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Wickes extends Wincanton home delivery contract Jun 10,2020
Wickes has extended its contract with Wincanton to cover the delivery of kitchen and bathroom products across Devon and Cornwall. The extended contract follows Wickes’ transition to Wincanton from its own in-house operations in December 2019. The service now covers much of the south-west of Eng... [learn more]
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Supply Chain Excellence Awards: enter now with new categories for 2020! Jun 10,2020
The current lockdown to combat the Covid-19 pandemic has made the world realise something Logistics Manager has understood for 23 years: supply chains are really important. To celebrate the achievements in supply chains, the 24th annual Supply Chain Excellence Awards, will take place at the London Hil... [learn more]
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Carriers take tentative steps to increase capacity Jun 10,2020
As the number of developed economies coming out of lockdown and removing mitigation efforts increases, container carriers are having to walk a fine line between rates and capacity as demand resumes.“The easing of lockdown measures, especially across much of Europe, has helped demand for container fr... [learn more]
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Shipping,Eco Groups Demand Ban On Non-Compliant Vessel Fuels Jun 20,2019
Leading maritime shipping organisations have teamed up with environmentalists to demand that the carriage of non-compliant marine fuels be banned after the global 0.5 per cent sulphur cap takes effect in 2020 outside of coastal Emission Control Areas(ECAs).In a joint statement released ahead of an Internation... [learn more]
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Quasi-Conference TSA Closes As Role Redundant In Mega Merger World Jun 04,2019
The 29-year-old quasi-shipping conference,the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement(TSA),is closing its doors,having found its role no longer viable in the face of radical changes in the industry in recent years."During these challenging times,it became apparent that the TSA's original mission was no ... [learn more]
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China Exports To The United States, Container Transportation Market Report May 25,2019
North American routes,sino-us trade friction on the market continued to expand the adverse impact,the overall decline in market volume.Although airlines cut capacity supply through temporary suspension and other measures to maintain a stable supply and demand relationship,the market fundamentals will remain u... [learn more]