The Bleak Houses report from the Children’s Commissioner for England has criticised poor living conditions in converted shipping containers, which are used by local councils to temporarily house the homeless. Anne Long...

Following the leak of a government dossier that predicted port delays and food, medicine and fuel shortages in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has complained that the risks had not been ...

The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has issued guidance for its members on protecting themselves against cybercrimes. The Best Practice Guide on Prevention of Cybercrime, a 10-page documen...

The Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) have announced a new plan to help reduce road congestion and toxic emissions caused by high volumes of road freight. London will offer a greater number of click-and-collect ...

Uber Freight has hired two new executives and has said it will double the size of its team in the next year, as well as hoping to expand internationally. Bar Ifrach, formerly of Airbnb, has joined as Uber Freight’s new...

Freight and parcel delivery delays are expected in the US due to Winter Storm Jayden, with USPS, UPS and FedEx—as well as multiple rail companies—reporting slow or suspended service across the Midwest. Rail compa...

Wrexham Council is installing four converted shipping containers to be used as homes for the homeless. The homes are intended to provide support for those transitioning to long-term tenancy, but who may be facing difficultie...

The UK government’s Department of Transport is trialling an emergency traffic congestion system named Operation Brock that could be used in Dover in the event of a no-deal Brexit. 79 lorry drivers began their journey f...

UK hauliers have been given an extension for applying for ECMT permits, which may be their only way of moving goods through the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The deadline, which was previously 21st December 2018, has ...

The UK government has said it will freeze fuel duty for a ninth consecutive year, but the Freight Transport Association (FTA) argues that a cut in fuel duty is needed to boost the economy. “The FTA, the only business g...

A healthy shipping industry is often described as the bellwether of a healthy global economy. Companies like FedEx and DHL argue that the more trade, the better—and for customers, there’s no denying the conven...

Five US states received a grading of F for logistics industry health, in the annual "Manufacturing & Logistics Report Card for the United States", released by Conexus Indiana. Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, New ...

Nikola Motor, a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company Tesla for infringing on several of its patents. The patents in question are for the fuselage, mid-entry do...

A survey of the world's 20 largest freight forwarders, conducted by online booking platform Freightos and Forrester Research, has found that 25% of forwarders fail to provide adequate points of contact online. The report war...

The UK government has put forward £1.8m of funding for trials of semi-autonomous “self-driving” lorries. The scheme in question involves small platoons or convoys of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) which will b...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw from negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). It was Trump’s first executive order since his inauguration on Friday 20th January. The TPP wa...

Last week, Donald Trump won the 2016 US Presidential Election. Most of the world is still reeling from the shock—not least of all the UK and Europe, who have already been plunged into economic uncertainty by the Brexit ...

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has released an "ABC Guide to Brexit" following the EU Referendum result, outlining their top 10 concerns. At the top of the list is “A for Access to the Single Market&...

3D printing presents a huge threat to the supply chain industry, according to the CEO of Transport Intelligence, John Manners-Bell. Transport Intelligence is a market research company. Trade has gone increasingly global over...

The freight industry has now had a few days to gather its wits following the Brexit referendum, in which a narrow majority of UK citizens voted to leave the EU. Following our brief summary of immediate reactions, here’...

The dust is going to take a while to settle following the historic EU “Brexit” referendum. 51.9% of Britons voted to Leave. What does this mean for the cargo, parcel delivery and freight forwarding industries? He...

Greenpeace has leaked hundreds of pages from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. The TTIP is a bi-lateral trade agreement between the EU and US that aims to reduce regulatory barriers to t...

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has urged the use of click and collect centres as a way of helping to curb London’s congestion problems. Home deliveries are causing congestion, according to Johnson, because there a...

The Autorité de la Concurrence, France’s antitrust watchdog, has fined 20 delivery firms including FedEx, TNT and DHL for fixing price increases between 2004 and 2010. The fine totals €672m, or $738.7m. Oth...