Alibaba’s logistics arm, Cainiao Network, this week continued to pump cash into supply chain technology start-ups.
Hong Kong’s GoGoVan announced this morning Cainiao had joined other investors in a new $250m funding round to fund GoGoVan’s aim of global expansion.…

Japan Airlines (JAL) and Hawaiian Airlines (HA) are planning to work together in the cargo business.
They have applied for antitrust immunity to form a joint-venture, which they hope to start in the second quarter of next year.
It is …

COSCO Shipping Holdings has no place to hide now the takeover of Orient Overseas International Lines (OOIL) and its container line arm, OOCL, has gone through.
Financially, the tie-up justifies its existence as a multi-billion US dollar business with a …

Contship Italia has doubled its intermodal rail services between Milan and Zurich, with plans for expansion into the Bavarian market by September.
The carrier added the Zurich service last month, as it looks to consolidate its position within that market.…

Hapag-Lloyd shareholder Michael Klaus Kuehne may have rejected the idea of a merger with CMA CGM – but is it a good idea, nonetheless?
Let’s find out what the numbers – and hard evidence – suggest in the wake of …

After a strong first six months with container drop-offs at an exceptionally low level, container leasing companies face a tougher second half.
Financially stressed ocean carriers are closing loss-making routes and postponing new services.
This month’s Drewry Container Census & …

The UK may have been enjoying the best summer since the 1970s, but it has struggled to put salads on the table.
The heatwave has seen UK growers call this a “challenging” summer, with some 90% of lettuce eaten in …