Derren Nathan, head of equity research Hargreaves Lansdown:
“Despite months of sabre-rattling by Donald Trump, markets appear to have been unprepared for the depth and breadth of tariffs announced by the White House....
Setting the benchmark for industry excellence, Multimodal has revealed the finalists for its distinguished 2025 Awards, which highlight outstanding performers across the logistics and supply chain sectors.
The Multimodal Awards recognise outstanding achievement across air, road, rail, maritime, and the freight logistics sectors. This year’s nomination window opened early, resulting in record engagement from professionals throughout the supply chain.
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President Donald Trump has already made plenty of headlines since taking up his second term in the White House, including with the announcement of numerous new tariffs on imports.
The 47th United States President issued three executive orders on February 1st 2025, just days after his inauguration, which directed the US to impose an additional 25 per cent ad valorem rate of duty on imports from Canada and Mexico, as well as ten per cent on imports from China.
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Oslo, Norway – Wednesday, 2 April 2025 – Reciprocal tariffs announced by Donald Trump on ‘Liberation Day’ could prevent shippers from making important decisions on supply chains, but are not likely to cause an immediate spike in freight rates.
Peter Sand, Chief Analyst at Xeneta – the ocean and air freight intelligence platform – said: “Liberation Day will not feel very liberating for those shippers caught in the eye of the tariff storm. It is tough to make important decisions on your supply...
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:
“UK markets have kicked off April on the front foot, after a poor start to the week saw the FTSE 100 lose 0.9% yesterday. In the absence of any major company results, it’s...
As global trade enters what the Economist describes as a “new era of globalisation,” artificial intelligence is rapidly emerging as the crucial technology which will enable supply chain resilience amid increasing geopolitical volatility. With 31% of businesses currently adjusting supply chain networks and strategies, AI adoption is no longer optional for logistics providers seeking competitive advantage.
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31 March 2025
Europe’s ports fully support the decarbonisation efforts to be made by shipping companies to get to net-zero by 2050. While it seems that energy efficiency measures, use of onshore power supply and use of transition and renewable/low carbon fuels will allow shipping companies to comply with the EU emission reduction targets in a first phase, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) understands shipping must look at a broad array of new fuel types to further continue to reduce the...
Susannah Streeter, head of...