Services, manufacturing and construction are all showing expansion, according to the Purchasing Managers’ Index produced by Markit in association with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

The Global Air Cargo Advisory Group has welcomed a commitment by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to produce a proposal to regulate global airline emissions by the end of 2012

Supply chain consultancy Crimson & Co has launched an updated version of its scprime book, covering the journey to supply chain excellence – and will be showcasing it at the Extended Supply Chain conference in London in April

Multi-national companies are not yet demonstrating significant emissions reductions in their supply chains, according to research published today by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Accenture

The North West Aerospace Alliance has hired Carole Stewart as skills coordinator and Kristian Samways as innovation coordinator for the Aerospace Supply Chain Excellence programme, a £11.4 million scheme which aims to deliver around 400 new jobs and mo

The European Cold Storage and Logistics Association has appointed Hans van Leeuwen to take over from Wim van Bon as its president

84 per cent of procurement professionals say cutting costs is their main procurement priority for 2012, with 85 per cent planning to invest in procurement technology, training or recruitment, according to a nationwide survey by procurement software suppli

DHL Supply Chain has become a founding member of the European Association for Healthcare Logistics and Transport

The web and mobile communications are fundamentally changing the way people shop, and challenging traditional bricks and mortar retailers, according to Manhattan Associates, which has released its predictions for retail shopping in 2012

A scheduled strike by transport workers in Belgium today, 30th January, threatens knock on disruption throughout Europe

Consumer electronics giant Philips said it cut inventory in its supply chain by the equivalent of more than 585m euros in the last quarter as part of its efforts to improve its end-to-end processes

A new World Economic Forum report calls for new models to address supply chain and transport risks

Asda, the UK subsidiary of Walmart, has set out plans to expand its supply chain with new and expanded distribution centres as part of a £500m investment over the coming year.

Shoe supplier Clarks has enlisted Knapp to supply material handling systems at its new logistics facility in Hanover, Pennsylvania

BP and Panalpina have signed a strategic services master agreement covering transport services for air, ocean, road and rail, industrial projects, freight management and other logistics services connected with the exploration and production of oil and gas

A proposed £50 billion Thames estuary airport would bring together rail, freight logistics and aviation shifting more movement of goods to rail and reducing road congestion, according to architect Lord Foster, one of the promoters of the scheme.

Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of freight which could have switched to rail transport will stay on the roads as a result of the Scottish government’s 62.5 per cent cut in funding for Freight Facilities Grants

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Institute of Operations Management are backing SCALA Consulting's supply chain training courses and Fresh Connection competition in the UK

Keswick Enterprises, has joined with a Polish firm with Vector Global Logistics to develop third-party supply chain management services in Poland as Keswick Vector SCM Polska

Global economic uncertainty and Middle East political turmoil are doing little to dim the attraction of emerging markets, which show signs of reducing their dependency on developed markets as they compete to be the trade hubs of the future, according to l