Royal Mail still struggling with productivity
The half year results of Royal Mail, released at the end of last week, are interesting in that they show similarities to those at Deutsche Post DHL PeP.
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The half year results of Royal Mail, released at the end of last week, are interesting in that they show similarities to those at Deutsche Post DHL PeP.
Maersk saw growth in revenue across all business lines and EBITDA for the group was higher at $1.1bn.
The state-owned rail network and owner of major logistics service provider, Schenker, is reported to be asking for substantial funds for capital investment.
Supply Chain and Freight came to the rescue for UPS in the third quarter, with a strong performance in road freight and forwarding counter-balancing profitability problems elsewhere.
The CEO of Deutsche-Post DHL, Frank Appel, appears to have acted swiftly and boldly over the problems at Deutsche Post PeP, embarking on a major restructuring of the group.
Chinese and US tariffs are set to come into force on July 6. Both Chinese and US air freight export volumes look particularly exposed. This may be the tip of the iceberg however in a conflict that could ultimately wipe out over half of global trade.
Prof. John Manners-Bell and John Galt Solutions discuss supply chain risk management in a conversational webcast.
The proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda promises to have profound and widespread logistics implications.
Ocado’s e-commerce logistics platform is going from strength to strength
The promised purchase of a near controlling stake in CEVA by CMA CGM is not entirely surprising bearing in mind the container shipping company’s stated aim of diversifying into other areas of the logistics sector.
The opening up of Iran, a new de facto leader in Saudi Arabia and accelerated economic diversification initiatives across the board are offering a new set of logistics opportunities across the Middle East, according to Ti’s latest report, Middle East Logistics Investment Opportunities 2018.
JD.com announced its first full year profit as a public company on Friday, but its Q4 results failed to impress some investors.