Frantic, entertaining and spiritual – what a week we just had.
The back and forth in my marketplace was driven by betting odds, as the pandemic has exacerbated moves in the hunt for senior people rather than numbers.
And so …

The port of Los Angeles will suffer “permanent” volume losses from the trade war with China, says its executive director, Gene Seroka.
The ex-APL shipping veteran slammed the tariffs on Chinese imports and warned that the western hemisphere’s largest container …

Despite swiftly falling air freight rates and rising oil prices, Emirates is modifying 10 of its passenger 777-300ERs to fly cargo only.
They will offer capacity of 17 tonnes in the cabin and 40-50 tonnes in the bellyhold.
Taking some …

2M partners Maersk and MSC have extended the suspension of their TA4/NEUATL4 transatlantic loop through to September.
The service, which deploys five vessels with an average capacity of 5,300 teu and has a rotation of Antwerp-Rotterdam-Bremerhaven-Liverpool-New York-Savannah-Port Everglades-Savannah, was originally …

There were renewed calls for governments to consider seafarers’ welfare today, as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) celebrated its Day of the Seafarer.
IMO general secretary Kitak Lim again called on IMO member states to classify seafarers as key workers …

The parcel industry has been turbo-charged by the Covid-19 pandemic, but is now feeling some pain in response to the massive boom in traffic.
“In the past two weeks we carried over two million parcels – a higher volume than …

(This is Robert Boyle’s first column for Premium. Robert is the former director of strategy for IAG, and brings over 20 years of experience in his field. We are delighted to have him contributing to Premium. )
The air cargo …