Leading commercial property agents, quoted in the FT this week, report that the UK could run out of warehouse space within a year, as supply chain disruption and acceleration of online sales sends demand for space to record levels. The stock of available warehouse space…
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The Chinese government has implemented strict control on the use of electricity that will seriously affect production in factories across ten critical China provinces. (more…)
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The transport of containers from arrival ports is facing unprecedented challenges, and while these are great, we believe they must be overcome, because if no action is taken, some importers may face very significant additional charges, with no guarantee of delivery. (more…)
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Already struggling to deal with heavy congestion, ports in Shanghai and Ningbo, closed for the second time due to the impact of a typhoon this summer. Typhoon Chanthu made landfall in Zhejiang province on Monday with strong gales and heavy rainfall, forcing the closure of…
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What do the UK Government, the NHS, Microsoft and Noatum Logistics have in common? Answer; they have all been shortlisted for a Supply Chain Excellence Award. With Noatum shortlisted twice, alongside customers GANT and Tom Dixon. Publisher and events organiser, Akabo Media, is one of…
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The transport sector’s HGV driver crisis has developed over many years as multinationals applied downward pressure on costs throughout the supply chain. As pay and conditions deteriorated, younger workers stayed away and the UK because increasingly reliant on cohorts of foreign drivers. Brexit and tax…
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Key supplier partner, MiTek, discuss the merits of their innovative ePoint mezzanine solution with Steve Hicks, Managing Director Contract Logistics North Europe and TFG London's Jay Mulcahy, Group Director of Procurement, Customer Services and Logistics. (more…)
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Entering its first trade awards, since winning the British International Freight Association, ‘Air Cargo Services Award’ in January 2020, Noatum Logistics has been shortlisted in the Logistics Partner of the Year category of the Logistics UK awards. (more…)
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Restrictions on the Meishan Island International Container Terminal (MSICT) and associated bonded trade zone at Ningbo-Zhoushan port have been lifted today (25th August) two weeks after its closure because of a single detected case of Covid-19 being detected in a port worker. (more…)
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