The seven-years-in-the-making, much-vaunted Fiata/Iata Cargo Agency programme, under which forwarders would no longer be ‘agents’ of the airlines, appears to have come to a halt, with further problems between the two parties. 
The programme, evolved from discussions which started in …

US shippers are calling for the use of trade security programmes to end congestion at the Mexican border by fast-tracking ‘known’ shippers.
Cargo carriers are currently experiencing a 10-fold increase in processing times along the US southern border amid a …

One of the biggest weeks ever in logistics leaves plenty of room to the imagination – yet reality could be even more exciting.
It started with the agreed Sfr4.7bn takeover of Panalpina by DSV – which had many sources speculating …

The latest move in container line vertical integration came from China today, as it was announced that OOCL Logistics’ e-commerce platform, EShipping, will become a joint-venture with JD.com
OOCL majority owner Cosco Shipping has struck up a deal with JD …

MacAndrews has become the latest iconic shipping name to be consigned to the history books. 
CMA CGM has lost no time in establishing recently acquired Finnish intra-European shortsea specialist Containerships as its sector brand, displacing its 249-year-old subsidiary. 
CMA CGM …

One quarter of cancelled flight slots at Schiphol look set to be given to freighter airlines when the winter season begins. 
Despite recent industry doubts that the ‘local rule’ would ever be implemented, according to Dutch media the government is …

Despite its potential importance, few people are awaiting the meeting of the Council of Administration of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in Berne on Tuesday with bated breath. 
The agenda focuses on the issue of the postal remuneration systems, notably …