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The Cabinet Office has predicted queues of some 7,000 port bound trucks in Kent and delays of up to two days for freight movements by road across the Channel following the end of the Brexit Transition Period on 31 December.

The Road Haulage Association has accused the government of leaving logistics and road transport operators to “carry the can” and says its promises that businesses will be ready as just “a whitewash” with just 70 days to go until the end of the Brexit Transition Period.

Freight forwarders that are now unable to restitute empty containers to the port of Felixstowe until September 23rd say it is yet another example of appalling service from a port that describes itself as ‘The Port of Britain’.

Supply chain leaders must be able to deliver high-quality products at warp speed whilst meeting sustainability targets, building relationships with suppliers and sub-suppliers, predicting demand for products and resources, mitigating risk, and rapidly adopting new technologies without disrupting business as usual.

This week is always an exciting week at Logistics Manager: it’s the start of the Supply Chain Excellence Awards judging

DFDS has launched a climate action plan to “consistently reduce” carbon emissions and ultimately become carbon neutral by 2050.

Operators of Mercedes-Benz and FUSO commercial vehicles in and around Birmingham can look forward to an even higher level of service when Midlands Truck & Van opens for business at a new, state-of-the-art dealership in the city.

You don’t have to turn far for bad economic news: M&S to cut 7,000 jobs over the next three months; Debenhams owner on brink of recession; John Lewis to permanently close eight stores…