As the US implements the third stage of tariffs in the escalating trade conflict with China, logistics providers and importers are concerned whether systems in the US will be ready to cope with the list of goods affected in this …

Shippers have joined forwarders in condemning Maersk’s plan for new fuel surcharges to help recover the additional costs of low-sulphur marine fuel, to be introduced in January.
The new charges, on top of existing contract rates, are triggered on the …

The 2M’s decision this month to remove 6% of westbound capacity on the Asia-North Europe tradelane will not be enough to push up freight rates, but should “temper the decline”, said Drewry.
Container spot rates on the route have slumped …

UK-based freight forwarder and road freight operator Xpediator will continue to scout for acquisition opportunities after reporting a 60.7% increase in first-half revenue and 44.2% year-on-year growth in adjusted operating profit.
The group, which includes the Delamode freight forwarding brand …

Forwarders need to improve levels of due diligence to avert the risks to cargo security, with e-commerce lowering the industry’s barrier to entry.
Senior loss prevention executive at TT Club Mike Yarwood told The Loadstar the wider industry needed to …

Container spot rates between Asia and North Europe have tumbled by around 18% since the beginning of the month, as the peak season gives way to weaker demand months.
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) recorded a further 6.7% decline …

DFDS has announced plans to shake-up its service network connecting the UK, Norway and continental Europe.
The revamp will, effectively, merge its Brevik-Immingham and Brevik-Ghent services into one triangulated loop.
And it will replace the service’s 19-year-old con-ro ship Lysbris …