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    Oliver Telling reports on businesses across the supply chain for the FT, from shipping through to logistics and manufacturers. He was previously acting Singapore correspondent and before that an investment writer for FT magazine Investors' Chronicle.

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    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Container shipping
      World’s biggest container groups defend bumper dividends

      Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd deliver big payouts to investors despite threat of falling profits

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
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      Companies turn to TikTok as UK labour shortages bite

      Video-hosting site used to promote jobs as groups also recruit ex-convicts and army vets to fill shortfalls

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      UK immigration
      UK supermarkets to fund audits on farms to prevent worker exploitation

      Move comes after warnings that the recruitment process was exposing Asian migrants to exploitation

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Wincanton PLC
      Wincanton shares plummet after it loses post-Brexit customs contract

      London-listed group will no longer manage UK border points at Holyhead and Sevington

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      UK companies
      UK engineer IMI diversifies supply chain away from China

      Businesses start to rethink their reliance on the country in light of international tensions

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      Property sector
      UK planning laws need ‘modernisation’, Segro chief executive says

      FTSE 100 group urges review amid booming demand for warehouse space

    • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
      Supply chains
      Clothing companies look to reduce China manufacturing exposure

      Brands have begun to shift away from mass textile production in the country as they seek to reduce supply chain risks

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Critical care nurses in England join strikes as pay dispute deepens

      Nursing union’s unprecedented move comes as transport union outlines further rail walkouts

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Royal Mail hackers demanded £65mn ransom

      Cyber-attackers release version of stalled talks over pay-off, with UK postal group at risk of data release

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Container shipping
      Container shipping costs plunge as consumer spending declines

      Global maritime trade has fallen to a shadow of pandemic peak as high inflation and reopenings hit goods purchases

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      Akzo Nobel NV
      Dulux owner Akzo to cut jobs and European production

      Rising costs could lead to factory closures, warns boss of paint manufacturer

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Special ReportInnovation in Energy
      Shipping lines return to proven power of wind

      Use of rotor sail technology set to boom as new carbon efficiency regulations force change

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      UK employment
      UK farmers stop recruiting Nepalese workers after exploitation warning

      Halt to hiring from south Asian nation will exacerbate labour shortages

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Royal Mail takes £200mn hit from postal strikes

      Company continues to grapple with fallout from cyber attack

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Container shipping
      Container shipping lines MSC and Maersk end alliance

      Groups to terminate partnership in 2025 as fierce rivalry over transporting goods intensifies

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Small businesses count cost of Royal Mail’s cyber attack

      Frustrated retailers warn of lost sales and stock that has gone astray

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Container shipping
      Shipping hurt by weak demand for Chinese goods

      Carriers are skipping ports in China as international orders fall and supply chain problems persist

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Royal Mail resumes ‘limited’ overseas deliveries after cyber attack

      Customers still being warned against sending parcels abroad owing to disruption

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
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      How Royal Mail’s hacker became the world’s most prolific ransomware group

      LockBit claims it has compromised 40 organisations around the world in just the past month

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Royal Mail hit by ransomware attack by prolific hacker gang

      Document claims LockBit has stolen data from UK postal service, halting parcel exports

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Shipping
      Shipbuilders enjoy record orders for LNG tankers

      Profits boost looms for Korean groups that dominate market for the specialist vessels

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Royal Mail unable to dispatch overseas packages after ‘cyber incident’

      Postal group tells customers not to send parcels abroad amid ‘severe disruption’

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Brompton Bicycle
      Brompton’s profits plunge as inflation and supply chain pressures take toll

      UK’s largest bicycle maker suffers reversal in fortunes after cashing in on pandemic boom

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      Top Glove Corporation Berhad
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      Leading rubber glove maker has struggled to shake off concerns about its labour practices

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Royal Mail staff warned company in ‘fight for its life’ as more strikes loom

      Letter from chief executive says attempts to seek help from government and regulator have failed

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