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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Domestic flight activity for express air parcel companies, led by FedEx, inched up in August, with the group performing better than normal for the time of year, according to research by transport analysts at Morgan Stanley. ASL Airlines Ireland operates nine 737-800s in Europe under the Amazon livery.

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September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

Supply Chain Matters

Ireland stood out as the only EU nation to record an expansionary PMI with a value of 51.5. Contraction comparisons to that of 2020 during the heights of the Covid-19 pandemic are meaningful. the S&P Global / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI® for September posted another contraction level value of 48.4, up from a 47.3 reported for August.

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Sustainability Certifications for SMEs: The Best Programmes

Unleashed

A benchmark baseline will establish fair and standardised testing and comparisons. Consumers are often disconnected from understanding or thinking about how products are manufactured, harvested, transported and of the resources required for their production, and sale. Sustainability certifications in the UK.