The era of low-cost ocean freight could be over as volatility and exception handling become the new battleground for forwarders and carriers.
According to Otto Schacht, Kuehne + Nagel’s executive vice president of sea logistics, this year’s supply chain shocks …

Chaos continues to encircle post-Brexit customs procedures after UK minister Michael Gove faced questions on IT system release dates.
Mr Gove told the Future Relationship with the EU parliamentary select committee he “hoped” the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) be …

The port of Felixstowe is tightening up the criteria for using its vehicle booking system (VBS) at its two container terminals, which, it alleged, had been abused by some hauliers.
The UK’s biggest container port said the design of its …

Apparently the folks at eBay who deal with logistics inhabit a parallel universe.
The e-commerce platform has suspended its shipper protection programme for late deliveries due to carrier delays, using the bizarre reasoning that delays are ‘no longer a serious …

Thoroughly well-argued blog post by the International Transport Forum’s shipping and ports policy expert, Olaf Merk, on the pivotal role that shipping has played in transforming “localised virus outbreaks into worldwide pandemics”. Issues include the transport of wildlife and illegally …

WorldACD has released its findings for air freight in week 40, ending 4 October. Yields crept up, in what is expected to be the start of a gradual rate climb over coming weeks. But chargeable weight declined, likely to be …

PRESS RELEASE October 12th, 2020
Stan Wraight CEO of SASI World, and John D. Kasarda PhD, President of the AIC, are pleased to announce agreement for the licensing of Aerotropolis Institute China (AIC) to represent SASI’s Training and Learning division …