REUTERS reports: “Jefferies Financial Group Inc has hired a group of bankers from BB&T Corp to expand its investment banking coverage of the logistics and transportation sector, according to people familiar with the matter. The New York-based investment bank has …

Amazon Air supplier Atlas Air has won a court ruling to prevent its pilots from interfering with its operations.
The court appeal ruling prevents its pilots from taking part in strikes, sickouts or work slowdowns.
The carrier provided evidence that …

DHL Freight predicts this year’s peak season will see similar demand for road freight as last year, and has announced a 4% peak season surcharge from September to December. 
The surcharge, of an average 4%, will apply to all its …

Terminal operators in Australia have been accused of “turning on the money tap again,” following new “port infrastructure” surcharges and steep hikes to vehicle booking system (VBS) fees. 
According to the Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA), from 1 July VBS …

Russia’s RZD Logistics is continuing to roll out new China services: the latest a container route between Moscow and Yantai.  
Working alongside subsidiary Far East Land Bridge (FELB), the inaugural service set off on 28 June carrying 42 containers, and …

“I have long held the opinion that the amount of noise that anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity and therefore be regarded as a pretty fair measure of it.” – Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – …

Despite withdrawing significant capacity, Asia-Europe ocean carriers appear to have failed to push up container spot rates as they head into the usually lucrative peak season. 
The Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) recorded another week of slippage for rates. 
The …