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Normally the phrase perfect storm, particularly in a business sense, is a convergence of unfortunate events. It’s the perfect storm that leads to some form of economic crash.

Air cargo volumes in the last week of June were 12% higher than in the final week of May, as the sector showed tentative signs of recovery.

New research from Cushman & Wakefield shows that overall take-up for 2020 is expected to surpass the 10-year average of 33 million sq ft.

The Covid-19 crisis seems to be rewarding those who are brave, those who think beyond the traditional constraints of business as usual, those who are adapting business models and processes to reflect a new reality.

A third (33%) of supply chain leaders have moved sourcing and manufacturing activities out of China, or plan to do so in the next two to three years, according to a survey by Gartner.

This year’s National Forklift Safety Day returns on Tuesday 9th June to promote the importance of safe segregation of pedestrians in the workplace – and despite the restrictions imposed by lockdown, the campaign is already gathering momentum across the materials handling industry.

Investment in the right mezzanine and flooring can future-proof any warehousing operation, allowing sites to cope with increased levels of e-commerce, automation, use of robotics and the impact of a global pandemic writes Christopher Walton.

A majority of UK businesses are looking at international expansion after the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit exposed reliances on domestic trade, according to a study by cross-border shipping specialist One World Express

May saw a small recovery of air cargo volumes, however, a fall in demand over the last two weeks of the month means the market still ‘remains erratic’ according to Clive Data Services.

As the Coronavirus pandemic has altered our ways of living and working – potentially for good – it has sent shockwaves through areas of UK business previously thought untouchable.

The value of the commercial shipping industry has been significantly highlighted in the wake of the COVID-19. Under normal circumstances, consumers didn’t think much about the supply chains, shipping containers, or the human resources involved in getting essential and luxury products into markets around the world.

Manufacturer of safety signage and products Spectrum Industrial have added even more signs to their range of social distancing and hygiene signs by popular demand.

Leigh Anderson, Managing Director, Bis Henderson Recruitment: ‘Scale and pace’ is the imperative for supply chain transformations in this time of crisis.

Fit-to-size packaging saves cardboard and boosts sustainability for ASDA

Hikrobot, one of the world’s leading robotics companies, has announced a new partnership with British firm OW Robotics (OWR) in a potential shake-up for UK warehouse automation.

While it’s easy to write about the negative aspects of the all-consuming global pandemic – such as the substantial disruption to supply chains, or a capacity crunch that threatens e-commerce… my eye was caught by a story on our sister title Citti.

Technology is becoming far more central in nearly every aspect of business. This is absolutely no different in the logistics industry. When you look at the IoT, you will see that tech is altering the requirements of the buildings that actually contain warehouses.

The impact of Covid-19 on supply chains has led to a 200% increase in storage requirement enquires at Solent Gateway in Hampshire.

Last week I was asked by a major 3PL about what will happen after Covid-19 and if I could share any trends or future predictions.

Worldwide air traffic is affected by the measures to contain COVID-19 in an unprecedented way and is a major challenge for everyone involved.