Fiata and other forwarding associations have failed the industry and should be restructured, claims veteran freight forwarder Steve Walker.
In a speech in Amsterdam this week, Mr Walker argued that ‘data conferences’ such as TradeLens, which appear to have replaced …

The trend towards defined services that shippers can book online is spreading – and it is not limited to the multinational logistics players.
Smaller forwarders are gearing up to join the battle for business their sales staff could not previously …

The off-docks at Chittagong have stopped handling the containers of Maersk Line, OOCL and Gold Star Line, as part of a dispute over fees.
Since Wednesday morning, the depots have provided no service to these shipping lines, which have a …

A little something to lighten to the mood. UK readers will know Yes Minister, a 1980s TV satire on the civil service, which has been eerily prescient about all manner of things in the past few years. Here, two senior …

Danish publication Finans has a Q&A with DSV’s chief executive, Jens Bjørn Andersen, about how the company is coping. Although – as one source noted when sending the link – “there’s a lot of PR in it”, it is also …

SEEKING ALPHA‘s Wall Street Breakfast just hit the wires:

Volatility is returning to Wall Street after the major averages suffered their worst sessions since the “Black Monday” market crash in 1987. Dow futures started the night indicating an opening loss …

Bankers in London have all it takes to live the coronavirus threat with a grin on their face. If their clients struggle with prompt liquidity, they can pump it up, all set to make some serious returns. But nervousness is …