Following the decision by the Competition Commission to prohibit Groupe Eurotunnel from operating a ferry activity from the port of Dover, the company has announced that it will appeal this decision which the group finds incomprehensible and seriously disproportionate. Amongst the reasons it gives are...
The Department for Transport has published its statistics for the first quarter of 2013. This indicates that HGV traffic levels in the UK were down by 3.8% against January to March 2012. With 3.7 billion vehicle miles involved, there are still an awful lot of...
The new London Gateway container port gets ever nearer to completion and is set to transform port options for businesses exporting from the South East who had previously shipped out of Felixstowe. The port will have the best tidal window access for deep-drafted vessels and...
The analyst, Drewry has published its latest Container Insight report. It believes ocean carriers are losing money due to freight rate competition on the east t0 west routes, and that there is still significant surplus capacity. Drewry's report states: “At the end of April, there were still...
The European Competition Commission has launched a formal investigation into the issue of oil price fixing, despite the fact that in 2012 the Office of Fair Trading found that there was insufficient evidence to support such a claim. As fuel is a major component of the cost of...
April has seen the strongest month yet in 2013 for Supplychain21 as increased activity from many customers helped to push volume and turnover to new heights. The small amount of growth achieved by the UK economy in Q1 this year seems to be having a positive impact on...
The latest Logistics Survey shows that UK road exports to the EU both on accompanied and unaccompanied trailers were down in 2012 against the levels seen in 2011. This is solid evidence that the recession in the EUR area has been having an impact on...
The recent budget once again saw the chancellor backing away from previous announced increases in fuel duty. Not for the first time, the treasury has observed that adding above inflation tax increases in fuel is likely to hurt both the UK consumer and business. A recent survey...
A survey of the timeliness of container ship arrival conducted by the industry consultant Drewry has reported record reliability in the 4th quarter of 2012 with 79.9% of ships arriving on time (compared with less than 75% in the previous quarter). So now only 1 in...
Supplychain21 has won another piece of new business in the drinks sector as a result of its network of hauliers able to provide backhaul vehicle availability. Offered the opportunity to quote on some selected routes, Supplychain21 was able to find savings of 18% on the...