UK forwarders and shippers readying their businesses for Brexit were dealt another blow yesterday when freight association Logistics UK revealed it had learned that the SMART Freight system won’t be ready for the deadline of 1 January.
“News that the …
Dachser has expanded its South China operations by launching weekly charter flights from Hong Kong to Frankfurt and opening an office in Shenzhen.
The new premises in Shenzhen are in the Qianhai Special Economic Zone, increasingly home to hi-tech industries …
Shortsea carrier North Sea Container Line (NCL) is to launch a direct weekly service to Tilbury’s London Container Terminal (LCT) this month.
The Norwegian-headquartered carrier will deploy the geared 657 teu Rumba.
With its first call stemmed to arrive at …
Containership time-charter markets have, with few exceptions, experienced a rollercoaster ride since the start of 2020.
After a generally weak start to the year for feeder vessels and a continuation of 2019’s strong markets for mid-size and larger units, the …
PRESS RELEASE
Berlin, September 16th, 2020 – sennder, Europe’s leading digital freight forwarder, announced today that it has acquired Uber’s European freight business in an all-stock transaction. The two companies have joined forces to further revolutionize the digital freight industry …
When is a cartel not a cartel?
That question must be on the minds of ocean shippers facing record freight rates these days, particularly on US-bound transpacific routes.
Those routes are, like most others, dominated by nine of the world’s …
“Detailed planning is underway at FedEx to distribute vaccines at scale worldwide once approved. Our earnings growth underscores the importance of our business initiatives and investments over the last several years. In many ways, the world has accelerated to meet …
