Complexities in Asia Pacific Road Freight
Countries in Asia Pacific are at very differing stages of economic development, and this flows through to road infrastructure and regulation.
Countries in Asia Pacific are at very differing stages of economic development, and this flows through to road infrastructure and regulation.
The latest half-year results from K+N illustrate freight forwarders continue to be able to exploit the situation and increase their profits.
It has been more than six months since the EU and the UK parted ways. Despite warnings, worst-case scenarios have not materialised so far.
A global survey of logistics and supply chain executives has found that there is still very little consensus on which alternative power system will replace diesel for the heavy duty truck sector over the coming years.
Ocado’s fulfilment technology has suffered from an apparent vulnerability to catch fire, for the second time.
The latest numbers from Delta Airlines seem to tip the balance towards the more optimistic forecasts for air transportation growth.
Lorry drivers in the UK are lost in a sort of Bermuda triangle of Brexit, pandemic and tax reforms/peak seasons, leading to a pressing staff shortage threatening to affect the public by the end of summer.
The British government is being pressured to introduce work visas for truck drivers from continental Europe.
A shortage in semiconductors has dampened the recovery in global freight volumes over the first half of the year.
DP World has been busy acquiring logistics businesses. In the first week of July, it bought Syncreon and made an offer to Imperial.
The problem the on-demand sector faces is that despite soaring revenues experienced throughout the Covid-crisis, few companies have been able to make any profits. With conditions set to become far less benign in the coming years, it is unclear how the sector can remain sustainable – at least in developed economies.
New data from Amazon shows that its carbon footprint grew for the third consecutive year in 2020 as online retail boomed during the Covid-19 pandemic.