ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK – JANUARY 2, 2018 Sobel Shipping Co., Inc. of New York has announced a merger with Network Brokers International, Inc., creating the newly-formed Sobel Network Shipping Co., Inc., providing international freight forwarding and Customs clearance services …

The Chief Executive of the British Ports Association (BPA), Richard Ballantyne, has outlined the Association’s key priorities for 2018. These include continued interaction and influencing on the Brexit discussions, promotion of planning and freight policy reform, calls for increased transport …

Throughout 2017 Dallas has experienced a strong economy, recovering faster than the rest of the USA with a below average unemployment rate. Job growth continues to be one of the top stories in the region. The central time zone, DFW …

The quiet holiday period saw airlines clear up freight backlogs that had built up over an unusually busy end to the year – and now the air freight market is starting to warm up again, say forwarders.
However, there were …

Hutchison Ports has acquired a 50% shareholding in Amsterdam-headquartered terminal and logistics operator TMA Logistics, as the Hong Kong giant looks to extend its operations into ro-ro-and shortsea container activities.
The acquisition was today granted EC competition approval.
TMA has …

Container spot rates held steady this week, but they will finish 2017 significantly below the levels of a year ago, potentially diminishing carrier hopes of anything other than modest annual contract increases.
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) was effectively …

At the turn of the year, I argued it would have been more difficult to quit smoking than to predict supply chain trends that would define 2017.
And in my last post of the year, I have come to realise …