Europe

Mid-Sized Cars to Lead 5 Percent Growth in Global Used Car Market Through 2022

May 31, 2018

The global used car market is expected to grow at a CAGR of almost 5 percent from 2018 through 2022, according to research from Technavio.

EU Looks to Ban Single-Use Plastics, Such as Straws, Disposable Cutlery

May 31, 2018

Plastics News

The European Union is proposing a ban on many single-use plastics, with a goal to clean up the litter found on Europe’s beaches and seas.

New EU Privacy Law Affects More Than Just Retailers

May 31, 2018

B2B E-Commerce World

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation has taken effect, and although mostly viewed as setting data privacy requirements for retailers selling to individual consumers, it also affects manufacturers and distributors.

Red Alert: U.K. Farmers Warn of Soft Fruit Shortage

May 30, 2018

The Guardian

Like many things considered quintessentially English, the humble strawberry is an immigrant. The first garden variety was grown in France in the 18th century, the result of cross-pollinating strawberries from North and South America. Those luscious fruits you buy today in the supermarket? A marriage of European and American strains.

Cargo Trade Faces Life in the Slow Lane After Brexit

May 29, 2018

Bloomberg

After the Pride of York ferry sailed into the Belgian port of Zeebrugge from Hull in the U.K. earlier this month, dozens of cargo containers were offloaded and whisked away on trucks. The hundreds of passengers weren’t as lucky: They had to line up for border checks.

What Is GDPR and How Will It Affect You?

May 24, 2018

The Guardian

You could be forgiven for thinking that Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a law created to fill your inbox with identikit warnings from every company you have ever interacted with online that “the privacy policy has changed” and pleas to “just click here so we can stay in touch.”

ICS Asks EU Not to Publish Ships' Fuel Efficiency Data

May 23, 2018

Maritime Executive

Now that the International Maritime Organization has endorsed a global CO2 reduction strategy, the International Chamber of Shipping is calling on the European Union not to publish data on individual ships' fuel efficiency.

U.K. Anti-Slavery Tsar Steps Down

May 21, 2018

Supply Management

Anti-slavery commissioner Kevin Hyland has announced he is stepping down from the job.

How to Prevent Logistics Damage to Electronics

May 15, 2018

SpotSee

Assessing the Total Cost of Supply Chain Damage

May 15, 2018

SpotSee

Europe

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in Europe. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance across Europe’s 50 sovereign states and four dependencies - addressing a range of challenges such as varying regulations, developing customs and tax laws and government controlled exchange rates.