• Covid impact changes operational model for UK Flooring Direct Jul 08,2020

  Within a week of the contract going live, the UK went into lockdown and in-home delivery had to be switched to contactless delivery outside of the home.UK Flooring also said that it had seen a significant increase in orders via e-commerce, which meant that Menzies had a significantly higher volume of consignm... [learn more]

• Innovate UK launches supply chain digital technology fund Jul 08,2020

  The UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, led by Innovate UK, will provide funding for projects worth up to £1.5m.Projects will support the development of new digital technologies and work with manufacturers to revaluate and restructure the way they design and operate supply chain... [learn more]

• Major UK retailers drop coconut suppliers using monkey labour in supply chain Jul 08,2020

  PETA Asia (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) released an exposé of the conditions the animals faced in Thailand when collecting up to 1,000 coconuts each day.Since the exposé, retailers including Asda, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Waitrose, Morrisons, Ocado, Co-op, Tesco, and Sai... [learn more]

• DHL Aviation selects Descartes’ Global Air Messaging Gateway Jul 03,2020

  Descartes Systems Group announced that Brussels-based DHL Aviation has selected Descartes’ Global Air Messaging Gateway as its preferred platform to standardize electronic messaging with its global customer base, including major freight-forwarding organizations, other airlines, postal service operat... [learn more]

• Liebherr’s flexible barge solution for Sims Metal Management Jul 03,2020

  A new Liebherr LHM 600 Mobile Harbor Crane has been in operation in the Port of New York and New Jersey since November 2019. Sims Metal Management, one of the world’s leading metal recyclers, places its LHM 600 on a floating barge. This intelligent solution offers the company various advantages. Fir... [learn more]

• Voltrans Logistics Vietnam completes sea & air shipment of surgical masks Jul 03,2020

  Voltrans Logistics Vietnam completed urgent shipments from Ho Chi Minh to Canada and US. The cargo was 2,715,000 pieces of surgical mask, which were transported by air and sea. Due to COVID-19, many flights are faced with the situation of offloading at the hub, so the challenge was to decide the airline with ... [learn more]