I’ve just returned from an eye-opening trip to Doha in Qatar. Not your usual holiday destination, but I wasn’t there for a jolly. As you know I am passionate about building relationships with suppliers and other forwarders all around the world. It’s these personal relationships that help me to hand pick who we work with end ensure that your cargo …
Read More >>Cargo, Containers & Craziness – The Big Noodle Sauce Stalemate
Over the last few years it has become much easier for people to access the goods available to them overseas. With the likes of Alibaba and Made In China.Com pretty much anyone can source what they need and import it. This is great. It means more business for the suppliers, more opportunities for the buyers, more products for consumers and …
Read More >>Cargo, Containers & Craziness – The Case of The Abandoned T-Shirts
Some people think that freight is a dull business. But you’d be surprised at some of the crazy things that happen. With over 20 years in the industry I’ve collected up a fair few funny, fascinating and even mind-boggling stories. Like the case of the abandoned T-Shirts… A little while ago we had a customer here in the UK who …
Read More >>Shipping Container Fires – Is Your Cargo At Risk?
It seems that every year at least one cargo ship fire makes the headlines. This year we didn’t have to wait long! On 3rd January the Hapag-Lloyd vessel “Yantian Express” caught fire. The 320m long ship, built in 2002, was on it’s route from Colombo to Halifax through the Suez Canal, when a fire broke out in a container on …
Read More >>Have You Fallen Off The Wagon Too?
We’re more than 3 weeks in to January. The festive season is far behind us and it’s business as usual. So, I’m going to ask the question. How are your New Year’s resolutions going? I know. Cruel question. The chances are you’ve already fallen off the wagon with at least one, if not all of them. But don’t beat yourself …
Read More >>The Power Of Habit
Today is the day that many of us put our Christmas jumpers away and drag ourselves bleary-eyed back into the office. It’s a new year, time for a fresh start and a whole 52 weeks of opportunities lie ahead of you. But are you feeling energised and excited? Or deflated and disappointed? If you didn’t achieve what you hoped in …
Read More >>Christmas is only around the corner
How time flies, another year nearly gone and the countdown for Christmas begins. I thought I would share with you some of the memories I have from the year…….. Do you remember when the NHS cancelled all non-urgent treatments from mid-January until the end of the month, reports had emerged of patients facing long waits for treatment and being …
Read More >>Blink & You’ll Miss It…
There’s no denying it. Christmas is just around the corner. The streets are illuminated with fairy lights, the shops are filled with the sound of Mariah Carey and Michael Buble, and my newsfeed is packed with photos of elves doing unspeakable things. But where did the rest of the year go? It seems like only last month we were whinging …
Read More >>Could China’s New Record-Breaking Bridge Change The World?
The world is changing. There’s no denying that. From smartphones to Alexa, technology is now integrated into every aspect of our lives and more is on the way. But it’s not only technology that can change the world. The President of China, President Xi Jinping, recently raised the curtain on a multi-billion dollar project to build a bridge between Hong …
Read More >>Why I Went To Amsterdam To Make Some “Special Friends”
Ok, it’s not what you think! I’ve just returned from my trip to Amsterdam to attend the Atlas Global Logistics Network Conference. Each year this conference brings people together from all around the world. We spend 3 full days together, networking, learning and having fun. But before you think I’ve been off on a jolly, let me explain. Business is …
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