17

Jul

PB Group acquires 100% of the Thomas Smith insurance and logistics businesses

PB GROUP, a Malta-based company specialised in the delivery of highly specialised engineering solutions in the Water & Energy sectors and a key regional logistics operator has acquired all the…

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06

Jul

Express Trailers Invests in New Structure for Ħal Far Bonds Section

Increased activity at Express Trailers’ bond depot in Ħal Far which consists of warehouses and an unloading area where all imports arriving in Malta are sorted for delivery, has led…

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01

Mar

EU nations considering banning Russian ships from ports – officials

LONDON/COPENHAGEN/PARIS, March 1 (Reuters) - European Union countries are considering a ban on Russian ships entering the bloc's ports, aiming to tighten sea restrictions after a halt on air traffic, European officials…

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02

Feb

New trucker rules shake up European logistics

New rules will dictate everything from minimum pay for truckers doing foreign deliveries to mandating that trucks return home at regular intervals. The Mobility Package was adopted in 2020 after…

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30

Dec

IKEA to increase prices by average of 9% due to increased supply chain costs

STOCKHOLM, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The world's biggest furniture brand IKEA is raising prices by an average of 9% as it faces increasing costs in transport and raw materials, the…

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15

Nov

Gadget gifting may get costly this holiday season as supply chain plays The Grinch

Shoppers could be looking at an expensive Christmas as supply chain snafus force companies to make and deliver their latest higher margin electronic gadgets to market faster, leaving fewer cheaper…

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30

Oct

Easier cartel rules for packaging, logistics companies, EU’s Vestager says

Packaging and logistics companies may soon be able to cooperate on green projects without any fear of flouting cartel rules, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said on Friday. Under EU…

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10

Oct

Supply chains can easily break — here’s how they can be made more resilient to prevent shortages

Supply chains are essential to everyday life, bringing materials to factories, food to your plate, and fuel to your car. The links in those chains – the manufacturers, logistics companies,…

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09

Oct

‘Containergeddon’: Supply crisis drives Walmart and rivals to hire their own ships

The Flying Buttress once glided across the oceans carrying vital commodities like grain to all corners of the world. Now it bears a different treasure: Paw Patrol Movie Towers, Batmobile…

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26

Sep

Behave normally, UK transport minister tells Britons queuing for fuel

BRIGHTON, England, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Transport Minister Grant Shapps on Sunday called on Britons to behave normally when buying petrol, saying there was no shortage of fuel and the…

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24

Sep

Britain has 10 days to save Christmas, retail sector says

LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Britain's retail industry warned the government on Friday that unless it moves to alleviate an acute shortage of truckers in the next 10 days then…

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29

Aug

UK government rejects call for new visas to ease post-Brexit truck driver shortage

LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Britain's government has rejected calls from retail and logistics companies to temporarily ease post-Brexit immigration rules which they say are contributing to a shortage of…

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26

Jun

Britain could face food shortages due to lorry driver crisis

Britain could face gaps on supermarket shelves this summer because of a shortage of more than 100,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers, caused by a combination of fallout from the…

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13

Jun

Pandemic seen driving southeastern Europe warehouse boom

Logistics and warehouse companies are accelerating expansion plans in southeastern Europe where business is expected to boom as the pandemic spurs manufacturers to relocate operations close to main markets. Like…

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03

Apr

Suez Canal shipping backlog ends, days after giant vessel freed

All ships stranded by the grounding of the giant container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal in March had passed through the canal by Saturday, ending the backlog that…

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21

Feb

UK and France ease COVID test demands on truck drivers

LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Lorry drivers returning to France from Britain will not now need to have a coronavirus test if they have spent less than 48 hours in…

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28

Dec

Pfizer delayed delivery of new batch of vaccine to Spain by one day

MADRID (Reuters) - Pfizer has postponed the delivery of a new batch of the coronavirus vaccine to Spain by one day to Tuesday due to a logistics hurdle, Health Minister…

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20

Dec

Christmas and Brexit uncertainty lead to queues amid disruption fears

The Guardian - Brexit uncertainty on top of the usual volume of Christmas traffic have caused huge queues in Kent, with a line of lorries stretching five miles up the M20…

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19

May

Global air freight costs start stabilising – DHL

Air freight costs started stabilizing in late April after a surge due to the COVID-19 outbreak that grounded most passenger flights and forced freight forwarders to resort to chartering cargo…

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31

Mar

Truckers blocked on border between Bulgaria and Turkey

A column of waiting trucks wanting to cross the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, in the village of Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria, 25 March 2020. A record number of drivers and…

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23

Mar

EU issues advice on border management for freight moving across borders

The European Commission issued new practical advice on how to implement its Guidelines for border management, in order to keep freight moving across the EU during the current pandemic. To…

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01

Mar

Coronavirus impact on global supply chain – The worst is yet to come

Reports on how the Covid-19 outbreak is affecting supply chains and disrupting manufacturing operations around the world are increasing daily. But the worst is yet to come. Pierre Haren and…

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04

Jul

Midday Dispatch – Financial and Corporate News

George Osborne would like to fill the vacancy as head of the IMF, telling friends that he is perhaps best placed to win support from Europe, the US and China.…

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05

Jan

Shipping firm MSC is under criminal investigation after more than 270 cargo containers fell off one of its ships and washed ashore

Shipping firm MSC is under criminal investigation after more than 270 cargo containers fell off one of its ships and washed ashore. Most of the containers, some holding hazardous material,…

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09

Oct

Italian shipping agents taking legal advice as to whether to sue ‘Atlantia’ for damages after Genoa Bridge collapse

Italian shipping agents who say their business has been affected by a deadly bridge collapse in Genoa are taking legal advice and considering whether to sue toll-road operator Atlantia, if…

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08

Jul

Corporate News: Final works on Express Trailers’s new central warehousing facilities

Express Trailers is about to take third-party logistics to the next level as work on its new 2,800sqm warehouse is in its final stages. Located centrally in Qormi, this new…

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28

Jun

Amazon announces plans to purchase delivery focused pharmacy PillPack

Financial Times: Online retailing giant Amazon announced plans to purchase a delivery-focused pharmacy on Thursday, driving the shares in large US drugstore chains sharply lower. The company said it has agreed…

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08

Apr

When Orange Stands for Road Safety

EXPRESS TRAILERS has chosen April as the Road Safety month and over the coming days, it will be launching a nationwide campaign to promote more responsible road sharing. FRANCO AZZOPARDI,…

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