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Latest trends in warehousing & automation revealed in free industry webinar

Latest trends in warehousing & automation revealed in free industry webinar

Jun 19, 2021 BREXIT, Events, Green Supply Chain, News in General Comments Off on Latest trends in warehousing & automation revealed in free industry webinar

Expert speakers from the world of automated warehousing and logistics will present during a live webinar developed specifically for system integrators, suppliers and partners. The event, set to take...
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Samskip Multimodal secures key approval to restart trailer transport by rail through Denmark

Samskip Multimodal secures key approval to restart trailer transport by rail through Denmark

Jun 12, 2021 BREXIT, Euro News, Handling News, Logistics News, Multimodal, News in General Comments Off on Samskip Multimodal secures key approval to restart trailer transport by rail through Denmark

Expanding rail capacity along a key unitised freight route demonstrates Samskip’s commitment to enhance the competitiveness of rail services into the Danish market A key approval from Danish...
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Covid and Brexit have hit transportation and storage harder than any other sector – ParcelHero

Covid and Brexit have hit transportation and storage harder than any other sector – ParcelHero

Jun 12, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, eCommerce, Logistics News, News in General Comments Off on Covid and Brexit have hit transportation and storage harder than any other sector – ParcelHero

The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Business Insights report reveals the shock news that the transportation and storage industry has been hardest hit of all sectors by Covid and Brexit....
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Steep fall in trade with both EU & non-EU countries – with Brexit having a bigger impact in UK than Covid

Steep fall in trade with both EU & non-EU countries – with Brexit having a bigger impact in UK than Covid

May 29, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, COVID-19, eCommerce, Euro News, Logistics News, Shipping & Freight, Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on Steep fall in trade with both EU & non-EU countries – with Brexit having a bigger impact in UK than Covid

ONS report looking at the combined impact of Covid and Brexit shows trade with EU countries has declined 23.1%. The report also reveals Brexit problems far outweighed Covid issues in the first...
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IT designed to suit garment manufacturing supply chains

IT designed to suit garment manufacturing supply chains

May 22, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on IT designed to suit garment manufacturing supply chains

These are exciting times for UK garment manufacturers – if they embrace digitalisation, writes Karl H. Lauri, managing team member at MRPeasy.com. Significant changes are under way in the garment...
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Container shortage leading to more supply chain headaches 

Container shortage leading to more supply chain headaches 

May 09, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, Global News, Shipping & Freight, Supply Chain Comments Off on Container shortage leading to more supply chain headaches 

Internet retailers and other companies that import products from the Far East to the UK are facing major supply chain disruption and increased logistics costs as a result of a global shortage of...
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EPAL pallet production increases despite Covid-19 pandemic

EPAL pallet production increases despite Covid-19 pandemic

Apr 14, 2021 BREXIT, COVID-19, News in General, Supply Chain Comments Off on EPAL pallet production increases despite Covid-19 pandemic

A total of 123.5 million EPAL load carriers were produced and repaired in 2020 The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) has again recorded an increase in the production of EPAL pallets in 2020,...
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Descartes Report Highlights Impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on Supply Chains

Descartes Report Highlights Impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on Supply Chains

Apr 10, 2021 BREXIT, Global News, News in General, Supply Chain Comments Off on Descartes Report Highlights Impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on Supply Chains

Early Preparation Remains Key to Avoid Expensive Disruptions  Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, today announced the findings of its...
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UK’s SME backbone for biotech supply chains

UK’s SME backbone for biotech supply chains

Feb 28, 2021 BREXIT, Case Study, COVID-19, Logistics News, Supply Chain Comments Off on UK’s SME backbone for biotech supply chains

With Covid-19 vaccine delivery highlighting the need for resilience in pharma and biotech supply chains, Karl H. Lauri, managing team member at MRPeasy.com, explains that ERP/MRP gives smaller...
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Latest UK Government figures show 35% of UK importers are struggling at Borders & Northern Ireland trade is collapsing

Latest UK Government figures show 35% of UK importers are struggling at Borders & Northern Ireland trade is collapsing

Feb 20, 2021 BREXIT, COVID-19, eCommerce, Logistics News, UK News Comments Off on Latest UK Government figures show 35% of UK importers are struggling at Borders & Northern Ireland trade is collapsing

The latest ONS economy report highlights soaring problems at Customs and a crisis developing in Northern Ireland trade, warns the international delivery expert ParcelHero. The latest Office for...
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Samskip Multimodal secures key approval to restart trailer transport by rail through Denmark

Samskip Multimodal secures key approval to restart trailer transport...

Expanding rail capacity along a key unitised freight route demonstrates Samskip’s commitment to enhance the competitiveness of rail services into the Danish market A key approval from Danish...
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GEODIS creates new global management training programme

GEODIS creates new global management training...

Covid and Brexit have hit transportation and storage harder than any other sector – ParcelHero

Covid and Brexit have hit transportation and...

cargo-partner to Expand Warehouse Capacities near Ljubljana Airport

cargo-partner to Expand Warehouse Capacities near...

Steep fall in trade with both EU & non-EU countries – with Brexit having a bigger impact in UK than Covid

Steep fall in trade with both EU & non-EU...

Handling

Samskip Multimodal secures key approval to restart trailer transport by rail through Denmark

Samskip Multimodal secures key approval to restart trailer transport...

Expanding rail capacity along a key unitised freight route demonstrates Samskip’s commitment to enhance the competitiveness of rail services into the Danish market A key approval from Danish authorities has paved the way for Samskip Multimodal and traction partner Hector Rail to relaunch trailer...
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ProGlove Launches MARK Basic Standard Range For Short Distance Barcode Scanning

ProGlove Launches MARK Basic Standard Range For...