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When bottlenecks and disruption finally ease and global supply chains finally start to return to some form of normality, which many hope to see in the second half of the year, the transition may result in yet another problem –…
Read MoreA recent surge in HGV tests by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and drivers re-entering the profession, has added over 50,000 to the number of qualified HGV drivers, raising hopes that the driver shortage crisis might be subsiding. While…
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Supply chain pressures remain well above their pre-pandemic levels, on all modes, with 2022 starting pretty much as last year finished, but there are indications that disruption may soon start to recede and analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of…
Read MoreOne of the world’s leading container shipping lines, Maersk, has decided to focus on its largest volume customers, in a move that leaves many smaller shippers potentially exposed. It has been widely reported across the trade press, that Maersk has stopped…
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The critical Chinese port of Ningbo has returned to normal operation, while trucking operations in Shenzhen and Tianjin are now facing interruptions, due to COVID testing of drivers and Hong Kong air crew quarantines have slashed air cargo capacity. (more…)
Read MoreChanges to the operation of the EU/UK border came into force on the 1st January 2022, with the full customs clearance of imports from the EU, but the crashing of HMRC’s new IT system left trucks stranded at Calais for…
Read MoreOn the 1st January 2022 the UK is imposing full border controls, which means that HMRC will require customs declarations to permit shipments from the EU across the border, yet there are indications that many traders and hauliers are not…
Read MoreSupply chains have been struggling with congestion and disruption for close on two years and the new Omicron Covid variant is likely to unleash new challenges. With sustained demand for space and a lack of capacity on all major trade…
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