A fully equipped and committed GXO Logistics team held their virtual investor day on Tuesday, giving a performance worthy of the most entertaining TV dramas – almost a mini-mini series, given the length of the performance.
Without being deathly tedious, …

Maersk is redesigning its network in west and central Asia to “improve [cargo] speed to market”.
The aim is to help customers suffering from the immense supply chain disruption plaguing the region.
The announcement from the Danish carrier comes just …

Container shipping lines serving the South African gateway of Durban have suspended detention and demurrage charges at the port after state-owned operator Transnet declared force majeure as a result of civil disturbance engulfing the region.
In a customer advisory today, …

Container haulage driver shortages are the result of a combination of shipping lines forcing hauliers to accept sky-high rates and the sale of driver services as a product you can buy off a ‘haulage supermarket’ shelf.
Driver pay has been …

Increasingly frequent extreme weather events and supply chain disruptions are affecting the flow of food to US markets, resulting in a rising call for fundamental changes.
In May, cherry growers in the US Pacific north-west were on course for a …

As the debate begins over the European Commission’s Fit for 55 proposals for aviation, forwarders have called for an international standard on offsetting indirect, or Scope 3, emissions.
Yesterday, the EC announced its package of proposals to reduce net greenhouse …

I have spent a fair amount of time going through the investor day material of GXO Logistics, the XPO Logistics spin-off, which promises to be a benchmark deal in logistics for some time to come.
While a comprehensive review of …