As I sat in my oval office in the wee hours starting to write a very nasty note – the obvious intended angle being to slam a catchy report* published this week – luckily my subconscious drifted away.
(*Quoting analysts …

FORBES reports:
As the pandemic rages, so do oil prices, reaching levels not seen since January 2020, when the virus was still a gleam in the epidemiologists’ eyes. A variety of reasons have been given for this trend, including recovering …

Ocean carriers are using their skyrocketing profits to outbid non-operating shipowners (NOOs) for second-hand tonnage, and risk disrupting both the charter and feeder markets, it is claimed. 
The liners have been on a buying spree for containerships in the past …

The shortage of containers in major tradelanes is driving demand for less-than-containerload (LCL) solutions.
With boxes only available at exorbitant rates, more shippers and forwarders are more open to less-straightforward alternatives to full container offerings.
“Demand is up,” confirmed Graham …

As key agricultural industries feel the effect of the spike in freight rates and lack of empty containers, Vietnam is the latest country to question the prices charged by shipping lines.
According to local media, the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA) …

Ligentia has sold a significant stake to Equistone Partners Europe – a bid to “turbo-charge” the business as it looks at logistics and technology acquisitions.
Equistone, which holds stakes in Wallenborn and European Cargo Services, has made a “significant investment” …

REUTERS reports:
Chinese logistics giant SF Holdings Co is in talks to take Hong Kong-listed Kerry Logistics Networks Ltd private, in the sector’s latest consolidation attempt, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
SF is preparing to offer …