London, UK: Hauliers have reacted angrily to government attempts to deflect blame onto the industry for Brexit failures. Responding to a letter sent by Michael Gove, the minister in charge of Brexit preparations, Logistics UK, Elizabeth de Jong, policy director, Logistics UK, said: “It is also incumbent on government to ensure logistics businesses have details …
Bath, UK: Air freight is set to lose share in favour of other modes in the post- Codid world say new research. Ti and Bollore Logistics’ latest survey, The Future Of Freight Forwarding In A Post-Covid World, provides clear evidence of major operational shifts in modal choice, freight purchasing patterns, sourcing networks and outsourcing strategies …
London, UK: Brexit talks have stalled again with road transport one of the major stumbling blocks. The EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier said what is happening in terms of transport is “just one example of the consequences of the Brexit vote”. Barnier lodged his warning on Friday at the close of the seventh round of …
London, UK: Amazon is expanding its online grocery deliveries. The moves comes as retailers report online food sales almost doubling during the pandemic with grocers struggling to keep up with demand. Amazon is now after a bigger slice of this fast-growing market, which analysts say could increase pressure on rivals such as Ocado. “It’s extremely …
London, UK: The UK’s coldstore’s capacity, usually finely balanced between supply and demand, has been thrown into disarray by the coronavirus pandemic. Lack of UK capacity, with coldstores at capacity for most of the summer, has at times had severe consequences for food production. Earlier this year storage restrictions affected pork production already disrupted as …
London, UK: In 2022 the tax rebate on diesel used in fridges will disappear, adding an estimated £150m to the cost of transporting temperature-controlled goods, according to the Cold Chain Federation’s costings. Until now, many operators have been indifferent to diesel fridge running costs. But the number will soon become important: a typical fridge trailer …
London, UK: The coronavirus epidemic has exposed how tightly supply and demand determine temperature-controlled transport, especially in the food sector. Panic buying among consumers has been acerbated by supply chain hiccups caused by unexpected closures of meat processing plants where staff are especially vulnerable to the virus. According to a report from CoBank Knowledge Exchange, …
London, UK: Extending the London congestion charge is little more than a tax on deliveries, says the FTA. The operating hours of the London Congestion Charge will increase from 22 June. Natalie Chapman, head of urban policy, FTA, said: “The suspension of the congestion charge back in March 2020 was extremely welcome in helping operators …
London, UK: The UK Warehousing Association has welcomed the government’s change of stance on EU border checks, announced on Friday, 12 June. The association has long insisted that ports simply do not have the capacity to cope with the estimated 200m additional customs declarations per annum likely to be generated by Brexit, and that this …
Cambridge, UK: Hydrogen has long been a potential power source and companies, such as French trailer maker Chereau, are developing usable hydrogen refrigeration systems. Hydrogen over the years has had seen several periods of hype; the oil crisis in the 1970s and more recently as a solution to global warming issue in the 2000. But …
Telford, UK: Food and FMCG companies must take steps to organise themselves now if they are going to have the right warehouse infrastructure in place to meet post-lockdown trading conditions says John Maguire, managing director, Narrow Aisle. In the early stages of the Covid-19 crisis fears over shortages of food and other essential items prompted …
London, UK: Prior to the coronavirus outbreak there have been all sorts of predictions about changes to last mile deliveries with the internet cited as the key driver. Last year, the World Economic Forum’s Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution declared, “there has never been a time of greater change for the last mile”. Among …
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