Successful port sustainability should be inexpensive and extend beyond environmental concerns, according to the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH).
Last year, IAPH launched its World Ports Sustainability Programme, based on the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals, explained Patrick …

Reading through a leading investment blog on Amazon recently, I couldn’t help but be reminded of a ritual that occurs each year in the South Pacific.
On the island of Pentecost, part of the archipelago of Vanuatu, each year locals …

Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, has lambasted the US government’s position on trade, and has filed a lawsuit accusing it of placing “an unreasonable burden” on the carrier. 
In an earnings call last night, Mr Smith decried the US protectionist …

Transpacific ocean carriers are gambling on a good peak season and announcing some hefty rate increases – but they are being obliged to underpin these by voiding some headhaul voyages.
Hapag-Lloyd notified its eastbound transpacific customers yesterday of a $700 …

While Vietnam is consistently cited as a major beneficiary of the US-China trade war, its forwarders are aware that the dispute may prove a double-edged sword.
This month, Hanoi announced it was cracking down on the illegal practice of Chinese …

Inventory levels have risen over the past decade, with the expected trend of reducing stock held failing to properly take hold.
Transport Intelligence’s Inventory Benchmarking Vertical Sector Trends report surveyed 187 companies and found that, on average, they were holding …

FedEx today reported a weak set of results: fourth-quarter losses of $1.97bn, against a reported profit of $1.13bn a year earlier.
And full-year reported net profits for its 2019 fiscal year fell 88% to $540m. 
Profits tumbled due to a …