Following our seminar on containership firefighting, we aim to identify solutions needed to make ships and crew safer.
We have established that misdeclaration of cargo is a significant factor in human and financial loss. Should a fire start, some cargoes …

DP World Australia (DPWA) is bracing for more dockworker strikes as the 15-month dispute with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) drags on.
On Sunday night, the MUA launched a 24-hour strike at DPWA’s Fremantle terminal in western Australia, claiming …

PayCargo has entered the world of airport community systems, providing the payment platform for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The successful and much-welcomed air cargo community system (ACCS) was launched in November, with Kale Logistics providing the IT.
PayCargo’s platform is …

After the first boxship fire of the year was deemed to have been caused by misdeclared lithium batteries, forwarders have warned that shippers need to be better educated about cargo declarations, or face increased regulation.
According to Chinese shipping line …

The Ocean Alliance has been “fine-tuning” its Day 4 product east-west trade network.
Changes, scheduled for April, appear to be minimal, but the capacity deployed is expected to increase with the arrival of new ULCVs.
In a notice to customers …

Supply chain and logistics consultancy Bis Henderson Consulting has appointed Louisa Hosegood (pictured above) as digital and strategy director.
Ms Hosegood has 18 years’ experience in retail and e-commerce, fulfilling senior supply chain leadership roles at some of the UK’s …

Barron’s writes:

There is a cottage industry on Wall Street guessing “What would Warren buy?” The logistics giant FedEx is coming up in recent discussions, and that makes sense.
The reasons Wall Street obsesses about Berkshire Hathaway‘s (ticker: BRK.B) acquisition …