By Maria Kalamatas | May 7, 2025 Toronto, CANADA — As sustainability takes center stage in logistics, the traditional warehouse is getting a complete redesign. From returnable pallets to traceable smart crates, 2025 is seeing the rise of circular logistics as more than just an environmental option—it’s now a competitive necessity. “We’ve spent...
By Maria Kalamatas | May 7, 2025 Barcelona, SPAIN — In the rapidly shifting terrain of global logistics, freight forwarders are making a quiet yet powerful move: they’re turning to each other. Away from the massive infrastructures of global 3PLs, 2025 is witnessing the rise of smaller, tighter-knit logistics alliances that are...
By Maria Kalamatas | May 7, 2025 Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM — For years, tier-2 and tier-3 suppliers operated in the shadows—rarely mapped, never monitored. But in 2025, they’ve become the most critical piece of the supply chain risk puzzle. “We used to stop our mapping at the first tier. That’s where...
By Maria Kalamatas | May 7, 2025 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA — In a freight industry dominated by volume and automation, VESCO Malaysia is gaining ground by doing the opposite: keeping operations focused, responsive, and human. “We don’t aim to handle everything. We aim to handle the essential things—right,” said Jeyprasath, Director at VESCO...
By Maria Kalamatas | May 7, 2025 Frankfurt, GERMANY — For over a decade, speed was king in global supply chains. But in 2025, the race for velocity is being replaced by a new obsession: resilience. “Companies aren’t asking how fast they can deliver,” said Lars Neubauer, VP of Global Operations at Euronet...
By Maria Kalamatas | May 7, 2025 Lagos, NIGERIA — As trade volumes surge across West Africa’s emerging markets, major ports from Lagos to Abidjan are struggling to keep pace, creating a container bottleneck that is reshaping regional maritime logistics—and forcing global carriers to recalibrate. The Port of Lagos, one of the region’s...
By Maria Kalamatas Rockville Centre, NY — In an era where logistics companies rise and fall with geopolitical tides and market disruptions, Sobel Network Shipping Co., Inc. stands out—for having not just survived, but thrived, for 75 consecutive years. Founded in 1949 in New York as a family-run customs brokerage, Sobel has evolved...
By Maria Kalamatas London, UNITED KINGDOM — British manufacturers are reporting their steepest drop in export orders since May 2020, as fears over a second wave of U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump’s administration disrupt transatlantic supply chain planning. According to the latest S&P Global/CIPS Manufacturing PMI, released on May 3, the UK’s...
By Maria Kalamatas Brussels, BELGIUM — Starting April 1, 2025, the European Union has mandated Entry Summary Declarations (ENS) for all road and rail cargo entering the bloc—a move designed to modernize customs enforcement but one that has left freight forwarders scrambling to comply. The regulation, part of the EU Customs Reform Package,...
By Maria Kalamatas Leipzig, GERMANY — Alibaba Logistics has officially launched its first 100% automated fulfillment center in Europe, a 50,000-square-meter facility located in Leipzig, Germany. The move is part of a broader effort by the Chinese tech giant to establish itself as a dominant logistics force on the continent. Operational since late...
