Hauliers are reporting a “massive improvement” in waiting time at Liverpool’s container port, following a “nightmare” start to the year.
Last week, one haulier said the situation at Terminal 1 of the Peel Ports-operated SeaForth Gateway was “diabolical”, with jobs …

MSC is continuing its strategy of hoovering-up container tonnage on the second-hand market, acquiring more ships in the past week, some to remain on charter to other carriers.
Despite having the largest orderbook of any carrier, of some 800,000 teu, …

“Auto transport firm Gefco has been put up for sale by owners Russian Railways and carmaker Stellantis in a deal expected to be worth more than 2 billion euros ($2.39 billion), people close to the matter said.” – Reuters, 23 …

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June 28, 2021 07:35 ET | Source: XPO Logistics, Inc.
GREENWICH, Conn., June 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XPO Logistics, Inc. (“XPO” or the “company”) (NYSE: XPO) today announced that it plans to make a registered underwritten offering …

The future of some feeder services in North Europe is under threat from the pincer movement of sky-high charter hire rates and escalating port delays.
Feeder operators are paying at least double the daily hire rate of a year ago …

Amazon’s logistics arm, built around its Fulfilment By Amazon (FBA) product, is in danger of being cut off from its online marketplace.
Legislation by the US government that could pave the way for such a move advanced in Congress last …

North Europe’s beleaguered barge sector appears to be “without hope”, as it struggles to deal with its own structural failings and the worsening situation at the region’s deepsea ports.
One forwarder said congestion at Antwerp and Rotterdam’s inland waterways was …