2019 according to property consultant Avison Young, accounting for 7.4 million sq ft of activity – nearly one third of the total take up of 22.1 million sq ft nationwide. And the first quarter of 2020 does not seem to have shaken confidence in the region with CBRE’s…
Goplasticpallets has said that UK exporters should now consider non-wood alternatives to pallets to avoid falling ‘victim’ to Brexit. Last month the UK Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation warned that the UK would not have enough wooden pallets that comply with ISPM15 heat treatment regulations, which come into effect on 1 January 2021 for all…
The Rail Industry Association has set out four ‘asks’ for the government, as the UK looks to develop an independent trade policy. The RIA has urged that rail continues to be included in the negotiation of free trade deals, as the UK separates from the EU after Brexit. Damian Testa, senior policy manager at the…
In den ersten sechs Monaten des Jahres 2020 erzielte der Hafen von Rotterdam einen Umschlag von 218,9 Mio. Tonnen. Das ist 9,1 Prozent weniger als in der ersten Hälfte des Jahres 2019, was damals ein Rekordumschlag war. Die wirtschaftlichen Folgen von Covid-19 sind der Hauptgrund für das Minus. Allard Castelein, Geschäftsführer des Hafenbetriebs Rotterdam: „Die…
Extended supply chains have huge benefits for businesses and for the consumer, but currently face pressures from Covid-19, global trade wars and sustainability concerns. But is a global recession the right time to future-proof supply chains? Christopher Walton investigates. Extended supply chains, predominantly a supply chain with multiple tiers of suppliers and/ or multiple geographies,…
The coronavirus crisis has left many companies in a worse position to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January 2021 than they were ahead of a possible no-deal outcome in 2019, a think-tank has warned. According to the Institute of Government report titled ‘Preparing Brexit : The scale of the…
Automotive logistics specialist G.B. Agencies (GBA) said it is anticipating a five-fold increase in customs declarations for its customers after the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January 2021. On Monday the Cabinet Office said that from 1 January 2021 importers and exporters would have to complete UK and EU customs declarations after the…
As if business wasn’t getting any easier (and GDP fell 19.1% in the three months to May 2020 according to the ONS) the shadow of a no-deal Brexit is looming large. And while the logistics sector doesn’t necessarily wish to poke the bear of government right now, the tone of its lobbying is getting a…
The FTA is calling on the UK government to continue pursuing a deal with the EU as an “urgent priority”, despite the government issuing wide-ranging advice for border documentation following the end of the transition period. Yesterday the Cabinet Office said that from 1 January 2021 importers and exporters would have to complete UK and…
The Cabinet Office is urging exporters and import to and from the EU to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January 2021, by applying for EU EORI number or registering with the relevant Customs Authority. The call, backed by an advertising campaign, comes just days after European Commission warned businesses in…
The Road Haulage Association has called for urgent action after the European Commission warned businesses of the need for full border customs checks on trade with the UK from January 2021. The UK has previously said that it will phase customs checks on goods arriving from the EU following the end of the transition period. However,…
IT distributor and supply chain services supplier Westcoast has become the first sponsor of the Logistics Manager Top 50 Service Providers – a week of webinars and analysis of the fastest-growing 3PLs in the UK. The reveal of the Logistics Manager Top 50 will begin on Monday 30 November, counting down every day to revealing…
Normally the phrase perfect storm, particularly in a business sense, is a convergence of unfortunate events. It’s the perfect storm that leads to some form of economic crash. Yet, right now, for commercial and industrial property in the UK there is a confluence of events happening that will change the market in the UK inalterably….
A third (33%) of supply chain leaders have moved sourcing and manufacturing activities out of China, or plan to do so in the next two to three years, according to a survey by Gartner. But the Covid-19 pandemic is just one of several reasons why global supply chains are moving activities out of China, with…
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