Global container capacity is increasing

Despite some recent volatility, the container industry is getting much closer to a new equilibrium, with high-frequency metrics showing a significant degree of stabilisation. Growth is being driven by an increase in container vessels, as carriers add significant...

Sustainable supply chain makes business and environmental sense

More and more manufacturers are starting to shift their focus to the sustainability of their supply chains. This is attributable to an increasingly prominent conversation around climate change, and to recent and growing legislation around supply chain sustainability,...

Logistics industry trends that are reshaping supply chains

The logistics industry battled a number of challenges in 2022, least of all the war in Ukraine and turmoil over China’s strict Covid-19 policies. That said, the world also emerged from the worst of the pandemic, meaning that supply chains returned to some degree...

The journey towards digitising the supply chain

The supply chain has been significantly disrupted with shortages and geopolitical events requiring companies to think differently about how best to manage their operational environments. This is where digitisation plays a critical role as it delivers the tools and...

Last mile-delivery tech predictions for 2023

Transport and logistics are soaring in Africa, with further rapid growth predicted for years to come. That’s the word from the World Economic Forum and African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) organisation in a new forecast report released in Davos,...

How effective is your digital supply chain management?

As digital transformation increases at a dizzying pace, digital supply chain (DSC) management has become a business necessity. Software estates are ever-increasing, contracts and licences are becoming more complicated, and preventing wastage is more challenging than...