Friday Focus: Logistics emissions are falling despite economic pressures
UK logistics operators are on course to meet their voluntary greenhouse gas reduction target through the use of a wide range of efficiency improvement measures, according to the second annual report of the Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme
Governments and business must collaborate to reduce supply chain risk
A new report presented at last week's economic forum at Davos, calls on governments to come together to tackle risks, whether they be climate change or piracy off the Gulf of Aden, writes John Manners-Bell
Tilbury goes Forth, into the future
It's a deal that took many by surprise and one that has created some intense interest in the industry; Forth Ports has taken control of TCS, signalling some intriguing changes in the balance of power on the Thames, reports Felicity Landon
Friday Focus: Can Marseille-Fos shed strike image?
French forwarding grandee believes the port is back on track
Friday Focus: International trade in the cloud, the next generation
Portals, collaboration, event management, Cloud-based technology and workflow all link together, and are likely to create the most powerful change to the way global trade operates in the years to come, writes Bryn Heimbeck
Friday Focus: Death knell for UK retailers while exports save forwarders?
Matthew Marriott on the not-so-jolly Christmas trading versus the positive direction UK exports are taking, suspecting more retailers will disappear after the sales
Hi-tech route to a 'rail freight motorway'
New technology for loading trailers onto trains could revolutionise traffic between the UK and Eastern Europe
Friday Focus: Growing green with technology
As many in the freight sector redefine their core business, sustainability and environmental responsibility have become embedded in the industry, writes Simon Clark
Friday Focus: Tricky times across the Channel
2011 has been a difficult year for France's freight transport sector and 2012 looks set to be just as challenging, writes Stuart Todd
Friday Focus: Prepared for further upheaval?
As we bid farewell to 2011, IFW Guest Editor Gary Hodgson takes the opportunity to look ahead to the coming year
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A Q&A with Mike Major
The CEO of the Energy Industries Council (EIC) on global trends in the energy supply chain and the challenges
Lorry Rail aims to get back in the black
Strong turnover growth at the intermodal operator, majority-owned by France's SNCF Geodis, sees the company targeting break-even next year, having been in the red since it was launched in 2007, Financial Director Olivier Storch tells IFW
An opportunity in a crisis
Over the past year, we have continuously pointed out the danger that falling freight rates represent to carriers. However, writes Mels Boer, we also see a great opportunity for carriers in the current 'lowish' markets
In my humble opinion: Is the client really always right?
The latest in a series of articles written by you, members of our industry
The A Team: The Inside Man
Emerging supply chains, not emerging markets. Global organisations are looking at how they can take advantage of shifts in trade routes and in the business landscape, writes Brad Brennan
Moving towards a brighter future
There are signs of optimism in the logistics industry, as operators start to eye growth instead of just survival, says Rob Riddleston
SBS targets growth with new appointment
Lee Hackney is new General Manager of northern UK business
