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UK Freight Association Elects new Chair

Logistics Business Magazine

Charles, commercial director at BIFA member company, Unsworth, who has been vice-chair for the past two years, was appointed a director of BIFA in 2019 and chairs the trade association’s Surface Policy Group. Rachel Morley becomes immediate past chair for a two-year term, and Sir Peter Bottomley, MP, remains as BIFA president.

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Walmart Bests Whole Foods in Study of Food Supply's Human Toll

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Tesco Plc ranked the highest in the first-ever study of supply-chain policies from humanitarian group Oxfam America released on June 20, leading in transparency and worker-treatment metrics. grocers, Walmart came out on top, including the top overall score on policies toward women. Even then, it was only rated as 29 in that category.

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Port of Rotterdam Container Issues Threaten More Supply Chain Disruptions

MTS Logistics

Due to that policy, empty containers are being pushed to the back of the line. China, which has continued to adopt a zero-Covid policy, even as the contagious Omicron variant changed the game for containment efforts, locked down major cities including Shanghai and Ningbo, earlier this year. Delays at Rotterdam are complicating matters.

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What the Final Interpretive Rule by the FMC on demurrage and detention says

Shipping and Freight Resource

If you recall, in September 2019, the FMC called for public comment on its “ Interpretive Rule on Demurrage and Detention under the Shipping Act ” and in assessing just and reasonable regulations and practices relating to these charges. The background of the rule. These complaints led the FMC to set up a Fact Finding Investigation No.28

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Recognise Logistics Facilities as Critical Infrastructure

Logistics Business Magazine

Modwen Logistics , commented: “Logistics is a high-productivity and high-growth sector and one of the engines of the national economy, supporting an increasing number of high-skilled jobs across the country. Responding to the UK Government’s call for evidence on the freight and logistics and the planning system, St.

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Rolling Blackouts Coming to New England?

Logistics Viewpoints

Gordon mentioned how obsolete regulations and policies are preventing the electric grid from efficiently making the right investments in the needed generation, transmission, and distribution assets. Studies done by NESCOE (New England States Committee on Electricity) provided comments on new market designs to FERC.