News / There may be light at the end of the supply chain tunnel of gloom

High inflation, elevated energy costs, raised interest rates and a lack of labour are the forecasts for 2023, and the logistics industry will need to navigate a safe path through this forest of perils.

That was the economic outlook in a nutshell, described by Koen de Leus, chief economist at BNP Paribas-Fortis, at yesterday’s Logistics for Europe conference in Brussels.

The event was jointly run by Clecat, the European Shippers’ Council and European Logistics Association.

Speaking via a video link following a cycling ...