Changes and reshuffles in Maersk’s senior management continue. New appointments in the ports and rail sectors and at French Waterways

“Environmental and sustainability issues are not new. Whilst the focus is often on carbon emissions, there are other wide-ranging generic issues.”

An industry survey on carbon emissions within the logistics sector conducted by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) indicates that it is not just legislation that is driving change, as client pressure and internal initiatives are also increasingly significant

The move has been welcomed by shipper and forwarder groups

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has written to the UK government asking it to investigate the state of competition within the current deep sea container shipping market

National media play up panic over “empty shelves and no toys” at Christmas. BIFA tries to introduce balance to “Toy Story 4”

The UK Parliament’s International Trade Committee has commented on the government’s freeports plans