
Auteur
James Miller is gespecialiseerd in wereldwijde logistiek en dynamiek van de toeleveringsketen. Zijn onderzoekswerk verkent de complexiteit van internationale handel, infrastructurele uitdagingen en technologische vooruitgang die de moderne handel vormgeven. Hij pleit voor duurzame praktijken en transparantie in de bedrijfsvoering van de toeleveringsketen.

Carrier playbooks for congestion: ABF Freight, ITS Logistics and Schneider National tactics
ABF Freight’s City Route Optimization program delivers roughly $15 million in annual savings by reworking city routing and linehaul planning to avoid predictable choke points.

De nieuwe Northampton Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) van Maritime Transport kan maximaal 16 diensten per dag afhandelen en slaat meer dan 2.500 TEU op op een 17 hectare groot rangeerstation, na een investering van £ 80 miljoen in railtoegang door Segro.

Infios on How Modular Supply Chains, AI and Traceability Will Reshape Logistics
Regulators now expect audit-grade traceability across the lifecycle of goods, shifting the compliance metric from pure speed to verifiable provenance and cost validation.

cargo.one adds Cargofive to create a single multimodal rate foundation for air and ocean freight
cargo.one closed the acquisition of Cargofive on February 25, bringing ocean rate coverage spanning four million trade lanes and direct connections to the top 10 ocean carriers into its platform.

Fighting Near the Strait of Hormuz and the Ripple Effects on Global Maritime Trade
Since the February 28 strikes, carriers moving oil and containerized goods through the Strait of Hormuz have reported increased rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope, adding roughly 5–10 days to typical Asia–Europe sailings and several thousand nautical miles to voyage lengths; underwriters have tightened cover and some shipowners are refusing transits without extra war-risk premiums.

WFS expands Brussels operations with Aviapartner Cargo NV takeover
WFS has assumed operational control of Aviapartner Cargo NV’s 33,000m² cargo terminal at Brussels Airport, including two dedicated pharmaceutical handling zones, a Phyto Sanitary inspection point, and separate mail and courier areas.

How Rhenus runs Nando’s PERi-PERi supply chain from air freight to Central Kitchen
Rhenus now manages staged handoffs — from air freight readiness to customs clearance, temperature-controlled transit and on-site receipt at Nando’s Central Kitchen — to protect the integrity of PERi-PERi ingredients.

Gulf carriers reroute via Cape of Good Hope and levy conflict surcharges as Gulf bookings halt
MSC has suspended all bookings for worldwide cargo to the Middle East "until further notice," and CMA CGM has ordered vessels inside or bound for the Gulf to seek shelter while suspending Suez Canal transits and rerouting ships via the Cape of Good Hope.

Gulf hubs ground flights: Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi face mass cancellations and cargo disruption
As of 2 March, airspace closures across Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the UAE resulted in the suspension or restriction of civilian traffic, with over 2,000 flights to and from seven major Gulf airports cancelled.

Airspace Disruptions Reduce Global Air Cargo Capacity by 18% and Trigger Widespread Rerouting
Middle East airspace closures have reduced global air cargo capacity by roughly 18%, prompting freighters and bellies alike to adjust networks overnight.

IAG Cargo rapporteerde voor 2025 een commerciële omzet van €1.238 miljoen, een stijging van 0,3% ten opzichte van het voorgaande jaar, terwijl de cargo tonne kilometers (CTK's) met 0,4% toenamen en de totale opbrengst gelijk bleef aan het niveau van 2024.

The 2026 CILT(UK) 35 Under 35 cohort spans airport operations, WMS superusers, contract logistics, rail projects and sustainability roles, reflecting how emerging talent is already influencing capacity planning, route optimisation and depot-level throughput across the UK supply chain.
