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Welcome to the place where we share our thoughts on the freight industry
Our experienced team will be posting important information, comment on the present and future as well as tips on how to get the best from your freight partner.
Thanks for reading – The Espace Team
Top 5 European logistics Countries
Is China looking to take over the world?
How a Freight Forwarder can save you money?
What is a Freight Forwarder? What do they do? A Freight Forwarder is a person or company which organises the shipments of goods for other people or businesses. Freight Forwarders are not the ones that move the goods they are the intermediate between shippers and...
EU Looks to encourage rail and sea transport in Italy
The EU commission has founded two Italian public schemes to help encourage the shift from road transport to rail and to sea. The schemes are aimed to help achieve environmental and transport objectives. Marebonus Marebonus has a budget of €138 million to help...
European express prices soar as the panic hits
This week we have seen a massive increase in European express enquiries for pre-Christmas deliveries. At the start of the week prices were pretty normal. As the week drew on and express operators were trying to position their vehicles to get their drivers home...
The Future of freight transport
There are lots of technologies which are currently being developed, which can change freight transport forever. UAVs/Drones Drones with a lot of development have the potential to be used in the logistics. They have the possibility of relieving roads of traffic....
UK’s Top 3 European Importers
The UK Exports goods and services to France. In 2013 this totalled to £21.5 Billion in 2013. In 2014 this rose to an estimated £26.31 Billion. Frances top 10 imports from the UK 1. Vehicles 2. Machinery 3. Oil 4. Electronic equipment 5. Aircraft, spacecraft 6....
Donald Trump? What’s he got to do with Freight Forwarding?
When Donald Trump announced in June 2015 that he was going to stand as the Republican candidate for the Presidential elections in November last year many thought it was a PR stunt. A billionaire property tycoon with no previous experience of politics and a somewhat...
10 Tips to make European exporting easy
1. Give some thought into how you package your product to maximise the number of items on a pallet. Build it high if possible to reduce freight charges. 2. Logistics should be an important part of your business. This maybe the only physical interaction with your...
Brexit… 5 months on… A Freight Forwarders perspective
Here's our very own Managing Director Tony Shally talking about what the last 5 months of Brexit has brought to the European road freight industry.