FedEx downsizes Liège and finalises integration of TNT
Four years after the TNT acquisition FedEx has announced, “proposals to resize its European workforce as it nears the completion of the network integration of TNT.”
Four years after the TNT acquisition FedEx has announced, “proposals to resize its European workforce as it nears the completion of the network integration of TNT.”
A review of the key trends in logistics technology shaping the market in 2021, as Covid-19 acts as a catalyst for the adoption of technology.
If true, the report in the Japanese newspaper Nikkei that NYK is to “deliver cars to Europe by train” is an important milestone in the growth of China-Europe rail and road transport.
The Coronavirus pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to the logistics industry. Over 2020 each market experienced the pandemic differently.
Deutsche Post-DHL has issued a ‘preliminary results’ estimate for 2020 which estimates that “the group improved its operating profit (EBIT) to a record of €4.84bn”.
The retail sector has experienced a turbulent 12 months. As the aftershocks of 2020 and the global impacts of Covid-19 play out, the industry is likely to see dramatic changes throughout 2021.
A recent study by KLU’s new Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain shows: Despite Corona, the logistics decarbonization process in Europe is underway and getting integrated in companies’ strategic planning.
Cross-border e-commerce has seen logistical challenges crop up post-Brexit, with several retailers pausing operations.
Although much of the world is still in an effective depression due to the reaction to COVID-19, there are augurs of a very different economy on the horizon.
A letter written by two trade associations illustrates the pain that shippers are feeling at the rise in sea freight rates and the “current practices of liner shipper carriers”.
For shippers to see a real benefit from enlarging their pool of logistics partners it is crucial that they set themselves up with the tools and resources to find the right suppliers and execute the tender process well, otherwise, the potential benefits may well be lost.
XPO Logistics completed on Monday, January 4, the acquisition of Kuehne + Nagel’s British operations.