Inflation is rising and commodity prices are rocketing. Are we facing a new set of supply chain risks and challenges that may be far more long-lasting and structural than the economic set-backs of the last few years or the dramatic impact of the Japan ear
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With the London Olympics just a year away, there are moves to get night-time deliveries back on the agenda. There…
Yusen Logistics has emerged as a major player in the third party logistics market over the past few months through the merger of NYK’s forwarding and logistics operations. The new head of Yusen in Europe explains to Malory Davies how the group is planning
Stobart Group and the Malcolm Group have joined forces to raise money for Cancer Research UK
German motor manufacturer Volkswagen is looking for supply chain saving of 200 million euros a year from a takeover of MAN
Volvo is launching a gas powered truck for trunking operations. The Volvo FM MethaneDiesel is powered by up to 75 per cent gas and the company reckons it can significantly reduce O2 emissions
DHL Express has introduced an additional next-day intercontinental flight between Asia-Pacific and the US and another from the US to the Middle East
Lafarge Cement has been given a £130,000 freight grant to move traffic from road to rail.
Online retail sales have topped £300 billion over the eleven years since the launch of the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index in April 2000
Spanish cosmetics group Colomer has chosen Kuehne + Nagel to handle its distribution. Colomer’s logistics operations in its current warehouses in Germany and France will gradually be consolidated in K+N’s site at Biebesheim
