Faced with a repeat of last year’s air freight peak season pandemonium, forwarders and shippers are taking steps to avert such a scenario.
But it will take better alignment of all parties and a clean execution to get there, warned …

Gist, a UK cold chain forwarder that has been for sale for some time, is now off the market, according to owner Linde.
The German gases company inherited Gist when it acquired BOC Group in 2006 and has been trying …

The New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX), the innovator of the first reliable digital forward freight contract for global container shipping, today announces the addition of Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) as the newest carrier member to join the exchange.

The post …

Japan Post’s Toll Group plans to use the launch of its Toll City flagship facility in Singapore as a springboard to expand its Asia Pacific network.
The US$228m next-generation logistics facility has 100,000sq metres of warehousing capacity across seven floors …

The competitive landscape for non-operating containership owners is currently fascinating. Business has gone so well this year that there seems to be a widespread conviction that nothing can go wrong for the major players, while strategic deals of a certain …

Swiss forwarder Fracht has partnered with CargoX to use its “smart” bill of lading and blockchain systems.
An agreement, reached late last week, was announced today.
Fracht chief executive Ruedi Reisdorf described CargoX as the sector’s “best start-up”.
He said: …

Canadian National (CN) veteran Jean-Jacques Ruest (pictured above) has been appointed its president and chief executive.
“In JJ, we have the best. He brings vision, energy, and speed to the role. JJ brought the team together to tackle the operational …