Monopolisation and vested interests are holding back container terminal improvements in West Africa, as landside congestion and supply chain inefficiencies worsen.
While the region has seen a widespread modernisation programme at terminals, one source told The Loadstar hinterland links to …
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While trying to determine whether the M&A wind blowing from the west could alter the plans of freight forwarders and logistics companies in the east*, I continued to seek guidance about what could be next for the Panalpina (PAN) organisational …
UK container terminals and European shortsea box carriers have enough capacity to handle some 20% of Dover’s trailer traffic, should alarmist predictions of post-Brexit congestion at the ferry port materialise.
According to new research from Drewry, the cargo in some …
Cosco Shipping’s $251m net profit last year was largely thanks to $230m of subsidies from the Chinese government, according to Alphaliner
The consultant said the financial aid included $122m for vessel demolition and $107m in “other unspecified government subsidies”.
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Truckers in Australia have lashed out over the latest round of controversial “port infrastructure” surcharges imposed by stevedores.
According to Peter Anderson, chief executive of the Victorian Transport Association (VTA), landside logistics operators are reeling from “huge” increases in surcharges …
Fiata has recommended forwarders don’t pay surcharges for containers that have not been cleaned or maintained, and that they charge shipping lines for any costs incurred as a result of poor quality boxes.
The fightback against container lines comes via …
