Will Brexit mean anarchy in the UK?

With huge changes in international trade caused by Brexit and the implementation of the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), all eyes will be on Birmingham next June with the 12th Multimodal being held at the NEC, writes Stuart Flitton. Among the many challenges forwarders are facing is the impending launch of CDS, which will replace the […]

Multimodal 2018: What do shippers want? That is the question

The age-old questions of ‘what do shippers want?’ needs to be answered if meaningful Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are to be produced. The session entitled ‘Developing KPIs for air freight shippers’ at Multimodal 2018 was held in Birmingham on 2 May, focused on the work of Global Shippers Forum and Cargo iQ, an IATA interest […]

Logistics industry needs young blood to fill staffing shortfall

Logistics firms at targeting students as young as 14 to create more interest in the profession and fill the staffing shortfall in the future. According to Career Ready head of logistics, Ian Nichol the industry is expected to need an additional 1.2 million employees by 2022 and though it has a ready made training programme, […]