Many businesses believed it meant they could continue to enjoy tariff-free trade with Europe, but the reality is more complicated, as firms are now discovering to their cost. UK exporters are struggling to comply with complex rules of origin and prove where their goods were produced. Consequently, t...

Its first webinar was very well attended. It felt as if there was some momentum, in fact. One of its most important strands is to ensure more gender diversity among speakers at events, and to support event organisers, WiAL is developing a list of women who could be asked to speak. So there are no mo...

The super-deduction, which will apply for two years, allows firms to claim 130% of their expenditure on approved plant and machinery against their tax liability. There is no list of qualifying expenditure, but just about any equipment that one might install in a warehouse or distribution centre appe...

Jose Guerrero, president of independent claims consultancy Virtual Claims, told Logistic-News one of the key elements of GA was that “the goods and the ship must successfully reach the destination, otherwise, there is no general average”. However, with the ship arrested, the prospect of carg...

And while it’s encouraging to see that the government has decided to delay checks on imports from the EU, it’s also further evidence that the impact of Brexit continues to rage on. There are examples of this disruption on a daily basis. Companies are experiencing long delays at ports while many ...

News that the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) is frustrated with the lack of progress in digitising bills of lading will come as no surprise to those of us who have long-studied inaction in air cargo. The DCSA is determined to avoid the same mistakes, and chief Thomas Bagge is laying d...

Adjusted ebitda rose 67% to $844m for the full year and Atlas now has plenty of funding flexibility in a market flushed with liquidity. But perhaps the most interesting measure is cash: all cash and cash equivalents (including restricted) soared more than 650% to $856.3m. Not a bad haul. However, it...

Boubby Grin, head of strategy at KLM Cargo from 1998 – 2001, and industry visionary, passed away on 28 January, at the age of 74 You have every right to be proud, and to know you were 100% correct in your thinking and strategy – and together with Jacques Ancher, building the team that could pul...

This was despite careful preparation by operators like us, Diamond Logistics, ready for both a no deal and a trade deal exit. With just one week’s notice of what the new trading conditions would be, it was inevitable that the challenges would be numerous. Despite organising Economic Operators Regi...

I say this as – even though I completely understand that we have just left the simplicity of the Single Market behind – the fact is that regardless of the deal that the UK and EU managed to agree, everyone (customers included) knew at least a year ago that Customs declarations would be required ...