Declining long-term contract rates on major tradelanes may be a concern for ocean carriers, but the bullish short-term market is proving the “silver lining” that could shift their focus towards the spot market.
Indeed, some carriers The Loadstar spoke to …

Air freight rates have plummeted again, according to the TAC Index, and as jet fuel prices rise and air cargo demand slackens, passenger-freighters are beginning to look less sustainable.
The TAC Index shows rates in the week ending June 29 …

The UK government is considering a tax on last-mile consumer deliveries as it seeks to tackle the rising traffic congestion caused by the e-commerce retail boom.
A position paper by the Department for Transport’s scientific advisory committee (SAC) this month …

Stretching brains: ever heard of reverse captive financing – or just captive financing in all its possibly vast and wider applications – with a twist where deeper commercial and capital ties are on offer?
Here comes a rather interesting development, …

Global logistics has not changed much conceptually since the days of Christopher Columbus and the very early days of international commerce such as the Silk Road.
The incredible pace of technology since the industrial age has increased the speed and …

SEEKING ALPHA reports:
– Amazon Web Services (NASDAQ:AMZN) will formally establish a dedicated segment, called Aerospace and Satellite Solutions, at an online summit today focused on business with the public sector.
 – The group will be run by retired Air …

Recode writes:
At 5:30 every morning, Rosie, an Amazon worker at a fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York, checks her text messages to see if she’s received more bad news: yet another colleague infected with Covid-19, on top of …