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The A Team: The Inside Man

The A Team: The Inside Man

Brad Brennan on how Brazilian transport infrastructure is moving towards modernisation

The A-Team: Freight-talking

The A-Team:  Freight-talking

With only 10% of the Channel Tunnel’s capacity for rail freight services being used, will the tunnel ever really work for rail freight? asks Christopher Snelling

The A-Team: Seeing Red

Caroline Frostick ponders the effect on the UK recruitment sector and workforce of the government’s decision to scrap compulsory retirement

The A-Team: Rail Freight on Track

Tony Berkelely argues that passenger trains in the UK could be used to carry freight

The A-Team: Logistically Speaking

Rob Riddleston examines how companies can finance expansion projects and new equipment purchases in a post-recession world.

The A-Team: The Inside Man

Accurate contingency planning is key to minimising disruption and production following summer shutdowns

Giving the good guys in the Emerald Isle a voice

The FTA has opened an office in Ireland. General Manager of Global & European Policy Chris Welsh outlines the reasons behind the new high profile presence

The A-Team: Rail Freight on Track

Tony Berkeley on collaboration: a much talked-about subject, which remains confined to being just talk

The A-Team: Rail freight on track

In the second of a two-part article, Tony Berkeley considers the future of UK infrastructure provider Network Rail

IFW Podcast - Larry Woelk (video)

Recruitment issues within the freight and logistics industry

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Features

Friday Focus: Logistics as a barometer for the economic climate

Friday Focus: Logistics as a barometer for the economic climate

Matthew Marriott believes trade patterns so far in 2010 indicate industry faces a stagnant period, in which government deficit-cutting verses private sector economic growth will equal a slowdown in growth

Market Watch

Making sense of summer, and beyond

Friday Focus: The impact of social media in the logistics sector

The logistics sector has always been characterized by fast-paced communications and robust technology, so what impact does social media have from a business perspective? Susanna Patton predicts how social media will benefit the logistics sector.

Friday Focus -- UPS goes for gold

Staging the Olympic Games is the biggest logistics event in the world, and as London 2012 approaches, its organisers are aiming for it to be the most carbon-free event in Olympic history. Alan Williams explains the strategy of the official logistics provider, UPS

Interviews

A Q&A with James Clark

A Q&A with James Clark

US-based YRC Worldwide has completed the sale of its logistics business in a last-minute deal said to be worth US$38.7 million. YRC Logistics, bought by private equity investor Austin Ventures, has been re-branded as MIQ Logistics. Its Director of Global Services outlines plans for the future

Hong Kong: full of eastern promise for TNT

UPS and FedEx have recently set up major air freight hubs in southern China’s Pearl River Delta, but TNT remains focused on Hong Kong as its main hub for customers in ’the world’s factory’, MD Edward Lau tells IFW

Opinion

IFW Voice

IFW Voice

Kizzi Nkwocha takes a view on one of the big stories of the week

Where should warehouses be located?

Steve Walker believes it is time that those involved in the supply chain undertook more grown-up thinking

People

LiL gears-up to get the best out of HGV drivers

Training firm teams up with local councils to reach smaller operators

DSV team proves its worth

A testing time for the Lincolnshire MAN franchisee

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