The lockdowns European countries imposed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit have caused supply-and-demand shocks in all industry sectors. In response, governments have launched lifeboats, such as loan guarantees, and value…

For an entire generation of business leaders, the actions they take now, will define them and their companies.  Business leaders working urgently to balance dozens of critical priorities each day…

Richard Howells of SAP explores the current status of global supply chains The world we live in, while often turbulent, has been turned on its head recently. Highly variable demand…

EY Ireland’s webinar this week focussed on the impact of the Covid 19 crisis on supply chains but also make the point that there were changes prior to this due…

Bollore Logistics, a part of group division Bollore Transport & Logistics, is in discussions with partner Dnata, which wishes to build a new facility at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) for long-term…

You see it. You like it. You get it. Sounds simple, right? From your perspective as the customer in a 24×7 connected world of online shopping, it certainly is simple….

1. Last Mile Logistics Gets Faster Fulfillment Fulfillment timetables are changing. Consumers want faster fulfillment, and shippers need to move more product at a faster pace. Shipments that previously required one hour…

Amazon has set the benchmark for Last Mile Delivery.  With massive Distribution Centres within a short distance of every major population centre they are able to offer fast delivery of…

Writing recently for the industry leading news site, The Maritime Executive , Brendan Keating, CEO of the Port of Cork wrote about challenges and opportunities of developing Ireland’s most advanced…

A major UK logistics provider recently announced a major expansion into Northern Ireland through a Belfast-base daily freight service which will local business with mainland Europe. Europa Road will provide…

Recent studies have shown that the number of women in leadership roles is far less than that of their male counterpart. It also has shown that women in leadership roles…

FTA Ireland (FTAI), is celebrating after the validation of Ireland’s new “Logistics Associate” Apprenticeship programme by the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). The first intake of the students for the…

The mandate for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is to support the government of the Republic of South Sudan in peace consolidation and thereby foster long-term state-building and…

By Brendan Ryan, Global Sales Leader in Logistics. The decision by the UK to leave the European Union, represents a shift to ‘Identity Politics’, a time where people in Britain…