North European importers are facing more vessel diversions as carriers lose patience with congested box terminals and dump their cargo at other ports.
Moreover, shippers are increasingly being asked to pick up the tab for inland on-carriage or relay to …

Executives and logistics planners at some 1,400 US firms had their weekend wrecked, courtesy of FedEx Freight.
On Friday, the company notified customers it would no longer pick up their shipments, starting Monday.
The integrator’s trucking arm said the sudden …

The air cargo industry needs a better understanding of indices – and the role of the Baltic Exchange – if it is to fully benefit from the data provided, according to the exchange.
But some senior air cargo executives think …

A US longshore union representative has laid the blame for supply chain woes across the country on foreign companies, including shipping lines and terminal operators, that have failed to invest in staff.
Frank Ponce De Leon, coast committeeman at the …

India may be slowly easing out of lockdown, but limits on factory production and tight air and sea freight capacity are still jeopardising exports – particularly to the US.
Covid restrictions vary from state to state, but major economic hubs …

And nor, the headline should add, is it the Amazon its peers and logistics suppliers normally see.
This exhaustive long read from The New York Times charts the many problems Amazon encountered during the pandemic to keep its operations moving, …

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We have been covering the surging costs of ocean freight for a year or so now. Yes, it’s over a year already.
But as a logistician, acknowledging the almost daily spot …