India’s merchandise exports continue to bounce back from the lows of 2020, but container services are still struggling to keep up with demand.
Exports increased 45.8% year-on-year last month, to $33.2bn, albeit at a slower rate of growth than the …

A Hong Kong-based unit of a UK forwarder has been chartering multi-purpose (MPP) ships to carry containers from China to the UK, The Loadstar has learnt.
The subsidiary is active as a non-vessel owning common carrier (NVOCC), specialising in arranging …

UPS is reaching into the same-day market with the takeover of final mile provider Roadie for an undisclosed sum. The technology-based provider leverages some 200,000 verified gig drivers to deliver e-commerce.
The acquisition is expected to be completed in the …

Aviation’s emissions targets are insufficiently ambitious, while the industry itself is stalling with a “wait-and-see” approach, according to a new report by Deloitte, on behalf of Royal Dutch Shell, which claimed “paralysis” in the industry.
However, the oil company has …

Ready or not – here I come: as Covid-19 has demonstrated, we need to develop business continuity plans to anticipate and mitigate “black swan” – or “white swan“? – events.
However, some reports suggest that the supply chain disruptions caused …

MarketWatch reports today before lunch time in Europe:
(Story headline later – @ around 10.15 BST – updated as follows: “Dow futures skid 500 points as China property fears grow“, with the Dow futures down 1.45%… our “Panic, no panic. …

(This is a short, snappy read sourced from PitchBook’s newsletter on Sunday… well worth a read)
Hello and welcome back to The Weekend Pitch. Adam Lewis here. I should start off by noting that when you read this, I’ll no …