Fraudsters are proving an obstacle to attempts to reduce lorry emissions in the UK, according to the DVSA, cited in this piece from Logistics Manager. The association claims one in 12.7 vehicles have been fitted with emission-fraud devices – the …
The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, has officiated at a formal ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of work on the latest phase of expansion at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe.
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Escalating fuel prices are posing a renewed risk to carrier profitability, adding to the twin threats of new container capacity coming on stream as softer demand hits after Chinese New Year.
Brent crude is forecast to top $70 a barrel …
Despite efforts by shippers to shorten supply chains and induce a near-shoring shift, the structure of globalisation has prevented this from happening, according to time critical suppliers.
Director of Priority Freight Stuart Stobie told The Loadstar he was aware of …
Port Klang terminal operator Westports suffered a 9% drop in container throughput last year.
In an announcement to the Malaysian stock exchange, Westports reported volumes of 9m teu for 2017, down around 900,000 teu from 2016, a record year for …
The takeover of Global Logistic Properties (GLP) and the ongoing consolidation in container shipping (for which, read Cosco Shipping Holdings‘ takeover of OOCL and Maersk’s Hamburg Süd buy) were the biggest M&A highlights of 2017 – but it was a …
The year has kicked off with another terrible maritime incident. The collision of Iranian oil tanker Sanchi and box ship CF Crystal off the coast of Shanghai appears to have killed some 32 seafarers. The causes of the collision are …
