The FT‘s Eva Szalay writes:
Goldman Sachs executed its first cryptocurrency trades and formalised the set-up of its bitcoin desk on Friday, two months after the US bank announced that it would re-enter the fledgling market.
In a memo sent …

Shippers from Asia to Europe saw a further spike in container spot rates this week, particularly for Mediterranean ports.
And ocean carriers are said to be preparing big increases in short-term rates as cargo-rolling becomes the norm.
On the transpacific, …

“Amazon intends to wire us $132m tomorrow.”
It’s a nice sentence to be able to say, and there is no doubt Quint Turner, CFO of ATSG, enjoyed the moment during an earnings call which could otherwise have been a touch …

Cargojet has revealed plans to enter the US market through an arrangement with a US company that holds an air operator certificate (AOC).
Canada’s largest all-cargo carrier signalled its intentions for international expansion in February when it ordered two 777 …

Specialist beverages freight forwarder Hillebrand has continue on its acquisition trail, buying a majority stake in France-based forwarder VignoblExport this week.
The deal value was undisclosed, and Hillebrand said it had an option to acquire the remaining shares.
Headquartered in …

The UK government plans to increase fines for hauliers found carrying illegal migrants into the country.
But it has been warned the new penalties, which would apply “irrespective of driver compliance with security measures and schemes”, could exacerbate the worsening …

Sourced from SEEKING ALPHA‘s Wall Street Breakfast released today:
Another stellar non-farm payrolls report is likely on tap this morning, with the Labor Department set to release numbers for April at 8:30 a.m. ET. Non-farm payrolls are forecast to have …