LOGISTICSTEAMtalk – Winter 2011
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
Welcome to the Winter 2011 edition of LOGISTICS TEAMtalk, the Newsletter and Digest of the Expense Reduction Analysts’ Logistics Team. As well as our usual selection of topical comment to help keep you informed of some...
OCEAN & AIRFREIGHT UPDATE – AUGUST 2011
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Far East & Indian sub-cont westbound (import) rates/space/equipment - It is pleasing to report that carriers have in general extended July rates into August 2011 although carriers that still charge BAF separately have imposed an increase of between $10...
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Each year online purchases continue to rapidly grow with current UK online expenditure topping £40bn in the last 12 months, up from £30bn in 2006. Great news for online retailers, but shipping the product to the customer and making...
Monday, October 18th, 2010
With transport fleets having just suffered one increase in fuel duty and another on the way, is it time to revisit the management of fuel consumption ? Diesel fuel now represents up to 40% of the cost of operating...
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
OCEAN & AIRFREIGHT UPDATE – OCTOBER (week 1) 2010 Please note that none of the information contained here is speculative. All information is collated from that generally available via the internet. Far East & Indian sub-continent westbound (import) rates/space/equipment update The peak...
Sunday, September 5th, 2010
Major Structural Changes in UK Freight The Department for Transport has recently published its annual Road Freight Transport Statistics Bulletin 2009, and interpreting the figures provides a fascinating analysis of the changes occurring in the Distribution Sector. This year’s publication...
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Confusion on the way for Gasoil users What’s the issue ? EU Directive 2009/30/EC introduces a requirement that, from 1st January 2011, all gas oil (commonly known in the UK as 'red diesel') marketed for use in non-road mobile...
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
BBC news today reported that hospital food cooked with fresh local ingredients could put hundreds of millions of pounds back into the NHS, one hospital trust has said. Catering managers at Nottingham City Hospital and the Queen's Medical Centre have...
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Most people are aware of the general duty increases for petrol, diesel and other fuel oils as a result of previous budget announcements. However, fewer purchasers are aware of the triple whammy for road fuels implemented from 1st April. ...
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Understand Your Profile Some carriers charge per consignment, others by parcel. If the ratio of parcels to consignments is one to one - it may be more cost effective to use a supplier that charges a parcel rate International / Domestic Some...