Transport sector key to feeding world's record population [31/Oct/2011]

With the world’s population at the 7bn milestone, John Manners-Bell says that governments must focus on logistics to increase the efficiency of food supply chains in developing markets. Read Full Article...

Mexican truck proposal reintroduced by US Department of Transportation Security [11/Jan/2011]

Last week, the US Department of Transportation, presented a “concept document” to reopen the US-Mexico border to long-distance trucking - a highly sensitive and long-running political issue. This briefing examines the background and arguments around the initiative. Read Full Article...

Feature: The Logistics World in 2010 [24/Dec/2010]

The global logistics industry saw a strong bounce-back in 2010 as it emerged from recession but struggled to cope with volcanoes, security breaches and price fixing allegations. John Manners-Bell looks back over the last year and highlights some of the key events. Read Full Article...

New report sees polarisation of European road freight market [13/Oct/2010]

Ti's latest report predicts that the European road freight market will become dominated by the major operators whilst medium-sized players will find it increasingly difficult to survive. Read Full Article...

FedEx sponsored Supply Chain Masterclass webinar [28/Jun/2010]

How Collaboration can improve your bottom line and benefit the environment. Read Full Article...

Special report: The reality of "the harshest logistics environment on earth" [23/Jun/2010]

A report published by the US House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs has laid bare the corruption and racketeering which accompanies the physical distribution of goods to US troops in Afghanistan. Read Full Article...

New survey points to uncertainty, dysfunction and inflation in US logistics markets [11/Jun/2010]

The annual US Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) ‘State of The Logistics Nation’ report describes a logistics sector hit by recession yet uncertain about the nature of the recovery. Read Full Article...

New report: Central & Eastern Europe road freight contracted by 20% in 2009 [26/May/2010]

The latest report from Transport Intelligence shows how badly the road freight sector in Central and Eastern Europe was hit by the global economic slowdown. Read Full Article...

Global Logistics industry still left with acquisition 'hangover' [12/May/2010]

New research contained in Ti’s recent report ‘Financial Ratio Analysis and Benchmarking of Global Transport & Logistics Sector Leaders 2010’, reveals that the industry is still suffering the hangover from its acquisition binge of the past ten years. Read Full Article...

Will asset heavy operators lead the industry out of recession? [15/Mar/2010]

With the recovery underway, the question is which sectors of the global logistics industry will benefit the most. Ti’s Chief Analyst, John Manners-Bell, looks at the prospects for asset-light and asset heavy operators in the upturn. Read Full Article...