Let’s start with the good news – growth is back on the agenda after one of the toughest years on record, and the new year promises to bring new supply chain opportunities – along with a few challenges.
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Maritime Group has taken over DHL Container Logistics (UK), DHL’s container arm in a share purchase deal for an undisclosed sum, and renamed it Maritime Container Logistics.
Online retailers were still dispatching goods on Christmas Eve despite cut off dates for Christmas day having passed, according to MetaPack’s eCommerce 100 tracker.
Europa Worldwide Logistics has opened up offices in Hong Kong and Singapore following an increase in the amount of business it is carrying in the region.
Sony DADC has began a major investment programme centred on its Enfield distribution centre in response to customer ordering trends shifting from bulk buying to ordering little and often, based on next day delivery.
US car maker Chrysler has chosen Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics to provide ocean transport from North America to Europe
Gist makes hundreds of millions of deliveries across Europe each year. To manage its operations and ensure that goods can be delivered within tight timescales, it relies heavily on its IT support systems.
Increasing demand for faster, more accurate, real-time information is pushing the boundaries of data capture technology. But is the plethora of bells and whistles getting in the way? Jessica Davies reports.
There is no better way to find out about the latest developments in logistics equipment and practice than Logistics Link South. Here is a taste of what will be on show when it opens at Sandown Park on 2nd February.
There is no doubt that last year was a tough one for everyone involved in supply chain and logistics adjusting to radically new trading conditions, becoming more agile to deal with rapid changes in the market, managing risk more effectively, and all the t