Effects of low oil prices on airfreight industry Changes in crude oil prices tend to affect energy intensive industries first. Years 2011 and 2012 were particularly difficult for airfreight industry with several airlines filing for bankruptcy unable to cope with sharp and unpredicted rise in oil prices. Projected by IATA $ 99 per [...]
Logistics connectivity and economic growth While the rates of economic growth are slowly recovering the initial optimism gives way to rather cautious predictions about future growth rates. Some of the factors impeding it are fairly well known and understood, while others such as adequate logistics connectivity, while appreciated by businesses, can sometimes be [...]
Lithium Batteries Lithium batteries have become the preferred energy source to power a wide variety of consumer goods ranging from mobile phones to children’s toys to e-bikes. Though widely used, most people are not aware that lithium batteries are dangerous goods and can pose a safety risk if not prepared in compliance with the transport [...]
Hawthorn Logistics Solutions Ltd awarded ‘Authorised Economic Operator’ (AEO) by Irish Revenue Commissioners. The Directors and management of Hawthorn Logistics Solutions Ltd are delighted to announce that they have succeeded in achieving full certification as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). Hawthorn Logistics Solutions Ltd was founded by Martin Cunningham and Terry Allen in [...]