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Systems integrator MOQdigital has launched a new initiative aimed to support women across its staff, customers and partners in their IT careers, called Women Crushing IT (WCIT). Unveiled yesterday at MOQ’s International Women’s Day event attended by staff, customers and partners, the initiative is led by MOQ marketing manager Kayla Ellice and project coordinator Kara Higgs. WCIT aims to bring women together to connect, innovate, socialise and empower each other through careers in the IT ind...

The Subplot | New money, freeports, senior living 9 Mar 2021, 09:00Comments (0) Welcome to  Place North West. This week: emerging lenders and debut investors are in a race against time to grab North West real estate before a window of opportunity closes later this year. Who will get the benefit? And what is at the heart of the Government’s freeport plan as Liverpool is selected to be one of eight English cities with the designation? Meanwhile,  Subplot explores a new niche residential sect...

Warehouse Association Assesses the Post Viral Landscape and Looks Toward More Automation Major Industry Players Consult on a Changing Industry UK – In a wide-ranging logistics users panel discussion, hosted by the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) on Wednesday 3 March, senior supply chain directors representing four major brands spoke of their optimism for the future, the increased importance of automation in warehouses and the key role for 3PL partners in the new post-pandemic, post-Brexit w...

Freeports, Fuel Duty and Tax Changes Delight for Some and an Anathema to Others UK Logistics Sector Gives a Variable Reaction to Budget UK – The logistics sector drew breath this week and then released a torrent of words to comment on the Budget measures, taken as they are in the light of chaos caused by both the Covid pandemic and the exit from Europe. Whilst some see Freeports as the road to Damascus, others are sceptical of the advantages or downright hostile, seeing them as an excuse to ...

Print Continue to article content Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams announces that the Barclays Center will be an early voting site, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. | Mark Lennihan/AP Photo Adams scores hotel union endorsement in mayoral bid Updated A politically-influential union representing hotel workers is poised to endorse Eric Adams’ mayoral campaign — a significant mark of approval for a top-tier candidate whose bid has highlighted some of his long-s...

Collapse is a frightening subject. The question of why collapse occurs is something I have pieced together over many years of study from a number of different sources, which I will attempt to explain in this post. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Collapse doesn’t happen instantaneously; it happens many years after an economy first begins outgrowing its resource base. In fact, the resource base likely declines at the same time from...

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Amy Wensley coronial inquest hears partner David Simmons deny being involved in shooting FriFriday 19 FebFebruary 2021 at 8:15am David Simmons told the inquest he "lost the best person in my whole life" when Amy Wensley died. ( Print text only Cancel The partner of a woman who died of a shotgun wound has told the Coroners Court in Perth he had nothing to do with it. Key points: David Simmons says he did "nothing wrong" and "wasnt holding the gun" Ms Wensleys family are demanding answers and a p...

Snippets of Logistics and General Freight News This Week What You May Have Missed but Want to Know CYPRUS – WORLDWIDE – This week Cypriot Shipping Deputy Minister, Vassilios Demetriades wrote to both the EU Transport and Health Commissioners and the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Secretary-General outlining proposals to better ensure the safe vaccination of all crew against the Covid virus. The Minister suggested that seafarers involved in short sea traffic should all be imm...

On Line Discussion to Inform Logistics Providers What Major Retail Clients Are Now Looking For High Powered Panel to Elaborate on What is Needed from 3PLs in Light of Covid UK – Video meetings and webinars have rapidly become the new normal as the problems of networking during the pandemic persists. Some however are better prepared for the difficulties of setting up a suitable online environment than others and, in this, the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has form. Over the la...