Broken supply chains throughout the manufacturing sector will put pressure on warehouses like never before. The economic consequences to the measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus worldwide will reverberate for months, if not years to come. A robust warehouse management system will be key to recovery, writes Christopher Walton. Before Covid-19 hit, the…
Phased customs controls at borders between the UK and EU – excluding Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland boarders – will roll out in three stages between January and July 2021. The Cabinet Office said that border controls for EU goods imported into Great Britain will be introduced in stages to ‘give businesses affected by…
The Freight Transport Association has written to Michael Gove, minister for the Cabinet Office, calling for “time to future-proof our supply chain” in the face of deadlocked Brexit negotiations. The FTA said that with the latest round of talks between the UK and European Union concluding with no progress made, it has written to Gove…
Automotive supply chains stand at a major crossroads. Perhaps the pause in OEM production due to coronavirus could lead to entirely new supply chains building entirely different products? Christopher Walton investigates. Before the coronavirus effectively halted huge swathes of automotive manufacturing worldwide, especially in Europe, the sector in the UK was at a crossroads. Brexit…
Today I hosted the first Logistics Manager webinar, part of our series focusing on the key issues facing the supply chain at the moment, and I‘d like to thank all our readers who attended. Those who watched the webinar, which is now available to view at your leisure on logisticsmanager.com, would have heard from FTA…
This webinar is designed to bring senior decision makers up-to-speed with the very latest issues regarding the cross-border flow of goods between the UK and its largest trading partner. By watching this webinar you will learn: This free-to-attend webinar is the first in a series of supply chain specials from Logistics Manager in June, looking at…
The FTA has called for an implementation period for whatever Brexit agreement the government reaches in Brexit negotiations – so logistics and supply chain can “prepare effectively”. With less that seven months to go until the end of the Brexit transition period the association also said that the government must consider how the Northern Ireland…
A majority of UK businesses are looking at international expansion after the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit exposed reliances on domestic trade, according to a study by cross-border shipping specialist One World Express The study of more than 924 senior decision makers in a cross-section of UK businesses found that 57% were considering expansion into…
On 1 January 2021 the transition period for the UK leaving the European Union will end, and with negotiations taking place virtually this year, business leaders in logistics and supply chain are planning for uncertainty. To guide you through the coming months, Logistics Manager will host a webinar on Tuesday 9 June at 10.30am, to…
The British International Freight Association calling for its members to join an HMRC list of customs agents and parcel couriers for customs declarations. With the transition period for the European Union ending on 31 December 2020, BIFA said that the list was required to overcome unnecessary disruption during trade talks next year. Robert Keen, director…
From coronavirus to Brexit, sustainability to e-commerce market, risk management is at the centre of a stable chain. How supply chain practitioners cope with these dangers depends on how robust risk management systems are. The world is heading in a new direction and supply chains need to be able to survive in order to overcome…
Das inhabergeführte Logistikunternehmen Röhlig baut seine weltweite Präsenz weiter aus. In China ist das inhabergeführte Logistikunternehmen jetzt durch die Eröffnung dreier neuer Büros im Westen, namentlich Chengdu, Chongqing und Xi’an, insgesamt mit zwölf Niederlassungen vertreten. In Mexiko hat Röhlig 100 Prozent der Anteile an seinem bisherigen Joint-Venture übernommen und ist mit Niederlassungen in Mexico City,…
Die beiden österreichischen Frachtumschlagzentren Cargo Center Graz (CCG) und Ennshafen erfüllen hohe Maßstäbe. Das bestätigt das bislang dritte europäische GVZ-Ranking, welches im Abstand von jeweils fünf Jahren durch die Deutsche GVZ-Gesellschaft mbH (DGG) erstellt wird. Demnach hat sich das Cargo Center Graz von Platz 18 (2015) auf Platz 9 (2020) verbessert. Ennshafen ist erstmals auf…
BluJay Solutions has warned supply chains not to under-estimate the impact that Brexit will have on the flow of goods come 1 January 2021, when the UK’s transition period ends. With supply chains currently concerned with coming out of the current lockdown of economies worldwide as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic it could be…
The Freight Transport Association has called on the government to keep trade flowing efficiently between Northern Ireland and Great Britain following the conclusion of the Brexit transition period. The FTA said that the government was meeting today to discuss the Northern Ireland protocol, which establishes Northern Ireland’s trading status after the end of the transition…
