Container imports to the US from Asia in December were 30% higher than in the same month of 2017, but the tariff-beating rush of Chinese goods, the main cause of the surge, has reportedly “overwhelmed” the two main west coast …
Senior air cargo industry executives have launched a new innovation award: the NextGen Leaders challenge.
Launched by ECS Group, the initiative calls on students, start-ups and ECS employees to submit air cargo-related projects centred on digital technologies, added-value services, people …
Sweden’s container ports have been crippled by a mass walkout by dockers, following a row over union representation.
A spokesperson for the Swedish Harbour Workers’ Union told The Loadstar around 1,000 dockers were participating in three-hour strikes, but had been …
The latest name in the growing list of casualties of the re-imposed US sanctions on Iran is its first privately owned airline, Mahan Air, which has now seen Germany close its airports to it. According to this report by Air …
Speculation is rife among investors, bankers and trade sources that DSV’s offer will be rejected by the board of Panalpina as soon as this week, before the Danish company finally ups its bid to buy out its smaller Swiss 3PL …
Market talk and deal metrics equal joy and pain: always blame the latter when you do not reach agreement with your market sources.
Private stuff
It was a great start to the week, with many of my sources outraged by …
CNBC reports: “Major breakthroughs are now possible with less data than ever thanks to artificial intelligence, Alphabet Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat said during a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday. Artificial intelligence “learns” patterns by …
