Recession-proof reefer shipping continues to outpace dry cargo growth, while worsening equipment shortages and carrier reliability provide opportunities for perishables specialists.
In its Reefer Shipping Annual Review and Forecast 2020/21 report, Drewry says seaborne perishable cargo growth slowed in 2019, …

After the demand growth contraction of the second quarter, ocean carriers are cautiously optimistic that Q3 will see volumes bounce back, at least to the levels of a year ago.
A carrier source told The Loadstar this week its liftings …

To secure sufficient capacity for their imports from Mexico moving by truck, US firms are paying for empty trucks heading south of the border.
Cross-border flows are a tale of two countries at this point; trucks going into the US …

Work has resumed at a Canadian port following unlimited strike action which brought container operations to a standstill amid stalled contract negotiations.
The indefinite strike at the port of Montreal  by the Longshoremen Union, CUPE Local 375 began on 10 …

India, already seeing some success luring supply chain investments away from China, may team up with Japan and Australia to counter Chinese dominance as trade and geopolitical tensions escalate across the region.
The three export powerhouses are discussing a supply …

Notwithstanding that this is basically a software pitch from a well-respected Hamburg-based IT company, it is a further reminder that exporters to the EU must prepare to be classified for customs purposes as a “third country” on 1 January 2021.…

A message shared internally by DSV Panalpina CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen last Friday captured the attention – let alone the imagination – of the hardcore crew at the Danish company. But some were left puzzled about the two sides of …