Xpediator has said it has introduced temporary pay reductions, reduced costs in areas where activity is lower and suspend “certain capital investment projects” until the coronavirus crisis has passed. However the freight management services company said that notwithstanding Covid-19 it had made a ‘solid’ start to 2020 with turnover “slightly up” on a like-for-like basis…
Das Jahr 2019 war für Waberer’s eine Herausforderung, da mehrere externe Faktoren den Betrieb störten. Im Kernsegment Internationaler Transport wurde ein Transformationsprogramm gestartet. Dieses umfasste die Reduktion der eigenen Lkw-Flotte, begleitet von der Einführung einer Struktur welche die Kapazitätsauslastung und die Rentabilität der Flotte des Segments Internationale Transporte verbessert. Konkret wurden die internationale Flotte im…
A massive parcel hub let to DHL in Runcorn has sold for £6.6 million more than it was bought for in 2016, representing a 24% increase in just four years. The 651,410 sq ft warehouse was sold by Atlantic Leaf for £34 million to Singapore based alternative asset management firm Elite Partners Capitol. It was…
Anhand der Visitenkarte von Michael Viehböck lässt sich ablesen, was DHL Express in Österreich so erfolgreich macht. Der Quality, Environment & First Choice Manager des Unternehmens steht stellvertretend für alle Tugenden, die den Anbieter von Dienstleistungen im internationalen Express- und Kurierversand von Dokumenten, Paketen und Palettensendungen erfolgreich machen. Er agiert flexibel und kundenorientiert. Hinzu kommen…
Davies Turner chairman Philip Stephenson has called for innovative thinking from the logistics sector in the face of regional trade restrictions and freight capacity pressures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month the 3PL re-commence its fixed-day, weekly direct rail import service from China to the UK in March, after it was suspended due to…
The FTA has asked for the government to extend the Brexit transition period as it believes the challenges posed by COVID-19 will make a smooth transition impossible . In a statement, the FTA called for a reconsideration of the Brexit transition period as supply chains and logistics were facing ‘unprecedented challenges’ in the face of…
International freight forwarder W.E. Deane has freed up 5,000 pallet spaces at its Barking depot in order to accommodate an expected incoming surplus as a result of COVID-19. W.E. Deane said it was freeing up the space in order to help businesses meet with the spike in demand due to stockpiling as a result…
Corona-Krise hat derzeit keine Auswirkungen auf die Arzneimittelversorgung. Produzenten und Großhandel sind lieferfähig. Arzneimittel sind auch in der derzeitigen Situation weiterhin verfügbar. „Wir sehen im Moment keine Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf die Verfügbarkeit von Arzneimitteln“, betont Mag. Alexander Herzog, Generalsekretär der PHARMIG. Sowohl die Hersteller als auch der Großhandel sind lieferfähig und es wird alles…
After working for five years alongside The Works, Europa Air & Sea will continue to oversee and manage its inbound movements. Mark Haywood, procurement manager at The Works said: “With exciting IT developments that will lead to operational savings being realised in Q2 of 2020, we are pleased to be extending our agreement and partnering…
What do WMS users have to do to future-proof their operations? In a logistics market where the only constant is change, adapting to the needs of customers requires a robust infrastructure. Christopher Walton explores the options. Demand for warehouse processing from e-commerce can no longer be sustainably met by larger workforces. Costs are too high,…
From optimising labour, to delivering RoI and reducing environmental impact, automation has a lot to offer retailers, even if the sands are shifting to make the same arguments. Michelle Mooney investigates. Automation has always been a simple argument: optimising of repetitive and strenuous tasks which would otherwise require hours of manual labour from several employees….
Hands up if you can remember the name of the new chancellor? He replaced Sajid Javid…. He likes drinking Yorkshire tea…. Congratulations to those who said Rishi Sunak! Amid all the falling share prices following the coronavirus crash yesterday I bet you’d forgotten there is a budget tomorrow… and quite a crucial one of the…
As we look forward to the Supply Chain Conference 2020 on 17 and 18 March I believe that supply chains are facing three major problems, one short-term, one medium-term and one long-term… The long-term issue is sustainability: more than just a buzzword to target environmentally-conscious consumers , sustainability is a way of doing business that…
The chief executive of Wincanton, James Wroath, has told Logistics Manager that the 3PL will not rule out further ‘bolt-on’ acquisitions after investors and shareholders reacted positively to its “disappointing” aborted bid to buy Eddie Stobart Logistics last year. On 23 August 2019 shares in Eddie Stobart were suspended, and just over a week later…
I write this leader within throwing distance of the Home Office… an institution which has hit the headlines all week. It’s made the logistics sector in the UK face up to a serious issue: it is addicted to cheap, foreign labour. So, in Brexit-Britain, from1 January 2021, freedom of movement for European Union citizens in…
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