Here’s my beef! An F&L The European Freight and Logistics Leaders’​ Forum series of short personal comments on the global freight logistics market Sascha Tilli, Senior Vice President Commercial, Central Europe, DP World Join the discussion on linkedin Short term thinking won’t solve Central Europe’s freight system Central Europe’s freight system faces structural limits –...Read More

Here’s my beef! An F&L The European Freight and Logistics Leaders’​ Forum series of short personal comments on the global freight logistics market Michael Blumentsev, October 14, 2025 Join the discussion on linkedin The hardest test in procurement – and the one few get right  If procurement were a sport, logistics sourcing would be the...Read More

Here’s my beef! An F&L The European Freight and Logistics Leaders’​ Forum series of short personal comments on the global freight logistics market See responses & comments on linkedin & here We should acknowledge two facts of life in the supply chain world.  Firstly, we must by necessity be reactive. It doesn’t matter what assets,...Read More

Senior logistics leaders say that when the market is in turmoil, the one thing they want to do is sit down with their peer group, gain clarity and test their ideas  Four very short clips – watch hereRead More

F&L online: Market update (40 mins) followed by Tariffs & trade (40 mins) Wednesday 2 April 2025. For either or both of these discussions, please get in touch for join links. 13:00 – 13:40 CET, market update ocean, air & land. How has the market behaved over the last year for ocean, air & land?...Read More

F&L online: Refocusing your procurement strategy MIT’s Angi Acocella challenges the traditional transportation procurement process and explores where management should focus.  Where are your ghost lanes?  Understanding how you should strategically focus and use your data to identify key lanes?  F&L senior leaders and their colleagues listen and discuss.  Please note to ensure we comply...Read More

F&L online: Putting innovation into ACTION Freight logistics is seen to struggle to execute innovation, yet pace of change demands we are able to act.  F&L’s international network of senior business leaders & their teams representing shippers and brand owners, logistics services all modes, technology & more agreed in autumn 2024 that the factors blocking...Read More

Making sense of new European regulations: what’s in the pipeline? Informed perspectives on what’s coming from the European Commission with their new programme in place & why is the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive going to be important? A lot is happening in the EU at the moment and some of the legislation is...Read More

Sjaak van der Linden, head of Trailer & Flatbed Division at CLdN Cargo, takes up the commitment of driver at The European Freight and Logistics Leaders’ Forum. This Brussels-based organization unites top players from the supply chain. The European Freight and Logistics Leaders’ Forum (F&L) presents itself as an independent and discrete environment for senior...Read More

Ambitious visions clash with reality, but optimism reigns Humanity can be fickle, swinging between extremes before finding a happy medium.  During the Covid-19 crisis we have heard both how nothing will change, and that everything will be different in the “new normal”.  And so, for the logistics industry and global supply chains we observe how lack...Read More