As the law tries to respond to covid-19, what do supply chain leaders need to know? 1.  EU border measures and green lanes – the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic forced EU Member States to impose border restrictions, including measures that restrict or severely hinder the flow of cross-border goods.  Traffic congestion increased at the...Read More

Happy Easter and welcome to disrupted logistics in European land transport  Two weeks is a long time in logistics but, in looking at the data and talking to market commentators, perhaps the key marker is that during the second half of March we reached a crossover point where demand dropped below falling capacity.  How did...Read More

Lifting our focus from the fog of confusion to develop a viable road map At a time when European businesses are just beginning to grapple with the extraordinary pressures of precipitous sales falls and delivery strains, it is hard to argue that looking ahead strategically is more critical than ever.  Surely the current fog of...Read More

Are you an accelerator or a brake? The Covid-19 pandemic is not a Black Swan event for the global business community.  Many have long predicted such crises which will disrupt, fracture and cause serious dislocation to business norms.  Here at F&L our network of logistics and supply chain leaders are telling us that problems are...Read More

Supply chains are disrupted around the world, but what is the full impact? Coronavirus outbreak has cost global value chains $50 billion in exports by February 2020.  Hardest-hit sectors are the energy and basic materials industries (-208% for energy, with the additional shock caused by the recent drop in oil prices), airlines (-116%) and the automotive...Read More

If an FMCG organisation has pledged to save 30% of their CO2 emissions by 2030, they will take a close look at their entire organization and start saving everywhere they possibly can. They will ask their suppliers to make all sorts of small incremental changes to both their businesses and their processes, and those who...Read More

The Transport and Logistics Industry: Is it time for a new model? For many years the movement of freight and its impacts on society and the environment were of little concern to the population in general; businesses and consumers were concerned only that the goods they wanted were available where they wanted them. Of course,...Read More

Stephen Cahill is Director of Logistics at the World Food Programme and F&L is looking forward to welcoming him to F&L Napoli on 15 November 2019 to find out why the private sector must get and stay involved. “If one of your shipments is lost, diverted, or delayed, you might have an angry customer or...Read More

  Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future, but science offers us a chance to peek into the crystal ball with some likelihood that what we can see if real.  Professor Christoph Matulla (third from right) was invited to give a keynote in Vienna this week and enjoyed leading discussion with citizens...Read More