OOCL is pleased to announce two new services, namely the Transpacific Latin Atlantic 2 (TLA2) and Transpacific Latin Caribbean 1 (TLC1), beginning in June 2019. Our new products will provide customers with competitive and reliable services from Asia to South …

El Niño is having a major impact on container traffic through the Panama Canal this year.
From May 28, the canal operator is going to reduce the draught at its Neopanamax locks to 43 feet, the latest in a series …

The risk of engine failure from using incompatible blends of new low-sulphur fuel is “keeping marine engineers awake at night”, according to a new report.  
The report, from S&P Global Platts, Into the Storm says the main problem the industry …

Efforts to standardise shipping’s march towards digitisation are continuing apace, with five more carriers joining the newly formed Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA).
CMA CGM, Evergreen, HMM, Yang Ming and Zim have followed Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and ONE to become …

As supply chains undergo rapid digitalisation, data protection has emerged as a key challenge for the logistics sector.
The backbone of every successful logistics operation is the wealth of data collected from customers and other stakeholders along the supply chain, …

Interesting op-ed from Freightos chief executive Zvi Schreiber, who has responded to senator Elizabeth Warren’s call for e-commerce behemoth Amazon to be subject to greater regulatory oversight. He argues that Amazon’s creep into the logistics industry, spearheaded by its Fulfilled …

As you might know, in mid-August last year I wondered if the DSV rally was hype or hope, arguing it was clear that the M&A industry benchmark would need more than some solid trading updates and a shrinking share count …