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Latest entrants to the World Logistics Passport

Latest entrants to the World Logistics Passport

Jun 12, 2021 Articles, COVID-19, Global News, News in General, Supply Chain Comments Off on Latest entrants to the World Logistics Passport

Malaysia, Kenya, Paraguay and Ecuador are the latest entrants to the World Logistics Passport New joiners follow Ethiopia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Burkina Faso and Guinea who joined at the...
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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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Dometic launches DeliBox, a game-changing solution for food delivery

Dometic launches DeliBox, a game-changing solution for food delivery

May 22, 2021 COVID-19, eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, Handling News, Launch pad, Supply Chain Comments Off on Dometic launches DeliBox, a game-changing solution for food delivery

Dometic, a global leader in mobile living solutions, announces the launch of its industry-first DeliBox delivery solution. This revolutionary smart delivery box is designed to preserve the quality...
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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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CEVA Logistics launches FORPATIENTS healthcare logistics sub-brand, new temperature-sensitive solution

CEVA Logistics launches FORPATIENTS healthcare logistics sub-brand, new temperature-sensitive solution

Apr 10, 2021 COVID-19, Global News, Logistics News, News in General Comments Off on CEVA Logistics launches FORPATIENTS healthcare logistics sub-brand, new temperature-sensitive solution

FORPATIENTS sub-brand confirms CEVA Logistics’ patient-centric focus for healthcare logistics solutions, including for COVID-19 vaccines Investments in end-to-end supply chain capabilities,...
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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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Safe transport of Coronavirus vaccines on EPAL pallets

Safe transport of Coronavirus vaccines on EPAL pallets

Feb 20, 2021 COVID-19, Global News, Handling News, Logistics News, News in General, Supply Chain Comments Off on Safe transport of Coronavirus vaccines on EPAL pallets

Throughout Europe, temperature-controlled Covid-19 vaccines are being transported on quality-tested EPAL Euro pallets  Transporting and storing Covid-19 vaccines is a real challenge for every...
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Out of the zone: Covid forces grocery retailers to rethink order picking methods

Out of the zone: Covid forces grocery retailers to rethink order picking methods

Feb 20, 2021 COVID-19, eCommerce, Logistics News, Shipping & Freight, Storage & Racking Comments Off on Out of the zone: Covid forces grocery retailers to rethink order picking methods

When Covid triggered the e-commerce frenzy, many grocery retail logistics operations had little choice but to rethink their order picking methodologies and, as a result there is a trend away from...
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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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Schoeller Allibert contributes to the global battle against Covid-19

Schoeller Allibert contributes to the global battle against Covid-19

Feb 13, 2021 Case Study, COVID-19, Logistics News, Shipping & Freight, Storage & Racking, Supply Chain, Warehousing Seminar Comments Off on Schoeller Allibert contributes to the global battle against Covid-19

Schoeller Allibert has partnered with German chemical manufacturer and distributor, CG Chemikalien GmbH & Co. KG (‘CG Chemikalien’), to support the transportation of raw materials used to...
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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...