Last week The Loadstar reported that a lack of available low sulphur fuel oil was beginning to be noticed in certain trades, and Splash247 today provides further evidence that the transition to the new fuel emissions regulation is not going …

Reuters reports:
Walmart Inc, the world’s largest retailer, has fired 56 of its executives in India as it restructures in the country.
The move underscores the challenges Walmart has faced in expanding its wholesale business in India. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based …

Reuters reports:
Seattle, the Pacific Northwest city where home-grown online retailer Amazon.com has increasingly flexed its political muscle, is expected to approve on Monday legislation banning political contributions by companies with at least 5% foreign ownership.
The move is likely …

THE HEISENBERG writes:
“The clocks stopped at 1:17,” reads the most famous line from Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic classic The Road. “A long shear of light and then a series of low concussions.”
It didn’t happen at 1:17, but it was …

Flexport is to end its own dedicated freighter service, citing changes both to the market and its business, which has seen it expand outside its traditional Hong Kong-Los Angeles route.
The forwarder, which has informed customers of the changes today, …

Having succeeded in pushing up container spot rates from Asia to Europe and to the US, ocean carriers are now turning their attention to securing as much cargo as they can for sailings  after the Chinese new year (CNY) holiday.…

Cargo owners should be alert for IMO 2020 surcharge “profiteering” by container lines, according to the Hong Kong Shippers’ Council (HKSC).
HKSC executive director Sunny Ho said: “Shippers should note that these surcharges are on top of the normal bunker …