Panalpina is to pilot applications for blockchain in logistics in an attempt to understand the potential benefits of the technology.
The forwarder, which joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) last week, is eager to learn and test new technologies, …

“There seems to be a real disconnect as always between the freight world and the venture capital world. What I’ve told our employees after every fundraise is that we are not worth $1bn, but rather that investors think there is …

Sea News reports on, and analyses, the recent Indian government decision to allow foreign-flagged vessels to carry cabotage cargo – domestic cargo from one Indian port to another. Cabotage restrictions had been blamed for limiting port volume development and had …

Brazil’s transport sector is coming under increasing pressure from multiple strikes causing fuel shortages forcing cancelled cargo operations.
Last week, the country’s customs officers began a 30-day walk-out over pay and, days later, trucking ground to a halt when drivers …

As the fire-ravaged Maersk Honam completes discharge at Jebel Ali, nearly three months after the 15,262 teu ship caught fire in the Arabian Sea, taking the lives of five crew members, there are fears of more ULCV blazes.
The cause …

Pilots are no shrinking violets, as we say in the UK. You only have to read a pilot message board to see frequent gripes about what is undoubtedly a tough job.
But the recent onslaught of PR from pilots flying …

The sheer size of China’s logistics sector supporting its e-commerce market continues to raise eyebrows. The recent acquisition of a 10% stake in e-commerce fulfilment provider ZTO Express by Alibaba and Cainiao was worth a whopping $1.4bn. In this Logistics …