To our Stockholders Things are difficult right now and they’ll get worse in the short-term. Then they’ll get much, much better. That’s what I see for XPO, our industry and the world. I’m a pragmatic bear in the short-term, because that’s the reality of COVID-19. We expect that 2020 will be...

In the following guest post, insurance expert Jose Guerrero looks at how marine cargo insurance relates to the Covid-19 pandemic; whether this insurance will help sellers/buyers on their current and future claims; and also the limitations in the marine cargo insurance sector. Potential remedies to c...

With the UK government introducing a police-enforced lockdown, not only has panic-buying ensued, but with the public unable to purchase items from stores, e-commerce demand has seen huge growth – with a resultant exponential increase in the number of home deliveries for all types of goods. So what...

You can try, but your customers will not be understanding or forgiving, because they will see how pro-active your competitors are, in engaging with their customers and keeping them informed throughout the crisis. You will lose their trust and with it, their business. There are important benefits in ...

Sure, the occasional tweak here and there – the shift from air to ocean perhaps, or the acquisition that helped expansion into a new region – has altered supply chains over the years, but something bigger is under way. Coronavirus. A number of experts will debate the impact of Covid-19 on supply...

Montreal, March 20,2020 An open letter to Ben Smith, Chairman Air France KLM Group and Peter Elbers President KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Gentlemen, You don’t know me, but I had the honour to work for KLM Cargo for over 32 years culminating with global responsibility for cargo sales and marketing ba...

But if you are doing shipments of medical supplies, it’s likely you should keep going, based on these…       These images have been sourced via social media – we do not know the copyright and urge you to get in touch as soon as possible if you have any queries...

Massimo Roccasecca, group cargo director for four airports – Venice, Verona, Brescia and Treviso – was behind Europe’s first ‘coronavirus wall’ in northern Italy, which yesterday was extended to the whole country. He gives Logistic-News an inside view into the lockdown. “Italy always see...

There was one aircraft crew, four ground staff and a single-room office with a ping-pong table for a desk. It’s a story like Jeff Bezos’ – except with less money. Not all cargo airlines reach the grand old age of 50. But Cargolux has. The 1970s saw it move to jets, then jumbo jets, and bring i...

FedEx Express’s status is via the Railway Labor Act, while UPS falls within National Labor Relations Act – the differences hinge on how each can unionise, and this could have a big impact on FedEx in particular if its status changes. UPS has requested a number of times to have FedEx’s status c...