The container terminal industry has been able to navigate around a predicted ‘perfect storm’ in Q1, but are there more dark clouds on the horizon?
While reported losses by ocean carriers in the quarter were north of $1bn, their service …

Kuehne + Nagel is set to expand its capabilities in the final-mile delivery sector, signing a partnership deal with logistics services solutions provider Zebraxx.
The agreement will enable K+N to offer additional methods for collecting and sharing delivery information, such …

It seems making sense of container supply chains has become virtually impossible.
It was hard enough to understand what was going on a decade ago, when globalisation was in full swing, but the explosive growth of e-commerce, mobile technology and …

The daily hire rate for panamax containerships has surged by 30% in the past month as brokers report the sector to be “virtually sold out”.
According to the latest Alphaliner data, only one 4,000-5,299 teu ‘classic’ panamax vessel is currently …

An ‘angry’ UK freight industry has lashed out at the government, accusing it of being reckless and “playing chicken with crucial parts of the British economy”.
In a strongly worded statement, the Freight Transport Association said its confidence that the …

The freight industry has welcomed the news of the UK government decision on expansion at Heathrow – although the airport must still await approval from MPs.
However, there remains some scepticism that the government will “act in a timely way” …

The Asia-Pacific region will take an even bigger share of the global contract logistics market, as the developed economies of Europe and the US lose ground.
According to Ti’s Global Contract Logistics 2018 report, contract logistics providers in Asia-Pacific will …