Unilode successfully completed the Bluetooth tracking trials with its ULD management customer Cathay Pacific, delivering end-to-end visibility of cargo shipments between Hong Kong and Melbourne.  The project team, consisting of Cathay Pacific, OnAsset, Nexiot and Unilode, was able to deliver …

More ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) are likely to be diverted from UK ports as Felixstowe and Southampton struggle to cope with the annual peak season surge, impacting the working programmes at other North European container hubs.
One carrier source that …

The beginning of October marked the start of more expensive air freight in the UK, as a series of handlers and airlines increased their charges, in some cases significantly.
Swissport, Dnata, DHL Aviation and Air Canada were among those to …

After 14 months of terse wrangling, the brinkmanship over NAFTA has finally reached a resolution, one that is expected to boost cross-border e-commerce.
Canadian and US negotiators thrashed out a compromise at the eleventh hour that ushers in a new …

Kuehne + Nagel has continued its strategy of smaller, bolt-on acquisitions, yesterday scooping up the logistics activities of Indonesia-based Wira Logistics.
The Swiss forwarder said the acquisition represented an extension of an existing strategic partnership and would allow K+N to …

Chronic congestion at the UK’s two largest container ports is forcing ocean carrier planners to make further last-minute ship diversions, causing chaos to the country’s supply chain.
Landside congestion at Felixstowe and Southampton has added to the woes of the …

Forwarders are demanding airlines pay greater attention to addressing the dearth of freighters in the Indian domestic market.
Several forwarders spoke to The Loadstar on the sidelines of the Fiata World Congress in Delhi last week to say there was …