Diwali, Festival of Lights

Diwali, Festival of Lights

We are fast approaching the Diwali (or Deepavali) festival season, which will mean a public holiday in some Uniserve Group global locations during the next week. Diwali is otherwise known as the festival of lights, and is celebrated every year by the Hindu religion...
Major Brexit Event Success

Major Brexit Event Success

In conjunction with the IOD (Institute of Directors), the Supply Chain Academy hosted a major Brexit focused dinner last week, which was enthusiastically attended by numerous UK supply chain leaders and experts. Speaking at the major industry event was Uniserve Group...
Largest Container Ship Race

Largest Container Ship Race

Owning the world’s largest container ship has been a sought after accolade for many years, and the universally accepted measure of this is the maximum number of TEU’s (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units) that the vessel can carry. The past 12 months have seen...
China Crackdown Affecting Waste

China Crackdown Affecting Waste

China Crackdown Affecting Waste Recent factory closures and stricter import controls on waste paper and plastics, driven by China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), are believed to be having a detrimental impact on the waste product industry. China has...
Luck of the Ireland

Luck of the Ireland

Uniserve Seafreight Director Steve Ireland, is gaining a reputation as a major trophy magnet when it comes to awards, as the Lloyds List Global Awards ‘Containership Operator of the Year’ was presented to APL last week. Steve was a guest at APL’s...