A recent report by Transport Intelligence highlighted the fact that Britain is not alone in Europe when it comes to HGV driver shortages. Data from 2020 shows Germany short of 45,00-65,000  drivers, while in Poland, whose population is just over 50% of the UK's, the number is almost 124,000 - noticeably higher than the 100,000 UK figure referred to by the RHA.

Despite this, shelves in Poland's supermarkets are fully stocked. Moreover, there are next-to-no reports of pubs or restaurants experiencing supply chain issues. Naturally, this begs the question, how can this disparity exist despite the driver shortage arguably being worse in Poland?

In order to find out why, we spoke to Michael Clover, Transport Intelligence's Head Of Commercial Development.

There’s a Europe-wide HGV driver shortage. So why do UK supply chains seem more disrupted?

The <a href="https://britishmeatindustry.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">British Meat Processors Association</a> Chief Executive fears that a high-import economy could be on the way, negatively impacting the UK's food security and lengthening its food supply chains.

BMPA CEO Nick Allen explains how a ‘high-skill' UK economy may impact food security and supply chains

Jochum Reuter explains why FourKites' predictive ETA is key to bridging visibility gaps

What does project44's desire to cooperate with more carriers have in common with Visa and Mastercard? In this Trans.INFO exclusive, Kristian Kaas Mortensen, Senior Director of Global Partnerships & Alliances at project44, explains

Kristian Kaas Mortensen: project44’s visibility approach echoes that of bank card systems

Italy has opened a new intermodal terminal that can transport non-craneable trailers straight from trucks, the first such facility in the country.

Italy opens its 1st intermodal terminal that can transport non-craneable trailers

France's Competition Authority has ruled that 9 entities within the road transport industry <a href="https://www.actu-transport-logistique.fr/routier/lautorite-de-la-concurrence-sanctionne-plusieurs-organisations-professionnelles-du-transport-routier-676151.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">are guilty of anti-competitive practices</a>. The 9 parties involved were found to have worked together to share propaganda to strongly discourage companies from cooperating with European supply chain visibility firm Shippeo. Some of the the organisations went further and included a longer list of supply chain visibility platforms that ought to be blacklisted.

9 entities fined total of €500,000 for anti-supply chain visibility campaign

The UK Government is said to be mulling over yet another delay to the implementation of checks on EU goods arriving in Great Britain. The move is reportedly being considered so as to avoid any further escalation of the UK's supply chain crisis. However, another postponement would also prolong the scenario whereby EU goods coming into Britain are allowed to flow in freely at the same time British goods are checked on arrival in the EU.

Report: UK Government mulling yet another delay to checks on EU goods

The focus on supply chains during the coronavirus pandemic has seemingly been a shot in the arm for logistics courses at numerous universities, which are being revamped to include new methodologies amid significantly increased interest from undergraduates. According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-03/business-school-mba-students-forgo-finance-for-supply-chain-management-degree" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to a report by Bloomberg</a>, major US universities are seeing more applications to supply chain courses this year, while the courses themselves are being modernised to concentrate more on risk management, data management and production reshoring.

Report: pandemic sparks major interest in supply chain courses

The UK's Chemical Business Association (CBA) has warned that the country's lorry driver shortage is likely to have consequences for public health, the environment, and economic growth. The claim from the CBA follows an announcement from the UK Government <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-and-sewerage-company-effluent-discharges-supply-chain-failure-rps-b2/water-and-sewerage-company-effluent-discharges-supply-chain-failure-rps-b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">regarding a relaxation of the rules on waste water discharge</a> that could result in increased river pollution.

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CBA: UK driver shortage will have consequences for public health

In a surprise move, <a href="http://www.cma-cgm.com/news/3934/cma-cgm-makes-the-decision-to-stop-all-spot-rate-increases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shipping giant CMA CGM announced yesterday</a> that it would stop all spot rate increases until February 1st 2022. Reacting to the news, renowned shipping expert Lars Jensen has said the announcement appears to represent a change in the way capacity is prioritised on CMA CGM's vessels.

Expert reveals what CMA CGM’s spot rate freeze may mean for capacity prioritization

“Sustainability isn’t something we do. It’s everything we do.” - Jerre Stead

Including everyone into your Sustainable Business Framework

Modern supply chains have continued to become increasingly sprawling and complex. This is something carriers know all too well and is the main reason why many have found themselves hampered by limited visibility, or a total lack of real-time visibility (RTV) into their transportation operations.

Triple threat: transforming carrier operations with real-time supply chain visibility

On Monday, France's Transport Minister, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, declared that the French Government intends to invest €170 million every year until 2024 so as to double the amount of goods transported by rail freight by 2030. 

France aims to double amount of rail freight transport by 2030

Transport Minister Grant Shapps says he is open to discussing the matter with MP Ben Lake; Whites Transport Services post about RDC delivery delays is shared over 4,000 times.

Transport Minister open to discussing Distribution Centre issues as hauliers fume over delivery delays

Amid demand for goods skyrocketing as lockdowns cease, putting global supply chains under severe strain, the shipping sector is making the most money since 2008, reports Bloomberg.  It now costs $14,287 to haul a 40-foot steel box from China to Europe. That’s up more than 500% compared to a year earlier according to the financial analysis.

Shipping companies generate highest earnings since 2008

Whether it’s digitization, big data or the ongoing globalization – the importance of intermodal supply chains continues to grow. However, this also increases the risk of massive disruptions in business processes, which leads to major challenges for manufacturing companies, logistics providers and customers. With four easy tips, organizations are able to increase transparency in their supply chain and pursue a future-oriented supply chain management.

4 Tips- How to increase Transparency in intermodal Supply Chains

As expected, the UK Government has officially announced that customs and veterinary checks that were due to enter in force next month have been put back until January. 

Official: UK Government delays checks on EU goods yet again

Well known supply chain visibility provider project44 has announced a new partnership with Google Cloud, a tie-up which it says shall provide customers with better, real-time visibility into their supply chains.

project44 becomes 1st real-time visibility provider for Google’s Supply Chain Twin solution

Denmark and Sweden have to recover approximately €65 million in total after the European Commission ruled that capital injections from the state to PostNord were illegal and gave PostNord “an unfair economic advantage over its competitors".

PostNord received illegal state aid; Denmark and Sweden to recover €65 million

Sustainability means that products are designed for their’ life cycle’; for instance, manufacturing, distribution, usage and disposal with minimal acceptable influence in the environment, resources, and occupational health.  

Making a Sustainable Process

Supply chain leaders from the likes of Henkel, Dow, Bayer, AB InBev and Zebra Technologies will share best practices during next month's global supply chain visibility customer conference.

NASA astronaut to deliver keynote at supply chain visibility conference

Maersk has announced the acquisition of HUUB, a Portuguese cloud-based logistics start-up that specialises in technology solutions for B2C warehousing in the fashion industry. This is Maersk´s third acquisition this year within e-commerce logistics, and it comes through our venture activities with Maersk Growth.

Maersk continues expansion in e-commerce logistics with its latest acquisition

IKEA is struggling to supply its UK customers with as many as 1,000 product lines, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/02/government-urged-to-get-a-handle-on-supply-chain-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports the Independent</a>. The Swedish furniture retailer admits it is facing “ongoing challenges" with its supply chain, resulting in the low availability of some products. In order to alleviate these difficulties in the UK and elsewhere, the company <a href="https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/ikea-is-buying-containers-and-chartering-vessels" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is buying containers and even chartering vessels</a>.

IKEA charters own ships as supply issues affect 1,000 product lines in the UK