May 10, 2017 |
The cocoa trade is among one of the most prosperous in the world, with the international cost of cocoa on the rise as a result of the ever growing demand for more cocoa products. The main growing regions of cocoa are in Asia, Africa and Latin America, with Cote d’Ivoire producing an incredible 40% of […]
May 5, 2017 |
The first 20,000 TEU ship hit the water for the first time in March – a ship belonging to Japan’s Mitsui OSK (MOL) lines with an official capacity of 20,170 TEU. It was developed for MOL by Samsung Heavy Industries and named MOL Triumph. However, it wouldn’t be long until this ship’s record was broken […]
May 1, 2017 |
While self-driving trucks might still be a technology for the far future, delivery robots are the technology of the present. One company, Starship Technologies, has developed robots that specialise in local delivery that might just revolutionise the logistics industry. The intention is that within urban areas, people can order products online from local shops and […]
April 28, 2017 |
Something that often crops up when seeking a way to ship your goods, be it to a different city or to another part of the world, are the terms ‘multimodal’ and ‘intermodal’. In order to effectively and efficiently manage the shipment of your product, it is vital that these terms are accurately understood and the […]
April 24, 2017 |
This month, it was announced that the UK would be seeing the effects of a massive shakeup in the way that rail freight and passenger trains run in a long term plan to improve slots for passengers as well as freight works. This news has come following on from a two year review looking into […]
April 13, 2017 |
When looking into shipping freight, it can be all too easy to be put off by the extensive variation in costs associated with transporting your goods from A to B, particularly if you are a business looking to maintain your profitability. In order to ensure that you avoid adding unnecessary charges in freight shipping, we […]
March 28, 2017 |
The freight and logistics industries have gone through an incredible amount of changes in only the last fifty or so years, and every day another step forward is being taken. Today there are many new technologies in development that may make incredible improvements in the future and, perhaps, change the way we work entirely. Robotics […]
March 20, 2017 |
In 200BC the Silk Road was a network of trading routes connecting the East and West from China around Asia, where caravans from China carried silk and other wears. In those days, this route was a vital contributor to China’s wealth and its political relationships with other countries. But, it wasn’t just Chinese traders using […]
March 13, 2017 |
Here at Logistics Consult, we feel that sometimes one of the best and most overlooked parts of the work we do is the places that our team get to go to and see as a result of transporting freight around the world for our customers. We work with customers and businesses that ship things from […]
March 6, 2017 |
Many people are yet unaware of the freight truck revolution that is causing quite the stir in the international freight shipping industry. This year we are seeing self-driving trucks hit the roads for trial runs in North America in Europe and have already been making significant waves in Australia for Aussie truck drivers. For so […]