• Priority Freight tackles Brexit bottleneck with ‘Clearance on Wheels’ May 26,2021

  UK-based emergency logistics specialist Priority Freight has become one of only a few freight forwarders in the UK to be qualified to provide the so-called ‘Clearance on Wheels’ simplification procedure was brought in by the UK government to speed up the clearance process at UK borders, to... [learn more]

• Container capacity shortage set to last until fourth quarter May 25,2021

  There is little chance of congestion in the supply chain being resolved before the fourth quarter of the year, although some signs of improvement may begin to appear in time for the traditional peak season.“We still see an enormous surge in demand that is overwhelming the shipping industry,&rdqu... [learn more]

• Ocean shipping crunch hitting UK retail sales May 25,2021

  The ocean freight shipping ‘crunch’ of tight capacity and a dearth of available containers is having a tangible effect again on UK retail markets, with multiple anecdotal reports of stock shortages and disrupted supply chains similar to those experienced at times in the fourth quarter of l... [learn more]

• Blank sailings point to ocean space shortages well into the summer May 25,2021

  Analysis of container line sailing cancellations from late April to mid-June show that carriers are cancelling sailings well into the summer, according to analysis by logistics visibility specialist project44, indicating that the current undercapacity within many ocean freight markets “will remain a... [learn more]

• Scan Global Logistics and TransGroup transition to one brand May 25,2021

  Ambitious Scandinavia-based freight group Scan Global Logistics (SGL) and its North American subsidiary TransGroup are merging to become one organisation under the Scan Global Logistics brand, five years since joining to become “one family legally”.The companies said in the transition wa... [learn more]

• UK logistics 'resilient' throughout COVID-19 pandemic May 24,2021

  Logistics businesses have shown “impressive resilience” throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, adapting their operations swiftly and efficiently in the face of extreme pressures to keep the nation stocked with the goods and services it needs, according to Logistics UK.But the industry body has ... [learn more]