The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has tightened the screws on the three major ocean carrier alliances, demanding carrier-specific trade data is filed monthly rather than quarterly.
The data goes to the FMC’s Bureau of Trade Analysis, which, given “recent …

A dearth of containerships for hire on the charter market has potentially brought lucrative opportunities for embattled multipurpose vessel (MPV) owners.
The number of container vessels idled around the world has fallen dramatically, from more than 500 in June to …

Chinese forwarders are reporting delays of up to three days for cargo moving through Shanghai Pudong Airport, following the discovery of a cluster of Covid-19 cases.
“Import and export customs inspections are suspended until further notice from the government,” said …

When a powerful world leader in logistics like Klaus-Michael Kuehne talks vertical consolidation and related, unthinkable opportunities as well as innovative structural developments, with new alliances possibly forming for the asset-light players, you had better listen carefully to what he …

THE FINANCIAL TIMES reports:
Cloud software company Salesforce is in talks to buy Slack, the work messaging app, in what would be one of the biggest software transactions to date, according to people familiar with the matter. 
An announcement could …

Volga-Dnepr Group has “put safety first” and made what it called the “responsible” decision to ground all its AN-124s, following a recent incident at Novosibirsk, when one made an emergency landing after an engine failure.
The carrier today filed a …

A backlog of 50,000 teu at the port of Colombo is causing chaos for South Asian transhipment cargo.
The capital of Sri Lanka has been under a Covid-lockdown for the past couple of weeks, while a labour shortage at the …