TradeLens adds ocean carriers Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express

Hapag-Lloyd and Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) will join the TradeLens blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM. Hapag-Lloyd and ONE, the world’s fifth and sixth largest carriers respectively, join CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, both of which recently announced they are joining TradeLens. With these additions, the […]
BIFA Freight Service Awards open for entries

Entries are now open for the British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) annual Freight Service Awards. Now in their 31st year, BIFA’s Freight Service Awards are open to all members of the trade association, which represents UK companies engaged in the international movement of freight by all modes of transport. As well as encouraging and rewarding […]
Nestlé reveals open blockchain supply chain pilot

Nestlé says it’s breaking new ground in supply chain transparency through a collaboration with OpenSC – an blockchain platform that allows consumers to track their food right back to the farm. Through this collaboration, Nestlé becomes the first major food and beverage company to announce that it will pilot open blockchain technology in this way. […]
Total Supply Chain Summit: Don’t miss out!

The next Total Supply Chain Summit takes place this coming November – it will connect you with innovative new suppliers and cost-effective solutions. And, as you’re a senior supply chain, distribution or logistics professional, you are eligible to attend to free as our VIP guest. Here’s what you need to know:- This is a bespoke and […]
Two chances to experience Fleet Services Management Summit

The Fleet Services Management Summit is a unique bi-annual, two-day event which allows senior supply chain, distribution and logistics professionals to meet with innovative and competitive suppliers to the industry. 11 & 12 November 2019 – Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire 8 & 9 June 2020 – Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire It is entirely free for fleet professionals to […]
FTA sceptical on smart tachograph financial benefits

Smart Tachographs will aid compliance with drivers’ hours rules but any claims of financial benefits to businesses are misguided, according to FTA. The business organisation, which represents the interests of the logistics sector, refutes claims made by the European Commission when the law making the new devices mandatory was made in 2014 that it will save logistics businesses a total of […]
Total Supply Chain Summit – what’s all the fuss about?

Heard your peers discussing the Total Supply Chain Summit , but not sure what it’s all about? As you’re a senior supply chain, distribution or logistics professional, you are eligible to attend to free as our VIP guest. Let us explain more about the event. This is a bespoke and highly-targeted event created specifically for […]
Fleet Services Management Summit: Your gateway to success

The Fleet Services Management Summit is a unique two-day event which allows senior supply chain, distribution and logistics professionals to meet with innovative and competitive suppliers to the industry. It’s so good it takes place twice annually:- 11 & 12 November 2019 – Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire 8 & 9 June 2020 – Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire […]
Do you specialise in Supply Chain Software? We want to hear from you!

Each month on Supply Chain Briefing we’ll be shining the spotlight on a different part of the logistics and distribution market – and in July we’ll be focussing on Supply Chain Software. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help supply chain industry buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if […]
Some logistics firms ‘will evolve to become retailers’

Some logistics companies will evolve to become retailers as the first standardised wave of ecommerce fragments in a variety of creative new ways to sell and add value. That’s according to a new report from IGD, in association with The Consumer Goods Forum. Looking at how companies can respond to this change and how businesses […]