Air charter brokers are bracing for an uncertain fourth quarter, uncertain whether this year’s peak season will match that seen 12 months ago.
Jamie Peters, director of air charter provider Hunt & Palmer, told The Loadstar he expected a strong …

Forwarders must protect themselves from the risk of shipping counterfeit goods, trade in which is forecast to increase.
The business of fakes is expected to get a boost from the next round of tariffs on $200bn-worth of Chinese goods, including …

Maersk Line today confirmed it would wrap its three intra-regional brands, MCC Transport Seago and Sealand, into one operating unit.
Maersk said the new entity, branded Sealand – A Maersk Company, would continue to operate independently and the three teams …

Containership charter rates are “stable but depressed”, according to London shipbroker Braemar ACM.
A weakening of post-peak season forward demand and ocean carriers cancelling service upgrades has resulted in fewer enquiries according to a broker source.
“We would normally expect …

Etihad is seeking to reassure customers that its depleted cargo division remains intact, by announcing a new freighter network.
But the news comes amid increasingly likely suggestions that the carrier could be taken over by neighbour Emirates.
Starting on October …

Associated British Ports (ABP) is to pilot a blockchain solution across its UK sites.
An MoU with Marine Transport International (MTI) will see ABP commit shipments for MTI’s blockchain technology.
However, group head of marketing at ABP Ron Crean told …

Declining returns on invested capital (ROIC) in the container port sector has led to fewer terminal projects and fears that capacity may become increasing limited.
According to Neil Davidson, director of ports at analyst Drewry, while ebitda levels and margins …