Hauliers and forwarders believe that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the UK government’s simplified customs process will make no difference to the threat of delays at the Dover crossing.
HMRC noted yesterday that its Transitional Simplified Procedures (TSP) …

Schiphol’s airlines have stepped up their belly cargo operations as freighter capacity constraints continue to bite.
Last week, the airport reported it had seen 4.2% growth in belly cargo in 2018, but overall cargo volumes were down 2.5% year on …

Drewry is expecting “marginally higher contract rates, higher fuel charges and better carrier discipline” this year, with global freight rates up by about 6%.
However, in its 2019 Container Freight Outlook presentation today, for the two major east-west tradelanes, Drewry …

DP World struck a more optimistic tone this week as it announced its latest results, with full-year container volumes growing 1.9% year on year.
In October, the terminal operator warned of a deceleration in the market bearing responsibility for a …

I smiled last week when Hong Kong-listed Kerry Logistics was vaguely rumoured to be interested in Swiss 3PL Panalpina (PAN), trying to compete with DSV in its chase for one of the most prized and expensive assets in logistics M&A …

Further allegations have rocked the UK’s Department for Transport, with besieged secretary of state Chris Grayling facing heightened calls to justify awarding Seaborne Freight a contract.
A Whitehall source told The Loadstar the decision to award the start-up a contract …

Yet another container vessel has caught fire – the latest casualty is the 9,200 teu APL Vancouver, off the Vietnamese coast en route from China to Singapore.
The blaze started in the early hours of 31 January and with no …