Logistics

Seven Shifts in Retail Logistics to Expect This Year

January 4, 2021

Khaled Naim, SCB Contributor

It’s time for retailers emerging from a shaky peak season to reflect and plan for what’s ahead.

Brexit Is a New World Businesses Still Need to Figure Out

January 3, 2021

Bloomberg

British businesses probably didn’t expect to start 2021 worrying about wooden pallets after a year of grappling with the coronavirus and a meltdown in the economy.

Brexit Deal Hands Business a Mix of Relief, Unwanted Change

December 27, 2020

Bloomberg

The U.K. and European Union may have signed a trade deal, but British businesses still face a raft of difficult changes.

The Pathway to Digital Payments for the Transportation Industry

December 23, 2020

Justin King, SCB Contributor

Digital payments are a key area that transportation and logistics organizations will prioritize in 2021.

Bottlenecks Wear Down World Economy’s Fleet of Container Ships

December 23, 2020

Bloomberg

Container shipping, the backbone of the global trading system, is showing signs of fatigue as the pandemic descends into its darkest days.

Stop Delaying — Your Logistics Systems Belong in the Cloud

December 22, 2020

Brandon Edenfield, SCB Contributor

Some of the biggest players in the logistics industry still rely on outdated mainframe systems that hinder supply-chain agility.

U.K. Faces Food Crisis Threat as Virus Surge Blocks Trade

December 21, 2020

Bloomberg

The U.K. is confronting threats of food insecurity and panicked shopping days before Christmas as European nations restricted trade and travel to guard against a resurgent coronavirus.

Mapping the Reverse-Logistics Supply Chain

Five Ways to Prepare for the Deluge of Holiday Returns

December 21, 2020

Jake Rheude, SCB Contributor

This year's surge in e-commerce will likely come with a flood of returns in January that could strain operations.

What an Unpredictable Year Means for Freight Costs in 2021

December 20, 2020

Avinash Mishra, SCB Contributor

Although projections indicate that maritime trade will recover and expand next year, it's becoming clear that disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on the industry.

Beirut Explosion Destroys Tonnes of Lebanon’s Food Stocks

What Happens When Tycoons Abandon Their Giant Cargo Ships

December 18, 2020

Bloomberg

COVID-19 has wrought havoc everywhere, but in the nominally regulated shipping industry it’s fueling a worrying practice: the abandonment of ships, cargo and seafarers with no way to get home.

Logistics

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