Warehousing has faced so many challenges in recent years that any article looking at warehouse trends is likely to be viewed as a threat list rather than anything else, however 2024 is a year in which some warehouse trends are going to stabilise, putting less pressure on warehouse businesses, while getting a good handle on … Read more…

Let’s talk supply chain issues – There is some good news about supply chains – twelve months ago, container ships were in a holding pattern at many ports, with cargoes waiting to be unloaded for weeks or months. Today the situation is quite different, with most container vessels being able to dock and unload within … Read more…

Benefiting from challenges in the warehousing world   Warehouse and distribution users, and organisations, have definitely been on a steep learning curve in recent months. From the panic buying of the early days through to the recent exhortations to ‘go out and buy’, warehousing and distribution have borne the brunt of changed buying and delivery … Read more…

The logistics industry often goes under the radar – because it’s largely business-to-business, because it’s often unrecognised by the end users and because, to do its work well, a logistics provider will usually be unnoticeable – as one business leader put it “You only notice your 3PL when something goes wrong, and that’s how it … Read more…

Since it was established in 1967, Felixstowe Port has consistently been ranked as both the biggest and most efficient of all the UK’s container ports. How has the port grown and what does its future contain?   A year of celebration for container shipping   In December 2016, Felixstowe began a year of celebrating its … Read more…

It is that time of the year when tax returns are due and self-employed people have by law to file-in a self-assessment form, including a number of UK self-employed delivery men and women.   HMRC more casually coined as the Taxman, can Tax Refund claimed expenses related to logistics, such as transports, car related expenses … Read more…

The last decade has seen the fastest development in consumer technology in history. Smartphones, tablets, superfast broadband and 4G mobile internet have revolutionized the way consumers are buying products. The days of catalogue-flicking and telephone-dialing have been replaced with sleek, efficient apps and easy to navigate websites, and retailers are having to adapt to remain … Read more…