Logistics Conference 2021: Supply Chain Resilience Part 1 The SHD Logistics Conference 2021 took place virtually on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th April. On Tuesday, experts from across the logistics sphere shared their knowledge on the topic of supply chain resilience.
Tom Southall, Policy Director at the Cold Chain Federation, began proceedings at the Logistics Conference with an assessment of three key disruptors to the cold storage sector, beginning with the departure of the UK from the European Union. He discussed the political milestones that put pressure on the cold chain, including the ‘worst-case scenario’ for Brexit, Operation Yellowhammer. Hauliers were subject to backlogs of HGVs on key routes due to additional custom checks, and Southall emphasised the ‘carnage’ suffered by food exporters to the EU whose chilled goods expired whilst in transit.