Three tug companies are facing fines of more than $15m by the German antitrust regulator for collusion. The towing companies divided orders and turnover earned from several German harbours between 2002 and 2013, when Dutch companies also started operating on …
A thorough piece of research from McKinsey first points out how much companies are losing out by failing to digitise their supply chain. On average, only 43% are digitised – the lowest of five business areas. And only 2% of …
Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Limited (“BMCT”) and Container Corporation of India (“Concor”) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to launch dedicated shuttle trains running between BMCT and Concor’s Rail Transhipment Hubs (“RTH”) at Kathuwas and Jakhwada to consolidate …
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is leading dozens of German companies in a lawsuit for damages from a cartel of truck manufacturers.
This morning, the German company filed a lawsuit in Munich against DAF, Daimler, Iveco, MAN and Volvo/Renault.
They illegally agreed …
The ‘jumbo-isation’ of containerships is back in fashion, with MSC and CMA CGM reportedly planning to upgrade 21 14,000 teu vessels to ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) of 17,000 teu nominal capacity.
According to Alphaliner, the conversions will take place at …
Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam’s plan to run “fixed windows” for the loading and unloading of container barges to tackle congestion in the Dutch gateway has been applauded – although some have questioned how effective the initiative will be in practice.…
I recently watched a CNBC interview in which it was claimed that FedEx has invested far more heavily in infrastructure than UPS over the years, and given that there’s some truth in it, I turned to my banking sources to …
