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Why Now is the Time to Choose LCL Shipping

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Less than container load (LCL) shipping is rapidly becoming a go-to service option for businesses seeking help in a complex global logistics industry. As COVID-19 affected businesses around the world, the need for expedited LCL shipping grew significantly. The right level of LCL shipping expertise. Reduced costs.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. Enter Big Tech. One goal, two different motivations.

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What is a Bonded Warehouse? The 2021 Guide

Unleashed

This article considers what a bonded warehouse is, and how they are managed across different jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. How are bonded warehouses run in the United Kingdom? In the United Kingdom bonded warehouses are known as customs warehouses.

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Logistics Responses to Europe’s Migrant Crisis

TMC

Probably the most notable outcome from a logistics standpoint has occurred in Calais, France, where trucks headed for the Channel Tunnel to the United Kingdom were being boarded by migrants. million trucks in both directions between France and the United Kingdom last year. The service carried some 1.5

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

This index complies a data set of 2 chosen variables for each of the economies of the Eurozone , China , Japan, South Korea , Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Flexport Ocean Timeliness Indicator tracks average ocean container shipping transit times. Federal Bank of New York.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. US Navy to accompany US-flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel (Fox News). It serves both B2B and B2C customers in the United Kingdom, Spain and France. Fetch Robotics Unveils Robotics System for Logistics Industry. Con-way Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon now ships more parcels than FedEx. In fact, Amazon has even begun shipping orders for outside customers. The company said that it has already slashed use of virgin fossil fuel-based plastic in its toys by 30 percent worldwide after starting the process in markets like France, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.