Fear of cryptocurrencies and confusion over what blockchain really is are two key reasons holding the freight industry back from embracing the technology.
Blockchain infrastructure can make transactions more secure, faster and simpler. But its link to cryptocurrencies, which is …

Vietnam’s TBS Logistics today opened what it claims is one of the largest warehouses in south-east Asia on Monday, highlighting the country’s record setting trade growth in 2018.
Centrally located between Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Dong Nai …

Swiss container terminal operator Swissterminal has lodged an official complaint against the Swiss government over what it called unfair state aid in the construction of the new Gateway Basel Nord.
The complaint, which was lodged with the Swiss Federal Administrative …

North European shippers are scrambling to book space on October sailings to Asia ahead of a new capacity crunch.
The decision by ocean carriers to void 11 voyages from Asia to North Europe nest month to halt the slide in …

Transpacific eastbound looks set to be the tradelane in highest demand as air freight progresses towards its peak, likely to start after next week’s Chinese Golden Week holiday.
Panalpina noted that this month – in the two to three weeks …

Weekends are shrinking for employees of parcel carriers, another disruption wrought by the inexorable momentum of e-commerce.
This month FedEx Ground announced its US operations were now running six days a week, with management pointing to growing e-commerce demand and …

The first Maersk containership to complete the Polar sea passage from Asia to Europe via the North Pole – the so-called Northern Sea Route – arrived in St Petersburg this morning.
The Venta Maersk, a 3,596 teu ice-class vessel designed …