Niche sector specialist MPC Container Ships posted its first quarterly profit in Q3 as it looked to boost its fleet of feeder vessels.
But the shipowner’s growth strategy is being challenged by a spike in second-hand vessel prices.
As at …
If ever there was a demonstration of just how intractable the process of Brexit promises to be, look no further than the UK’s largely self-sufficient port sector and its almost united opposition to the European Union’s much-maligned Port Services Regulation.…
Alarm bells are ringing in the UK freight sector after the government announced plans to give greater control of rail infrastructure to passenger franchises, Logistics Manager reports. Rail Freight Group described the move as “uncomfortable for freight businesses and customers, …
Xeneta, the largest real-time and on-demand ocean freight rates global benchmarking and market intelligence platform today announced availability for reefer container rate data in its platform. With over 20% of Xeneta’s existing customers also shipping refrigerated containers, reefer container data …
A 23% increase in containers lifted allowed Cosco to steal the top spot from Maersk Line in the third quarter.
The Chinese carrier loaded 5.49 million teu, compared with the Danish carrier’s 5.26m.
According to Alphaliner’s liftings league table, the …
Two Europe-Asia cargo airline tie-ups were announced today, indicating that the trend towards greater carrier cooperation continues.
Jet Airways Cargo and Air France-KLM Cargo have signed an MoU to deepen their partnership, after successful cooperation on the passenger side led …
Germany’s Federal Administrative Court has dismissed the latest objections to the port of Hamburg’s plans to deepen the lower Elbe.
But The Loadstar understands that nevertheless, it still has a few more hurdles to clear.
Local news reported that the …
