Alternative marine fuel is back in the spotlight as the head of a hydrogen lobby group resigns following the launch of UK government plans to produce blue hydrogen, and Maersk has announced a supplier for its methanol-powered containership, due to …

Truckers appear to be abandoning container loads for the more-lucrative delivery sector, as the battle for drivers intensifies.
The Loadstar spoke to several hauliers who said they were not only getting “much better” rates delivering produce such as bread or …

Airbus has firmly signalled plans for a freighter version of its A350, with interest from the likes of DHL and UPS.
But the action has been much livelier on the conversion side: Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the plane-maker’s joint-venture with ST …

SUPPLY CHAIN DIVE writes:

(“We’re at the mercy of the supply chain,” said the CFO of Brown-Forman, the maker of Jack Daniel’s and Woodford Reserve.)
Driving around for hours, stopping at multiple stores, competing with retailers and private consumers for …

When The Loadstar was launched nine years ago, little outlay was necessary.
In fact, establishing the company was essentially free for the owners, Gavin and Alex, who needed little more than web-hosting, something to type on and a workspace.
The …

DHL Global Forwarding “foresees a strong and sustained growth in cross-border road transportation in Southeast Asia where the e-commerce sector is expected to grow 5.5% in 2021.”
The predicted upswing, it said earlier this week, is also driven “by the …

The near-shoring shift: Maersk released a rather interesting article this week, an excerpt of which can be found below.
Enjoy:

“Companies are increasingly deciding to move their supply chains to countries close to their final markets, considering factors such as …