A concise yet illuminating piece of research on whether retailers would happily switch delivery providers and use Amazon. Within the next few weeks the e-tail behemoth is to launch its Shipping with Amazon service, starting in Los Angeles. But would …

Shipping line NYK faces a ¥2bn ($18.5m) financial hit after allegations that former managers were involved in illegal spending and embezzlement.
The Japanese carrier said today it had formed a committee to investigate the actions of “locally hired” management at …

It’s not quite a St Valentine’s Day Massacre, but shortage of air freight capacity saw the price of importing roses soar in the run-up to today’s romantic festival.
It’s one of the busiest times of year for air cargo and  …

Already facing higher fuel costs, ocean carriers could now be hit by a rise in charter hire rates.
Container shipping lines are being obliged to pay higher daily hire rates for chartered vessels as the availability of tonnage falls to …

Alibaba rival JD.com has attracted some $2.5bn of investment to expand the reach of its logistics subsidiary, JD Logistics (JDL).
Investors, including Hillhouse Capital, Sequoia China and China Development Bank, entered into definite financing agreements expected to close in the …

Freight train services between China and Europe are expected to increase by some 30% this year, at least for one carrier. Rail Freight reports Wuhan Han’ou International Logistics’ claim that some 500 trains will traverse its tracks from Wuhan to …

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) slumped to a KRW1.2trn ($1.1bn) net loss in 2017. And this follows a KRW484bn loss the year before, bucking the industry trend of improved profitability.
However, seemingly undaunted by the magnitude of its continued losses, the …