British International Freight AssociationFrom British International Freight AssociationAir CargoAdditional Runways at Heathrow, Gatwick Needed, Says UK Freight Forwarding, Logistics Services Trade GroupThe UK must push ahead with expansion of capacity with new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, according to the British International Freight Association, a trade group for UK freight forwarders and logistics services providers.December 27, 2013Air CargoTrade Group Urges Enhanced Screening, Monitoring of AirfreightA position paper from the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) says that effective air cargo screening technologies are an essential part of a multi-layered, risk- and threat-based approach to air cargo security.December 13, 2013All LogisticsTremendous Growth in Use of 40-Foot High-Cube Containers Creates Shipping ProblemsShipper demand for 40-foot high-cube containers is still increasing, creating stowage problems for ocean carriers and analytical difficulties for trade forecasters using TEU measurements.November 4, 2013All LogisticsNumber of Idle Vessels in World's Container Fleet Lowest Since October 2011The global containership fleet larger than 500 TEU, currently idle, has reached its lowest level since October 2011, according to a report from Alphaliner.September 6, 2013All LogisticsWere Egypt Crisis to Close Suez Canal, Ships 'Sufficient in Number' to Sail Around TroubleThe latest issue of Drewry's Container Insight Weekly includes an analysis of how a Suez Canal closure would affect the container industry. Were social unrest in Egypt to disrupt shipping through the waterway, Drewry's concludes that there are enough vessels to move goods around Africa.July 26, 2013All LogisticsEuropean Commission Exec Wants to Shift More Cargo from Roads to Short-Sea ChannelsSiim Kallas, vice president of the European Commission, has outlined some changes to customs formalities in ports, in an effort to help shift EU transit cargo from congested highways to under-utilised short-sea shipping lanes.July 11, 2013All LogisticsOnline Training Tool Debuts to Help Improve Container Packing StandardsHigher levels of training to maintain and improve the expertise of those employed by shippers, consolidators, warehouses and depots to pack containers is now a primary objective of a number of current industry initiatives.June 18, 2013All LogisticsNot Much Consolidation of Liner Shipping Industry Is Predicted for the Immediate FutureA recent Alphaliner report suggests that the liner shipping industry is unlikely to see much consolidation in the foreseeable future despite the carriers' present financial difficulties.October 19, 2012All LogisticsLogistics Companies Exposed to Prosecution Under New Bribery Act in U.K.Logistics companies and their clients run the risk of prosecution under the UK Bribery Act which was passed 12 months ago, according to research carried out by GoodCorporation.August 13, 2012Air CargoFreight Forwarders Said to Face 'Lose-Lose' ScenarioThe uncertainty that prevailed in 2011 resulted in a particularly volatile and difficult year for the freight forwarding industry, according to Global Freight Forwarding 2012, the latest report by Transport Intelligence.July 26, 2012Page 1 of 2Next Page
