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  • Prominent economist Vicky Pryce to deliver keynote address at Logistics UK's Finance Forum
    As logistics operators face shifting global trade dynamics, evolving regulation and rising cost challenges, Logistics UK’s Finance Forum 2026 - taking place in London on 9 July - will provide practical insight for the sector on how to navigate mounting economic uncertainty and operational pressures.
    Logistics & Handling
  • Why warehouse bottlenecks often start at goods-in, not dispatch
    Warehouse congestion is often associated with dispatch areas and outbound pressure, particularly during busy retail periods. This is not without reason, but according to Midland Pallet Trucks many of the delays affecting warehouse performance now begin much earlier in the process – at goods-in.
    Logistics & Handling
  • £1 billion grant injection to fuel EV acceleration
    £1 billion of government funding to cut costs for fleet operators, drive growth and clean up UK roads will be a major catalyst in supporting the EV vehicle sector, according to Joe Collison, managing director of leading electrical engineering specialist CES.
    Logistics & Handling
  • Logistics Automation Market to reach $104.9 Bn by 2035
    The Logistics Automation Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $35.9 Billion to over $104.9 Billion by 2035, as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc.
    Logistics & Handling
  • Fleet Operations reaction to AMAP rate increase
    Any move to ease cost pressures for drivers is welcome, and this 10p increase in tax-free mileage rates will certainly be helpful for employees who use their own cars for business mileage and rely on AMAP payments.
    Logistics & Handling
  • Antalis Packaging to make first appearance at eDelivery Expo 2026
    Antalis Packaging will make its debut appearance at eDelivery Expo 2026, taking place from 30 June to 2 July at the NEC Birmingham, as the company strengthens its focus on e-commerce and logistics packaging solutions.
    Logistics & Handling

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  • The Daily View: Steering towards trouble June 2, 2026
             Related StoriesPosidonia 2026 Special... with Arsenio Dominguez, Polys Hajioannou and moreThe Daily View: Not when, but if?The Daily View: The art of not making a deal 
    Declan Bush
  • Trump tariffs poised to ramp up again soon, another wildcard for shipping June 1, 2026
    The geopolitical puzzle facing shipping markets is already extremely complicated. It’s about to get even more complex, because Trump tariff...      Related StoriesThe week in newbuildings: Fleet modernisation fuels continued ordering activityThe Week in Charts: Hormuz crisis side effect: a sharp rise in container shipping rates | Charterers favouring modern boxships amid elevated fuel pricesHormuz crisis […]
    Greg Miller
  • MSC panamax boxship damaged by projectile strike off Iraqi coast June 1, 2026
    Incident follows the seizure of two MSC-operated containerships by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy in April      Related StoriesGenco shareholders should take the money, says PappasDaily Briefing 2 June 2026NorthStandard targets billion-dollar premium income by 2028 
    Rob Willmington
  • Posidonia 2026 Special... with Arsenio Dominguez, Polys Hajioannou and more June 1, 2026
    Lloyd’s List senior reporter Joshua Minchin raises the curtain on one of the biggest weeks in shipping, and there is...      Related StoriesThe Daily View: Steering towards troubleThe Daily View: Not when, but if?The Daily View: The art of not making a deal 
    Lloyd’s List
  • ABS chief warns of widening gap between innovation and real world operability June 1, 2026
    Speaking at Posidonia, ABS chief executive John McDonald said shipping is entering a critical phase where technological capability is accelerating...      Related StoriesGenco shareholders should take the money, says PappasDaily Briefing 2 June 2026MSC panamax boxship damaged by projectile strike off Iraqi coast 
    Linton Nightingale
  • Cosco Shipping Ports to win Tarragona terminal concession in first European expansion for years June 1, 2026
    If formally signed off, the Tarragona terminal concession will exemplify China’s plan to further invest in European ports despite growing...      Related StoriesGenco shareholders should take the money, says PappasDaily Briefing 2 June 2026MSC panamax boxship damaged by projectile strike off Iraqi coast 
    Peter Guo

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