Organised by World Trade Group, the 8th Annual European Supply Chain & Logistics Summit is the region's most established and respected gathering of senior supply chain professionals. It's the perfect opportunity to hear the latest industry trends from our panel of world-class speakers and build profitable new business relationships.

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has just adopted a Memorandum on controls in road transport in Europe. The IRU has identified the main problem areas - such as the multiple market access regimes, different formalities and control documents, varying national technical and safety rules, lengthy and uncoordinated road side checks, passengers' identity controls, including inside the Schengen area - and suggested practical solutions to national, international and EU competent and control authorities.

Cold chain management of food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals is on the rise. By land, sea and air, the use of temperature-controlled or refrigerated transportation (reefer) solutions is rising.

European Commission launches an action program to shift freight from roads to inland waterways. Seeking to relieve transportation congestion, delays and harmful environmental impacts - sound familiar? - the European Commission recently proposed an Action Program to help move cargo away from ports through the Inland Waterway Transport, which can be fully integrated into door-to-door supply chains.