Transportation and Logistics Sector Call

After a hit in the pandemic, the global logistics market was projected to reach around US$12.5 trillion by 2027, driven at a 5.7% growth rate by e-commerce, advances in technology, and globalisation. However, recent geopolitical issues have caused new disruption to global supply chains.

What are the challenges and opportunities now for you and your clients?

Join us on a journey through a series of four one-hour, interactive, member-led collaborative calls to navigate this complex sector – open to whatever your practice area, covering Transportation and Logistics in its broadest sense.  

Who should join?

Any MI member with interests, clients, or practice which interacts in any way with the flow of goods and products as they are bought/sold, transported and received across jurisdictions, linking suppliers to end users via pipeline, road, rail, water or air.

The calls are deliberately wide-ranging and intended for members to share their insights and generate open discussion and to connect as many of the members as possible during the series. The ultimate goal is of course to build new relationships between members, complementing the way we work together, and exploring new opportunities.

The Journey

Each session focuses chronologically on a segment of the logistics and transportation chain - but within each call, examples of relevant aspects that can be shared or covered include environmental standards, employment laws, AI, regulatory, global sanctions, contractual agreements (suppliers/distributors/transport providers), safety, M&A, import and export, regulatory, leasing and finance of equipment/transport/infrastructure, insurance, liability, trade customs and compliance, import/export, tax, drone delivery, litigation and arbitration… 

Call 1 – 13^th November 2024 2.30pm UK GMT

“Getting it Started”: the beginning of the transportation and logistics journey, including, for example, buying and selling contracts, agreements between carriers, AI, suppliers/agents/transport, insurance, trade practices, insurance, and regulatory issues, mitigation of client risk, and technology.

To register to attend Call 1 and get it in your diary, please click here

Call 2 - 29^th January 2025 2.30pm UK GMT

“Keeping it Moving”: including maritime, aviation, rail, and vehicle law: carriage of goods, regulations, safety, liability, carrier obligations, compliance, M&A, asset finance, environmental, AI, technology, and cross border issues.

To register to attend Call 2 please click here

Call 3 - 9^th April 2025 2.30pm UK GMT+1

“Oiling the Wheels”: including employment law, as well as port and customs regulations and procedures, tariffs, trade, compliance, handling, import/export issues, data protection across borders.

To register to attend Call 3 please click here

Call 4 – 16^th July 2025 2.30pm UK GMT+1

“End of the Road”: receipt of goods, loss and damage, making claims, insurance, litigation, arbitration, and mediation relating to disputes arising out of anywhere along the supply chain.

To register to attend Call 4 please click here

Each meeting will last an hour and will be on Zoom.

If you want to know if it’s relevant to you or your firm or want more information, contact me, Chris Short, Mackrell International HQ Chris.Short@mackrell.net

or Keith Heddle, Mackrell International HQ keith.heddle@mackrell.net