Hoyer Expands Depot Capacities in Vietnam and Thailand
Higher cleaning and storage capacities for tank containers at central logistics hubs.
Logistics
Supply Chain Management For Dummies
Putting together all the links in the supply chain
Transport Logistic: Ecocool Presents Packaging Solutions for Pharmaceutical Transports
Thermal hoods, boxes, cooling elements, data loggers: Ecocool supplies suitable equipment for GDP-compliant transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.
Increasing Complexity of Pharma Logistics
The pharmaceutical industry requires reliable and innovative partners who can flexibly adapt to its changing demands.
Excellence in Pharmaceutical Distribution and the Critical Role of Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
Companies in pharma can improve their raw material sourcing through a strategic partnership with a distributor.
Chemical Logistics Study 2024
A study on logistics in the chemical industry shows that there is a significant need to develop a more professional approach to supply chain and logistics planning and the use of digitalization and AI, but that the industry is currently struggling with limited resources and budget constraints.
High Dynamics in the Supply Chain
Interview with Markus Mau, President of the ELA, about developments for the logistics sector.
Digital Twin Meets General Cargo Logistics
The logistics industry urgently needs digital transformation to ensure quality and to tackle challenges such as the shortage of skilled workers and sustainability.
First Shipment with Lightweight Active Container
Swiss WorldCargo, Swiss Airtainer, and B.P.L. have announced the launch of a self-sustaining airfreight container.
Well Prepared for the Future with Supply Chain Assessment
Interview with Klaus-Peter Jung, Partner at the Miebach Consulting Group
Strategic Planning in Transport Management
Implementing the capability for tactical and strategic planning enables companies to build a smoother and more resilient supply chain.
A New Take on Logistics Procurement
In light of strained supply chains, logistics is increasingly becoming a competitive factor for the chemical industry.
Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
On Jan. 1, 2023, the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (“LkSG”) came into force in Germany.
Centrally Controlled Logistics for Covid-19 Vaccines
Examples of national logistics solutions in the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium show how high availability and low costs can be brought down to a common denominator.
Green Hydrogen Is the Way out of the Energy Crisis
Green hydrogen is experiencing an enormous upswing in the current energy crisis. The increased demand will be difficult to meet on a local level. So, right on time, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges is preparing to bring large quantities of the climate-friendly energy carrier from non-European countries to Western Europe.
Successful Large-Scale SCE Projects
Large-scale projects in pharmaceutical logistics are complex, long-term and investment-intensive projects that can only be successfully implemented with an assertive and goal-oriented large-scale project organization structure.
Solving the Riddle of Supply Chain Visibility
Supply chain visibility (SCV) seems to be on everyone’s agenda right now. However, when talking to companies, it quickly becomes clear that everyone has a different picture of visibility. Basically, visibility is about knowing more than you knew before, and this is what most companies still agree on.
How to Make Supply Chains Resilient
When the pandemic was pounding at their doors, many industries were rattled. Healthcare and chemicals were adapting rather successfully to the new normal, as a McKinsey & Company survey reveals.
GEFO invests €400 million
The shipping company Gefo is building a range of new specialized tankers at shipyards in China, Turkey, Romania and the Netherlands.
A Digital Twin for the Cold Chain
The virtual cold chain is a modern software approach to save time and minimize for the shipment of temperature-sensitive goods by determining the lane-specific optimum level of thermal protection.
Jointly mastering logistical challenges
Lubricants for automotive, mechanical engineering, aviation and various other industries: This is the business model of Fuchs Schmierstoffe from Mannheim.
Ensuring Value and Efficiency in the Supply Chain
In his interview with CHEManager, Hidde van der Wal, CEO of chemical distributor Barentz, talks about the company’s performance in 2020 and latest strategic developments.
How Chemical Companies Can Beat Customer Churn
The chemical industry is at a crossroads: customer behavior and needs are changing, and chemical companies must rethink how they do business to meet shifting expectations.
Pharma Logistics: A Global Perspective
Over the past few years, Camelot has been monitoring pharma distribution in different regions of the world.
Tune Your Warehouse
The changes in customer needs and market requirements have not only been changing because of the pandemic influences within the last year, but traditional business models were quickly considered outdated in the current environment.
Container with New Perspectives
Originally engineered for the transport of chocolate, tank containers with agitators have discovered a wide range of uses.
Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Chemical Industry
Besides digitalization, sustainability and the circular economy are the key issues facing the chemical industry at present and in the coming decades.
H.Essers: Negotiations for Acquisition of the Chemical Logistics Activities of the Dutch Meeus Group
Logistics service provider H.Essers, currently active in 19 countries from 77 locations, is in advanced negotiations for the acquisition of the logistics and transport activities of the Dutch Meeus Group.
“Vive la chimie” - the French Challenge in Chemical Logistics
France has a long, grand history in chemistry.
Flexibility and Safety in the Chemical Industry
Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) are genuine transport and storage all-rounders with a variety of different uses in many different industries.
Predictive Logistics Era is Happening Right Now
Change is happening this very minute in the logistics industry. Why? Quite simply, because shippers are under enormous pressure from their customers to provide accurate real-time visibility data on shipments from pick-up to delivery.
High Level Chemical Logistics
As an independent system of uniform third party assessments, SQAS — Safety and Quality Assessment System —was initiated to evaluate the performance of logistics service providers and chemical distributors.
