The move by FedEx to cut yet more ties with Amazon – let’s call it FedExit – draws a comparison with the UK’s tortuous decision to leave the EU, aka Brexit.
And the ultimate question that arises is the same: …

Quietly, on a mid-summer morning, the management of AP Møller-Mærsk (APMM) talked up the half-year results as it prepared to tackle its biggest challenge: protecting the group’s underlying adjusted profits and cash balances from exogenous shocks and other key challenges, …

Government grants to help ports prepare for a no-deal Brexit have been welcomed by operators, but the British Ports Association (BPA) claims only a trade deal with the EU will avoid disruption.
The Department for Transport (DfT) announced this morning …

This week’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) recorded further declines for Europe, but transpacific tradelanes rebounded as shippers struggled to digest the latest barrage of US/China trade tariffs.
The North Europe component of the SCFI fell another 4.5%, to $757 …

Cargo traffic at Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is reaching new highs with a mind-altering cargo: cannabis is providing the airport with a potent boost in volume.
Canada’s legalisation of cannabis for personal recreational use in October added a new commodity …

As the 2019 peak season heats up, plenty of shippers are rightfully concerned about a repeat of last year’s turbulent ocean freight season. While tariffs continue to impact shipping volumes and freight prices, emerging issues like the impending fuel sulphur …

Another thought provoking LinkedIn post from logistics consultant Lars Greiner, reminiscing on a time when cargo was king and everybody made money.
And a time when it was not “purely about winning”, he laments.
I particularly like the advice he …