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DHL Global Forwarding, Freight: myDHLi boosts online bookings by 56%

May 15, 2021 admin account eCommerce, Logistics News, Multimodal, News in General, Shipping & Freight, Supply Chain Comments Off on DHL Global Forwarding, Freight: myDHLi boosts online bookings by 56%

Digital customer platform myDHLi now also includes road transport via DHL Freight New features and functionalities presented at the first myDHLi Digital Summit hosted by DHL DHL Global Forwarding,...

Container shortage leading to more supply chain headaches

May 09, 2021 admin account 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...

Dimerco switches transportation modes to beat delivery deadline

May 01, 2021 admin account Global News, Logistics News, News in General, Shipping & Freight Comments Off on Dimerco switches transportation modes to beat delivery deadline

International transportation and freight forwarding specialist Dimerco delivered high-density cargo from China to Morocco four days ahead of deadline, by implementing changes to the planned...

‘Ever Given’ refloated but global e-commerce will flounder amid delays

Apr 03, 2021 admin account eCommerce, Events, Global News, Logistics News, Shipping & Freight Comments Off on ‘Ever Given’ refloated but global e-commerce will flounder amid delays

International delivery expert ParcelHero says the refloating of the ‘Ever Given’ is welcome news, but the blockage of the vital Suez Canal will cost £4.35bn and delay many Amazon and other...

CHEP announces new contract with leading sustainable brand, The Cheeky Panda

Mar 27, 2021 admin account Case Study, Logistics News, Shipping & Freight, Storage & Racking Comments Off on CHEP announces new contract with leading sustainable brand, The Cheeky Panda

The adoption of CHEP’s reusable pallets will help the manufacturer of household, baby and beauty products reduce its environmental footprint. Leading supply chain specialist CHEP, which serves...

BIC & IANA collaborate to standardize facility identification in North America

Mar 20, 2021 admin account Global News, Handling News, Multimodal, News in General, Shipping & Freight Comments Off on BIC & IANA collaborate to standardize facility identification in North America

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) and the Bureau International des Containers (BIC) have collaborated to standardize the identification of terminals, ramps, container yards and...

New sorting technology boosts efficiency in processing small and medium-sized shipments at DHL parcel centers

Mar 20, 2021 admin account Case Study, Handling News, News in General, Shipping & Freight Comments Off on New sorting technology boosts efficiency in processing small and medium-sized shipments at DHL parcel centers

Innovative systems technology from BEUMER Group New medium-format sorter to be piloted at Greven parcel center – eight more sites to follow Additional sorting capacity for 14,000 parcels per hour...

New October dates for Multimodal 2021 @TheNEC

Mar 06, 2021 admin account eCommerce, Events, Features, Green Supply Chain, Handling News, Multimodal, News in General, Shipping & Freight, Storage & Racking, Supply Chain Comments Off on New October dates for Multimodal 2021 @TheNEC

MULTIMODAL COMMITS TO NEW 19TH TO 21ST OCTOBER 2021 DATES FOR ITS 14TH SHOW The UK and Ireland’s premier supply chain event will include three days of seminars and an awards ceremony on the 19th of...

eCommerce: Online boom makes oversized packaging unsustainable

Feb 20, 2021 admin account eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, Logistics News, Shipping & Freight, Storage & Racking, Supply Chain Comments Off on eCommerce: Online boom makes oversized packaging unsustainable

The pandemic has propelled ecommerce to new heights, making online retailers’ use of oversized, wasteful packaging unsustainable. By Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager for packaging solutions...

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

Feb 20, 2021 admin account 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...