The US federal government should consider stepping in to help container terminal operators stay in business, as volumes plummet as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.
Two FMC commissioners, Carl Bentzel and Louis Sola, have written to the department of …

Here’s just a quick and dirty update about XPO Logistics following disclosure of the appointment of Kevin Sterling as Vice President, Strategy and ahead of its Q1 ’20 results, which will be released after the US markets close today – …

Those of you who love mountaineering, as I do, know only too well that summiting Mount Everest isn’t as technically difficult and probing as K2 and a few other Himalayan peaks are.
Yet once you reach only base camp in …

Absolute Return Partners writes about “our obsession with drama”.
An excerpt here:

I can think of an almost infinite number of incidents which have resulted in a large number of deaths. The worst of them all, the 1918 outbreak of …

North European exporters to Asia are paying the price of the extensive headhaul blank sailing programmes of ocean carriers.
Rates are skyrocketing on the route as they scramble for space.
According to the latest assessment by freight rate benchmarking platform …

Flows of PPE out of China are expected to see further delays as the country goes on holiday until Tuesday, while rates continue to soar, triggering criticism of airlines.
It is expected that China’s risk control office, which oversees and …

The Covid-19 pandemic is disrupting American meat supply chains, with dire consequences for farmers and higher prices for consumers.
As meat processing facilities are shut down due to virus outbreaks among workers, supplies to stores are stretched, and farmers who …