Hong Kong opens: supply chains react to news
For two and a half years, Hong Kong has been extremely isolated under a strict quarantine policy.
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Unshipped Shanghai: world braces for impact of vast cargo backlog
Nestled on the Yangtze Delta, Shanghai is the world’s busiest port.
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Tremors in Japan and tragedy in Ukraine: global supply chain instability
Approaching midnight on the 16th of March 2022, residents of Fukushima, Miyagi and Yamagata were awoken by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake.
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GVMS: Get up to speed and prepare for its impact
Once again, the UK is staring down the barrel of a significant logistics crisis.
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20 incredible years: the evolution of ETC
When Evolution Time Critical – or as it was originally known, Evolution Logistics – was founded, the world was yet to hear of Facebook or use an iPhone.
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HGV driver shortage: the weakest link
Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are a thoroughly established and critical element of the supply chain for almost every industry.
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Supply of plastic: not so fantastic
The global manufacturing, logistics and supply chain industries have had a challenging 18 months, to say the least.
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Climate change: supply chains come face-to-face with extreme weather
This year started with record-breaking snowfall in Madrid, a ‘once in a generation’ storm in the UK and a category 5 cyclone hitting Fiji.
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Weather woes: supply chains come face-to-face with the worsening climate
This year started with record-breaking snowfall in Madrid, a ‘once in a generation’ storm in the UK and a category 5 cyclone hitting Fiji.
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Automotive industry: Work From Home challenges and the future of work
For many of us around the world we are now entering our second year with a large number of our colleagues working from home.
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Lithium-ion challenges risk significant disruption
Pressure on the automotive industry continues to grow, with legislation and customer demand forcing vehicle manufacturers to aggressively cut emissions across their fleet.
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Global microchip shortage forces OEMs to reassess their supply chains
After an extremely tough year for the automotive industry supply chain, suffering from Covid disruption, air-freight capacity shortages and a sharp pivot towards EVs a shortage of vital microchips across the industry is causing further challenges for OEMs and suppliers.
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