The British Ports Association today launched a new initiative looking at the implications of autonomous shipping for UK ports, including a call for evidence from interested parties. Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) involves the automation of vessel and onboard processes …
While ocean carriers can be said to be having a “good” pandemic, largely due to their aggressive capacity management programmes to mitigate its impact, most other stakeholders in the supply chain are having to adjust to lower volumes and consequentially …
When the going gets tough, bring in the chicken sandwich guy.
$46m later
To be fair, XPO Logistics isn’t having a notably worse time than any other supply chain company (see our results coverage here), but its pandemic-driven change in …
The Australian Financial Review reports:
It was Prime Minster Scott Morrison who first warned business that the way they acted in the COVID-19 crisis would reverberate for a long time to come.
“How you support your customers, suppliers and employees …
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) has continued on its bull run this week, its comprehensive index ticking up another 16 points today to 1,184, which is 53% higher than a year ago.
Container spot rates on the transpacific recorded …
Amazon is flexing its muscles to push merchants onto its platform to use its logistics services.
This week online merchants selling via Amazon, and which are on the Seller Fulfilled Programme (SFP), received an e-mail telling them to up their …
Lufthansa Cargo has “massively expanded” its cold chain footprint with new pharma facilities in Munich and Chicago, as airfreight turns its eye towards vaccine distribution.
The 1,000sq metre pharma hub at Munich Airport has capacity for 96 pallets and loose …
