January 2025
Despite rising operating costs and increases in National Insurance, Adrian Redmile, branch and sales director at Europa Road is hopeful about the outlook for 2025. He says that the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) suggests we can be cautiously optimistic about the economic outlook for 2025 with some improved performance predicted.With a continued increase in operating costs, exacerbated by tighter budgets, Redmile,says that companies are “looking towards ...
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Canada’s WestJet Cargo has joined the Freightos WebCargo and 7LFreight platforms. It will allow freight forwarders to access its network and see real-time rates, place eBookings, and pay online on key routes between Calgary and major international hubs, including London Heathrow, Tokyo Narita and Paris Charles de Gaulle for general ...
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Ports are finding themselves in the front line of the war on drugs and geopolitical conflicts, Antwerp-Bruges chief executive Jacques Vandermeiren told a press conference to announce the Belgian gateway’s annual results for 2024.
In a year with many challenges, Antwerp-Bruges scored a notable success –intercepted illegal drugs in the port ...
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German supply chain specialist Arvato has opened a logistics centre in Dubai. Located in the CommerCity free trade zone, the 3,300sq m warehouse is 10 minutes from Dubai Airport and less than an hour from Jebel Ali Port.
Arvato projects that e-commerce market revenue in the Middle East and North Africa ...
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Jo Cloherty has joined Customs Support Group (CSG) as senior commercial manager for the UK and Ireland.
She has worked in business development roles across a wide spectrum of supply chain businesses, including air, sea, road, contract logistics and customs trade for multinationals, FMCG brands and broadcasting agencies.
In her new role ...
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Customs clearance specialist Derry Bros says it can cut the cost of new GB Safety & Security (S&S) import controls by up to 50% as well as avoid any delays and penalties.
It says it has invested heavily in digital infrastructure over the past 12 months
Head of operations and sales, Colin ...
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Almost three quarters of supply chain and logistics leaders see technology as fundamental or highly important to their organization’s growth strategy in the face of challenges such as tariff barriers, supply chain disruption and geopolitical instability, according to a study by Descartes Systems Group.
What Companies are Doing to Tackle Escalating ...
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Rhenus Warehousing Solutions has extended its relationship with Blue Yonder to implement the digital supply chain specialist’s Warehouse Management solution globally. Rhenus, which operates at over 180 sites in over 20 countries, will be able to implement and realize specific customer requirements worldwide quickly and efficiently while ability to configure ...
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Representatives from politics and business welcomed the first ship on Kawa Shipping‘s new China-Europe-Express (CEX) to JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany on 27 January.
With a transit time of 26 days, CEX claims to be the fastest direct link between China's busiest port of Ningbo in Southern China and Northern ...
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Ynys Mon (Anglesey) Freeport went live on 22 January, joining the Celtic Freeport of Port Talbot and Milford Haven, which went live in November.
The freeports offer special zones for business with tax and customs benefits, and funding for key infrastructure and skills projects and aim to promote regeneration and creation ...
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