Inflation, weakening demand, social instability and the war in Ukraine are leading to turbulent developments in freight prices on both land and sea. We’ve been looking at the situation to find out exactly what’s going on and why they are having such a significant impact on freight. Road freight prices soar There’s no getting away Read More
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Beat the Felixstowe port strike. Switch from sea freight to road freight
2022 is turning out to be the summer of discontent. After enduring numerous rail strikes, port workers will now follow suit until the end of August. Have you thought about the advantages of using Road Freight? The walkout at the UK’s largest container port, Felixstowe, is set to cause chaos. The Unite union has reported Read More
The Value of Expert Warehousing on Your Bottom Line
Warehousing and inventory storage are essential pieces of your retail supply chain, affecting sourcing raw materials, efficiently managing your inventory, and getting orders delivered to customers on time. Over the years, warehousing solutions have evolved, embracing new technologies to cope with the demands of online shopping. In this article, we’re going to look at what Read More
How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is Driving up Air Freight Costs
Whether you call it a special military operation or war, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is driving up air cargo costs and impacting everyone. Just when air freight was recovering from the pandemic, it is now struggling with the impact of sanctions locking Russian planes out of Europe and North America. As a result, American and Read More
Smart Directions is Now Offering Alcohol and Tobacco Customs Clearance
Now we offer alcohol and tobacco customs clearance, we thought it would be good to tell you a bit about these goods and the hoops you have to jump through when importing and exporting them. Alcohol and tobacco are excise goods. As such, UK excise duty is chargeable when imported into or produced in the Read More