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First the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal, then China closed its harbours, and now there are container ships lining up to get into America’s largest ports. Around 4,000 container ships are currently waiting for harbour access. The two largest ports,...

strong recovery after slow summer in Q3 Road transport is booming. According to the TIMOCOM transport barometer, freight volumes across Europe rose a full 51 percent above the previous year’s volumes during the third quarter of 2021. Even though they...

Innovation has been optimising transport processes ever since the truck was invented The logistics industry is an important and crucial component of world trade, providing significant financial contributions, not to mention that without it, there...

Tips and trends Pallets have had a significant supporting role in the logistics industry since the 1960s. The EUR-pallet was developed as a multi-use exchange pallet and quickly became a driver of standardisation within the logistics industry. But the...

by Dr. Stephan Freichel and Pia Rütten Dynamic markets and multi-layered logistics networks mean that companies are faced with even more challenges. They have to react quickly to unforeseen changes to the market and deal with supply chains that are...

These 9 tips will make you a preferred transport service provider Efficiency, service and digitilisation – this combination is the key to success for many service providers. However, it is not always easy for transport companies to keep an eye on all...

Resource shortages affect creation of new storage space Steel shortages and missing parts are currently causing delivery bottlenecks and delays. Almost every second company in Germany is dealing with the consequences. The raw material shortage is also...

As is the case with many other industries, logistics companies often have to deal with long payment terms, a problem only exacerbated by late payments. This is a real predicament for companies already forced to operate with very low margins. Factoring...

Climate change, global conflicts, resource shortages and changes to consumer behaviour all pose risks to current supply chains.Creating resilient supply chains requires precise analysis of what is causing the risk as well as targeted intervention.

why you should move now to secure transport capacity and warehouse space Everybody is talking about it. The ‘ketchup effect’, caused by the container ship Ever Given when it blocked the world’s most important trade route. For the second time in a...