Despite revenue climbing some 10% over the six months to June, International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) recorded a first-half profit fall of 6% year on year. Container News reports the decline was largely down to costs linked to the start-up …

Countless surveys have been polling businesses on Brexit expectations: will there be a deal, or not? But one from Blacks Solicitors, and reported in Logistics Manager, shows that more than half (52%) of the logistics and transport sector is unprepared …

Global container terminal owner and operator DP World has agreed to buy Aarhus-headquartered feeder and shortsea container line Unifeeder.
The sellers in the deal worth around $760m are Nordic Capital and certain minority shareholders.
The private equity group acquired the …

Djibouti has slammed a London court ruling in favour of DP World over its government’s seizure of Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT).
Earlier this year, the Djibouti government passed a new law allowing it to take control of the box facility, …

Panalpina is looking to play a leading role in international e-commerce logistics.
The European logistics behemoth claims to have an edge over its competitors on flows between Asia and Europe that results in a solid reduction in transit times.
Panalpina …

Singapore-based CrimsonLogic has beefed-up its multi-country customs platform with the plug-and-play blockchain solution Open Trade Blockchain (OTB).
OTB is a permissioned blockchain service designed to boost global trade transparency by enhancing the security of trade documents shared between shippers and …

Maritime UK has urged the EU and UK to extend the Article 50 process if a deal is not reached by October. Director of the UK’s maritime industry body, Ben Murray, said results from a survey it commissioned found that …