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Growth in the UK services sector stalled at the beginning of 2010 as a result of snow-related disruptions which undermined activity and new business, according to the latest CIPS/Markit report on services.

Clarkson Securities has launched the Container Freight Swap Agreement, an over the counter cash-settled swap that will settle against the Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s newly created Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.

The MIT Centre for Transportation & Logistics in the United States is carrying out a study of Supply Chain Risk Management and is inviting supply chain, business and financial management professionals to take part in a survey.

Foodservice operators and suppliers believe that the distribution industry has failed to take the sustainability agenda seriously, according to a study by Keystone Distribution which counts McDonald’s among its customers.

Wincanton has rolled out a web-based health, safety, and environmental management system across 400 of its UK sites, following a three-month pilot.