Thefts from trucks remain the biggest criminal risk in logistics, accounting for 84% of cargo theft.
But along with the problem of unsecured parking, the TT Club reports a rising trend of thefts by ‘insiders’. 
TT Club, in partnership with …

Niche transatlantic carrier Independent Container Line (ICL) is to move its UK call from Liverpool to Southampton to improve schedule reliability.
The US-headquartered, privately-owned shipping line has been serving Liverpool for the past 20 years, calling at the Mersey port …

FedEx Express has added a Boeing 767 freighter to its European operations, again underlining the popularity of the aircraft type for express shipments.  
The express operator announced the aircraft would operate on its Dublin-London-Paris route, running five times a week. …

Smaller freight forwarders looking to digitise their operations and provide an online customer-facing service received a new option today as freight software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Kontainers unveiled its new platform.
Kontainers Essential is designed to allow small forwarders to set up …

Stolt Tank Containers (STC) has launched a brand new online Track and Trace solution which enables customers of STC to check and follow the status of their cargo in real time online. The service can be accessed via the company’s …

After my recent trawl through Deutsche Bahn AG’s annual report, it seems only fair to have a stab at France’s state-owned equivalent: SNCF.
At a mere 150 pages, SNCF’s 2018 update is more compact if not more concise than DB’s …

Drewry has lowered its growth forecast for the multipurpose vessel (MPV) sector due to reduced demand, a slump in ship scrapping and tougher competition from dry bulk and container shipping lines.
In its latest report, Drewry says the MPV outlook …