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Here you can find news and blog posts about the logistics and transport industry.
TIMOCOM Start-Up Blog: Have you started a transport business?
For new companies, safeguarding liquidity and maintaining an acceptable debt to equity ratio can be difficult. Factoring can be a valuable resource. For TIMOCOM customer TSL Justrans s.c., a Polish company, receiving payment within 24 hours is the ... Read more
The new silk road - logistics infrastructure Made in China
The People’s Republic of China will turn 100 in 2049. President Xi Jinping plans to transform the country into the world’s largest economy by then. As part of this plan, he wants to revive the ancient route known as the silk road. For ... Read more
Port congestion in the USA causes global delivery chaos
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 ... Read more
TIMOCOM Transport Barometer:
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 dropped slightly as compared to ... Read more
The Ever Given and the Suez Canal:
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 year, the logistics industry found itself under enormous ... Read more
Is the coronavirus changing how payments are processed in the logistics industry?
If the payment date for an invoice has passed, the international debt collection service can help customers get their money. They are successful in around 86 percent of cases. In this interview TIMOCOM lawyer Alexander Oebel, Director of the debt ... Read more
Specialised success: how to increase efficiency using double deck trailers.
The automotive industry was hit hard by the coronavirus crisis last spring. Factories stood still, supply chains were disrupted, orders cancelled. There was nothing Nico Mooij from Mooij Forwarding in Milsbeek could do except wait and ... Read more
IFS Certification – the biggest advantages for industrial and commercial companies
Manufacturers of home brands, in particular, have to meet consumer needs over the long term. And consumers are focusing more and more on sustainable purchases, whether they are buying food, electronics, clothing or transport. 62 percent of Germans ... Read more
Combined logistics power: the advantages of connecting road transport and inland shipping
The future of logistics is clear: it is digital, interdisciplinary and agile. IT service providers connect their technologies, allowing their customers to streamline processes and improve flexibility. In turn, promised delivery dates are easier to ... Read more
No-Deal Brexit Consequences for UK Logistics and Shipping
With no clear resolution in sight, what would a no-deal Brexit mean for the logistics industry? The Brexit deadline is looming, with 31 December 2020 as the final day of the UK’s transition period leaving the European Union. Effective, ... Read more
Borderless Logistics are the Foundation of a Strong Europe
Only the strong can afford weaknesses. Seen from that angle, Europe is a muscle man. Admittedly a muscle man who is not all that coordinated when it comes to letting those muscles work together. The coronavirus pandemic has, on the one hand, ... Read more
Storage in short supply?
During the first few weeks of the crisis, as the corona virus spread, one iconic image dominated the media: supermarket shelves devoid of hygiene products. Shelves usually stocked full with soap or toilet paper were suddenly completely empty, and ... Read more
Catapulting towards the future: How covid-19 is driving digitalisation
It happened so suddenly: UK entered lockdown at the end of March. The entire country was subject to social distancing, and suddenly its inhabitants’ lives were focused on a single location: their home. Some companies had decided in advance of ... Read more