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Cash-rich container lines look to squeeze out feeder operators

Ocean carriers are squeezing their feeder service providers from both sides: firstly by refusing to entertain contract rate increases, and secondly by turning the heads of shipowners with offers of employment for their vessels.
While most line contracts with commercial …



‘No capacity left’ for ad hoc peak season bookings, says ABC

Without the normal air cargo slowdown over the summer, there’s “no capacity left” in the scheduled freighter market heading into peak season.
According to Eric Lamare, APAC director of scheduled cargo at Volga-Dnepr Group’s AirBridgeCargo, a unique summer for the …



American Seafoods Company fights giant Jones Act penalties

The extraordinary story of seafood shipper American Seafoods Co, which transports fish and other seafoods from Alaska to customers in the US east coast region. To circumvent Jones Act regulations, which forbids non-US shipping lines from carrying domestic cabotage cargo …


UK government to shorten HGV driver testing process

Faced with empty supermarket shelves and warnings of supply chain disruption as the shortage of lorry drivers hits every sector, including the country’s water supplies, the UK government is expected to fast-track new HGV driver training. “The penny has finally …