Supply Chain

Asia-Europe Freight Rates Increase Yet Again

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to northern Europe rose 7.4% to $1,401 (€1,021) per 20-foot container (TEU) in t...

Walmart Sign Sustainable Supply Chain Pact With Suppliers

Walmart announced a fund to invest $100 million in recycling infrastructure projects in the US and joined CEOs from Kellogg, Coca-Cola, Monsanto and other...

UK MEPs See Off EU Plan To Impose Supply Chain Fees

Conservative MEPs in the UK scored a major success by staving off plans to impose EU-wide fees on inspections related to the food supply chain. The propo...

Eroski Open New Logistics Centre For Fresh Produce

Spanish retailer Eroski today officially opened a brand new logistics centre in Mercapalma, Palma de Mallorca. The massive 10,207 meter squared building...

Sligro, Emté and Plus Sign Supply Chain Deal

Three of Holland's largest food service and retail operators have announced a new tie-up in order to try and synchronise their various logistics systems....

Albert Heijn To Build New Logistics Centre For Fresh Foods

One of Europe's largest transport and logistics companies has teamed up with a leading grocery chain to build a new distribution centre, solely for fresh f...

Neptune Orient Lines Swings To Q1 Loss

Singapore-based global container shipping and logistics company Neptune Orient Lines has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2014, rep...

Morrisons To Open New Primary Consolidation Centre In Kent

British supermarket chain Morrisons has announced plans to open a new primary consolidation centre (PCC) in Kent. The 10,000-pallet capacity site will a...