204 million heavy goods vehicle miles have been taken off UK roads by food and grocery companies, according research by IGD
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Maersk’s Liner Business made a loss of $600 million last year compared to a profit of $2.6bn in 2010 as a result of low freight rates on the Asia–Europe trades
Deutsche Post DHL has unveiled five visions of the future and their impact on trade, business and society. DHL chief Frank Appel said: “In a world that is becoming harder to predict, we have to expand our horizon and think about alternatives…”
One in twelve large businesses is substantially reliant on high-risk suppliers, according to research commissioned by procurement advisors Achilles
The past year has seen some major challenges for supply chain professionals with natural disasters such as tsunamis and floods disrupting operations. Not surprisingly mitigating supply chain risk has moved sharply up the executive agenda
GPS system supplier TomTom has called for better education for drivers after research suggested that GPS jammers are responsible for anything up to 450 jamming incidents a day
MIQ Logistics has appointed Scott Hagenkord as its leader of carrier management
Palletways, has launched a 48 hour door-to-door delivery service to Germany, called “Premium+” as part of its plans to significantly grow its share of international traffic
The winners of the Fork Lift Truck Association’s annual awards have been revealed. The winners were:
vForwarding, a new freight forwarding software vendor, is launching a software- as-a-service for import/export flows, which can operate on any internet connected computer