Category: Operations and Logistics

Only four Nigerian states deliver on zero RoW pledge for fibre deployment Summary Since 2020 governors across Nigeria pledged to waive Right-of-Way (RoW) fees to speed up fibre deployment and reduce data costs. Five years on, TechCabal’s reporting shows only Anambra, Kaduna, Katsina and Kwara have genuinely implemented zero RoW. Many other states either charge […]

How Cloud Labeling Transforms Food & Beverage Compliance: FSMA, EU1169 & Beyond Summary This whitepaper-style Q&A explains how cloud-based labelling solutions help food and beverage manufacturers meet regulatory demands such as FSMA (US) and EU1169 (EU), apply GS1 standards, reduce recall risk and supply chain costs, and streamline global operations via ERP integration and centralised […]

U.S.-bound container imports hit second-highest month on record amid tariff and seasonal pressures Summary Descartes’ August Global Shipping Report shows U.S.-bound container imports reached 2,519,722 TEU — the second-highest monthly total in the dataset — down 3.9% from July but up 1.6% year-on-year and 17.6% versus 2019. Volumes above the 2.4M TEU threshold persisted for […]

First bus timing for selected cross-border services from Johor Bahru checkpoint to be brought forward effective 15 Sept Summary SBSTransit and SMRT have announced earlier first-bus timings for selected cross-border services departing from the Johor Bahru Checkpoint. From Monday 15 September 2025, bus services 160 and 170/170X (SBSTransit) and service 950 (SMRT) will start operating […]

Boost Labelling Accuracy and Compliance with Loftware’s New SAP Integrations for S/4HANA and BTP Summary Loftware has launched two new integrations to embed enterprise labelling into SAP environments: Loftware Integration for SAP BTP and S/4HANA Cloud, and Loftware Integration for SAP GLM+. The integrations automate print requests, provide real-time job status updates and reduce manual […]

Pandemic lessons and trade war turbulence define a new logistics era Summary In nearly 20 years covering the sector, Jeff Berman argues the past five years — most notably the pandemic and shifting trade policies — have produced rare and sustained volatility for supply chains. The pandemic kickstarted an e-commerce boom that strained networks, producing […]

Railways Launch Daily Parcel Train to Support Kashmir Apple Growers Amid Highway Blockade Summary Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced a daily parcel train from Budgam (Kashmir) to Adarsh Nagar (Delhi) starting 13 September 2025 to help apple growers after the Srinagar–Jammu National Highway was blocked for almost two weeks because of heavy rain and […]