• Delivering on the ‘last mile’ challenge Feb 22,2021

  E-commerce has grown massively, and probably permanently, during the pandemic to 30% or more of retail trade. Customers increasingly value the convenience, assurance, immediacy, pricing and safety of ordering online. The performance of many home delivery operations during the COVID crisis has been truly imp... [learn more]

• Managing new EU-UK freight regime is not rocket science Feb 22,2021

  Everyone – including most freight customers – has known for at least a year that Customs declarations would be required for UK-EU shipments from 1January 2021.And so, I was surprised to learn that some major European freight forwarding and logistics firms have struggled to such an extent w... [learn more]

• Five global supply chain and logistics trends in 2021 Feb 22,2021

  2020 has been one of the most difficult and challenging years in modern history. To date, 2.2 million individuals have officially died from COVID-19 and over 100 million have been infected. The changes in how we work, live and play have been fundamental causing some areas to fast forward several years in time... [learn more]

• Weekly 'Brexit Market Monitor' tracks road freight trends Feb 20,2021

  Tim Consult, a subsidiary of German cloud-based logistics software provider, Transporeon, has launched its weekly Brexit Market Monitor, which provides “the latest insights on key UK inbound corridors” for road freight. The current edition, for calendar week (CW) 52, revealed that... [learn more]

• Lufthansa Cargo supports UNICEF in global vaccine distribution Feb 20,2021

  Lufthansa Cargo is among a number of leading airlines supporting the launch of UNICEF's Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative which focuses on the prioritization of the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines, medical devices and other critical supplies to respond to the pandemic.In a statement, t... [learn more]

• January air cargo volumes at same level as year ago Feb 20,2021

  Worldwide air cargo volumes in January were at the same level as in January 2020, the first month since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic not to show a decline year-over-year (YoY), according to the latest figures from WorldACD.Although worldwide rates per kg were 75% higher YoY, they were 8% lower than thos... [learn more]