May 23, 2023
EU sees supply chains as likely targets, but critical to security, so is looking to improve reporting and resilience
May 22, 2023
Freight could grow 28% in the continent if the African Continental Free Trade Area is successfully implemented
Nearly nine in 10 now use technological aid to process trade documents as automation and digitalisation establish themselves as cornerstone technologies for cross-border shipping
Sixty percent report issues maintaining their warehouse workforces, causing them to turn to technology and larger facilities in the search for productivity
The need to know for the week ending 12th May 2023
Large-scale investments into US manufacturing have exploded in the last year reports the FT, but companies are coming up against capacity constraints as they look to reshore
Fifty-five per cent of organisations polled in industry survey say that the business environment for cross-border e-commerce is challenging, with compliance, delays and costs topping the headaches
Just 4% of US CEOs are not considering reshoring in any format finds Kearney’s 10th Reshoring Index
UPS and Amazon are moving further away from each other as both companies shift approaches, but the relationship remains mutually useful
Although worries abound regarding protectionism, the data from a new report says that cross-border e-commerce is rising in importance and becoming more globalised
Demand for light electric delivery vehicles is soaring, but finding the vehicles is proving to be a tough task
The need to know for the week ending 28th April 2023
