EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
For some industries localisation and sourcing locally can increase cost but, in the service business, Crown sources locally to deliver locally.
Q. LOOKING AHEAD, HOW DO YOU SEE THE CURRENT TRADE ENVIRONMENT SHAPING THE LOGISTICS INDUSTRY?
ยป The logistics business is extremely diverse, so there is not one answer. The demand for employee relocation has decreased over the past decade as companies hire locally and use virtual technology. When these moves happen, shipment sizes are smaller but client expectations on transparency have increased. In this business, the traffic lanes continuously evolve. The strongest economies at any time typically attract volume and countries with tougher immigration policies or other challenges will see more departures. But the countries that fit those descriptions change. And this impacts which parts of the supply chain are under greater demand or pressure.
In our Information Management business, we have been experiencing growing demand in scanning of hard copy documents in our storage, for the purpose of making data available to a
102 July 2025