Supply Chain Research

Brexit Watch: Showdown with EU set as U.K. asks for Northern Ireland customs relaxation

July 22, 2021

The U.K. government has proposed a series of measures to reform the Northern Ireland Protocol. The Protocol defines customs operations and is key to ensuring continued compliance with the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement by ensuring no physical barriers between Northern Ireland and Ireland. The... Read more →

Maersk’s new service may bring Deichmann, H&M back to Chennai

July 19, 2021

Maersk is reconfiguring its Asian services, including those from India to Europe, aimed at “improving speed to market, providing higher predictability and offering more flexibility” as well as bringing “resilience to the customers’ supply chains”. That follows a slew of disruptions to shipping... Read more →

Brexit Watch: Sainsbury’s, Tesco may switch food supplies if customs aren’t reformed

July 19, 2021

The CEOs of major U.K. retailers, including J Sainsbury and Tesco, have warned that uncertainty over the future of customs for shipping food into Northern Ireland “could force many retailers to move supply chains from GB to the EU”. The U.K. government will shortly be making a proposal to adap... Read more →

“Fit for 55” brings higher costs, continued uncertainty for supply chains

July 15, 2021

The European Union’s “Fit for 55” greenhouse gas reduction package brings stricter targets and likely increased costs for supply chains once it enters law over the next two years. In logistics the maritime shipping industry will be included in the EU emission trading scheme for the first time.... Read more →

Going fishing for deals – July 2021 supply chain calendar

June 30, 2021

The coming month will provide little respite from trade policy events and operational challenges for supply chains. A WTO ministerial meeting from July 15 is unlikely to make progress on reforming the global trade dispute framework while a fisheries agreement may be a test case as to whether t... Read more →

L’Oréal may decide it’s not worth it after CMA CGM adapts Europe-LatAm service

June 29, 2021

CMA CGM has revised its EUROSAL container shipping service from Europe to Latin America to exclude a call at Le Havre, France. The firm has cited “heavy congestion and lack of productivity have been experienced for months” which “is not expected to improve with the summer period” despite the e... Read more →

Daimler, BRF may face disruptions from latest Maersk shipping accident

June 21, 2021

In the latest in a series of accidents to beset the container shipping industry in 2021, the Cap San Antonio, operated by Maersk’s Hamburg Sud, has collided with a pier at the port of Santos, Brazil, holing the hull and causing a service suspension. The vessel had been scheduled to ship from S... Read more →

Long wait for lovers of Liverpool port including Baxter and Becton, Dickinson

June 21, 2021

Container shipping facilities at the port of Liverpool, U.K., including those run by Peel Ports, are reportedly suffering from congestion due to equipment shortages and understaffing. The port has had to deal with Brexit, the pandemic as well as an influx of new services from MSC and Maersk am... Read more →

Diageo, Bacardi may be last winners from U.S.-U.K. thaw as TPA deadline looms

June 21, 2021

The U.S. and U.K. have signed an agreement to suspend their disputes regarding subsidies for Boeing and Airbus respectively. The structure is similar to that agreed with the EU and will reduce tariffs on U.S. imports of spirits from the U.K. U.S. seaborne imports of whisky and gin fell by 17.4... Read more →

EU shrugs off Brexit drag to deliver faster export growth than U.S., U.K.

June 16, 2021

Exports from the EU to the rest of the world increased by 53.4% year over year and by 4.8% compared to 2019 in April. That shrugged off the impact of stricter trading rules with the U.K. that resulted in a 5.2% dip in EU exports to the U.K. in April 2021 versus April 2019. In dollar terms EU e... Read more →

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