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Asia-Pacific China-US trade war GAC Talking shop: the retail business Vietnam - the new Pearl River Delta

News / GAC to expand Asia-Pacific contract logistics footprint as demand spikes

Dubai-based logistics group GAC plans to expand its Asia-Pacific contract logistics operations as regional growth, ...

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News / Kerry launches JV with Spanish post office to target Chinese e-commerce boom

Kerry Logistics has entered a partnership with the Spanish national postal service to benefit from ...

TUI Group airlines renew ULD management agreement with Unilode

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Unilode inaugurates repair centre in Hong Kong

Kale Logistics Solutions joins Pan Asia Alliance

RZD Logistics has launched a regular railway service on the route Dongguan-Vorsino

DHL opens state-of-the-art logistics hub at the Vienna Airport

DHL Parcel invests in fleet to increase capacity, reduce carbon emissions and improve safety

Synergy adds third train between port of Barcelona and Miranda de Ebro

Europa gives green light to Birmingham site re-fit

PIL enhances transpacific services

OOCL introduces new Asia–South America East Coast and Caribbean direct services

CMA CGM launches Adriatic Sea-Algeria direct service ADRINAF

VOC Port and Tuticorin Customs achieve fast IGST tax refunds to exporters with Kale Logistics Solutions’ CODEX

DSV opens new facility in the logistics centre of Turkey

Bolloré opens aerospace warehouse in Hamburg

Dynamic International chooses ASM’s Sequoia Solution for customs clearance software

News / 'Mysterious third party' prepares Shyp relaunch

Last March we reported on the demise of US-based on-demand shipping start-up, Shyp. The company, ...

Freight Mergers innovation Shyp Start-up stars tech start-ups

Atlas Air Gecas Southern Air

News / Gecas confirms order for 10 B737-800 converted freighters

GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas) has reportedly exercised 10 purchase rights for Boeing 737-800 converted ...

Flexport Kuehne + Nagel Market insight

Comment / Market Insight: Flexport and its 'new way forward'...

The first-ever Flexport conference in Santa Monica, which is due in late September, has been ...

Comment / On the wires: Yet another round of financial engineering as Alibaba splits stock

“Alibaba plans a one-to-eight share split, as the e-commerce giant prepares for a stock sale that ...

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Asia- Europe trades Asia-US east coast Asia-US west coast CMA CGM Freightos SCFI Trade tariffs

News / Asia-Europe carriers struggle, but transpacific could see new front-loading boost

Asia-North Europe carriers continue to discount rates to fill their ships, suggesting that the usual pre-peak ...

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News / US business leaders hit back on trade tariffs and tell Trump 'enough is enough'

A vast array of major US businesses and associations have written to the president and major ...

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News / Pressure grows on Atlas and its pilots to end bitter dispute over labour contracts

Arbitrators have told pilots engaged in a long-running stand-off with Atlas Air to conclude the collective bargaining ...

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Ceva Freight Mergers Imperial Logistics South Africa Transport Logistic 2019

News / Imperial Logistics set on buying a major forwarder as it eyes expansion in Africa

Imperial Logistics is the $3.5bn company you’ve never heard of – except, you have. It owns Palletways, Europe’s ...

Asia-Europe rail China China-Europe rail Hatrans Lodz One Belt One Road Poland

News / Rail freight hub in Lodz set to expand as demand for BRI services rises

Logistics operators in Lodz are hoping to further capitalise on the Polish city’s ties to ...

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Recommends / Salvage of containers lost overboard too slow, says Australia

Taiwan’s shipping companies are getting it in the neck from both authorities and fisheries over ...

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People / Steven Polmans and Sanjeev Gadhia set to take the reins at Tiaca

Sanjeev Gadhia, the well-respected and genial head of Kenya’s Astral Aviation, is to become vice chair of Tiaca, as Steven Polmans moves ...

China-US trade war Huawei The macro view Transpacific Trade

Comment / The macro view: Will the Huawei affair restore balance to the global economy?

The US-China trade dispute could spark a technological race between the corporations of the two ...

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Comment / Analysis: Evergreen looks financially adrift as hungry rivals circle

The consolidated annual numbers recently released by Evergreen confirmed that Taiwan’s container shipping industry remains ...

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News / Oil price spike threat after two more tankers are attacked in the Middle East

After two tankers were reportedly hit by torpedo attacks in the Gulf of Oman early ...

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News / New Warsaw airport could feature an exclusive rail freight link

Discussions have started on the development of an exclusive rail freight line, part of Poland’s ...

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News / THE Alliance's Hapag-Lloyd and ONE relaunch North Sea Baltic Express service

Members Hapag-Lloyd and ONE have announced more details of the continuing integration of THE Alliance’s ...

Agility DSV Freight Mergers Geodis Merger Mania Panalpina Takeover Talk Transport Intelligence

Comment / More M&A in forwarding likely, as major players feel the need to 'keep up'

And so the forwarding consolidation chat continues. On Loadstar Premium today, we reveal speculation that CMA CGM, new proud owner of Ceva, is in ...

Jun 13, 2019• 1 Comments•

Comment / The Morrow Roberson Road Test: WebCargo Sky, an ebooking platform or not?

Ah Freightos, you always keep us on our toes with your announcements, interviews and surveys. I ...

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Jun 13, 2019• 1 Comments•

Recommends / Did Walmart convince FedEx to dump Amazon?

A fascinating article on Observer.com, suggesting that Walmart was at least partly behind FedEx’s decision to ...

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Recommends / Confessions of a USPS worker: Delivering Amazon parcels 'till we drop'

This is what it is like to work at the coalface of the e-commerce economy. ...

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