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...
A number of drinks businesses have taken advantage of the relative strength of other currencies when compared to the £ (GBP) to develop sales outside of the UK in both the EU and with the rest of the world. When goods are made available to...
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...
A number of drinks businesses have taken advantage of the relative strength of other currencies when compared to the £ (GBP) to develop sales outside of the UK in both the EU and with the rest of the world. When goods are made available to...
The new London Gateway container port is nearing 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 a capacity...
A number of drinks businesses have taken advantage of the relative strength of other currencies when compared to the £ (GBP) to develop sales outside of the UK in both the EU and with the rest of the world. When goods are made available to...