Thorsten Meincke, DB Schenker COO air and ocean (pictured below), is one of those executives in logistics who doesn’t talk a lot but when he talks, people listen.
That’s powerful for a leader.
Early days
If you recall his departure …

“I am very pleased that the positive trend at Waberer’s Group – which started in the second half of 2020 – continued in the second quarter of 2021. Our Group level profitability rate – in terms of EBIT and Net …

The New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX) is rolling out its ocean contracting digital container platform in Europe, after gaining impressive traction in the US market in the wake of the pandemic.
According to newly appointed MD for Europe Jeremy Haycock, …

Air freight rates may have edged up in the past month – but forwarders are reporting that falls in capacity due to cancelled flights, combined with vast amounts of distressed sea freight, could see a “crazy” market next month.
“We …

Container shipping bottlenecks are creating winners and losers in reefer cargo, with consumers footing the bill for the increased logistics costs.
According to Drewry, average reefer freight rates jumped 32% in Q2, and are on track for a 50% increase …

The dearth of ships available for charter or sale has caused Wan Hai Lines to put plans to re-enter the Asia-Europe tradelane on hold.
The Taiwanese liner operator was addressing speculation that it had ambitions to restart its Asia-Europe service, …

US shippers are headed into a tight trucking market, with plenty of challenges and elevated pricing and no relief in sight until 2022.
The quarterly market update from transport management provider Transplace, based on over 200 users of its transport …