Welcome to our IFS News Blog
In this section we share what’s happening in the world of international freight forwarding, with news updates, worldwide freight resources and much more…
Pandemic Culture: what happens next?
In this article our partner DHL, looks at what kind of new world we might emerge into, and what that means for the e-commerce sector. Which consumer behaviours will stay? Which were just a ‘lockdown fad’? And what should your business do to adapt? The pandemic arrived...
A Shippers Guide to Cargo Vessel Types & Dimensions
Most of the world’s cargo is shipped via container vessels. They vary in their dimensions, which will influence through where they may or may not transit. That is not all: there are multiple other types of ships journeying across our planet’s oceans, all dedicated to...
DfT announces £50 million in chargepoint funding
It’s hoped the new funding package will help smaller businesses, like B&Bs, install charging infrastructure to help tackle “range anxiety” that some drivers have. Small businesses and those in leasehold and rented accommodation are set to benefit from up to £50...
London Gateway is New Port of Call for International Shipping Services connecting with UK
DP WORLD today announces that London Gateway, Britain’s fastest growing container terminal, is now the UK port of call for two new major international shipping services, connecting the economies of Western Europe with the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa and...
First of new class of green HMM mega-ships arrives at DP World Southampton
The first in a new generation of HMM ships which are among the most environmentally friendly ever built has arrived at DP World’s container terminal at Southampton this week. HMM Nuri is the first of eight 16,000 TEU class mega-ships to be deployed on the Asia and...
GVN calls for biomethane focus in upcoming RTFO reforms
The Gas Vehicle Network (GVN) is calling for gaseous biofuels (such as biomethane and BioLPG) as low carbon, renewable transport fuels to be central
Helping fleet operators transition to full electric trucks in urban areas
In a study by Transport & Environment, trucks were found to have generated 22% of road transport CO2 emissions yet only accounted for…
Suez Canal reopens as the Ever Given Ship is finally freed by salvage crews
Traffic has resumed in Egypt’s Suez Canal after a stranded container ship blocking it for nearly a week was finally freed by salvage crews.
