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News / Yang Ming box business sails into black, but ailing bulk unit sinks group profits

Yang Ming’s box business swung into the black in the second quarter, contributing a profit ...

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News / Shippers kick back at 'empty promises' from Hong Kong Seaport Alliance

The Hong Kong Seaport Alliance (HKSPA) has offered commitments to the city’s competition commission, after ...

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News / Pharma sector looks to raise the bar on sustainable supply chains

Supply chain providers are coming under closer scrutiny as the biopharma industry is set on ...

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News / Boom! calls on supply chain professionals to help evaluate career prospects

Boom!, the cross-industry community of female supply chain professionals, is asking the industry – both ...

Canada: strike at the port of Montreal update

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White Company selects Quadient’s CVP Everest e-commerce packaging

Hellmann and Qwyk cooperate to digitise global LCL sailing

Maritime welcomes additional service to East Midlands Gateway

PayCargo collaborates with Unisys to broaden access to contactless digital freight payment services

GAC acquires Ahlers Singapore container logistics business unit

South Asia Gateway Terminals becomes first Sri Lankan terminal to join TradeLens to digitalise supply chains

CEVA Logistics accelerates deployment of digital offering with all-in-one portal, myCEVA

Geodis supports launch of EU clean trucking alliance and urges decarbonisation of road freight

Cainiao teams up with Volga-Dnepr Group for a new China-Europe route to accelerate cross-border logistics

XPO Logistics to manage warehouse & distribution network for Greene King

GEFCO moves 50m face masks from China to Australia to support PPE supplier

Teesport on track to support trade growth as haulier booking system hits milestone

365 Healthcare delivers PPE to NHS through Flexport Frontline Responders Fund

Senator Atlantic Bridge: new destination Chicago Rockford

MSC joins Smart Maritime Network

Recommends / Shipping laws that could have averted two catastrophes

The dark side of the shipping industry – well, one of them – has come ...

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AP Moller - Maersk Hapag-Lloyd trading update

Premium / Analysis: Hapag-Lloyd's interims set high bar for Maersk, forwarders grow wary

Comment: Hapag-Lloyd’s shiny H1/Q2 ’20 results released today include several record readings that, in common with ...

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News / Charter market for larger boxships is 'virtually sold out’

A key indicator of the health of the container shipping industry, Alphaliner’s fortnightly idle tonnage ...

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News / Siberia's S7 Airlines expands cargo operation, bringing in its first freighters

Russian carrier S7 Airlines is getting into the freighter business with two Boeing-converted 737-800s. Leased from ...

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News / New 'dashboard' can help shippers find transport capacity and rate changes

If you are looking for free, accurate and up-to-the-minute data on transport capacity and rate ...

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Recommends / Foxconn plans for inevitable US-China market split

Apple supplier Foxconn has told investors that nearly one-third of its production capacity is now ...

Recommends / 'Challenge and change' ahead: Fred Smith's letter to FedEx shareholders

Fred Smith, chairman of FedEx, has written to shareholders about the “challenge and change” at ...

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Recommends / EU driver rules change on 20 August

EU driver rules will change on 20 August. The new rules include new provisions for ...

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Recommends / Airlines could lose big if US Postal Service fails

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is in trouble – it could lose $11bn this ...

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News / Covid vaccine: is air cargo ready for 'the biggest product launch in history?

As the air cargo industry prepares for a Covid-19 vaccine, some experts are warning of ...

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News / New UPS surcharges seem to be closing van doors to large-volume shippers

UPS has sent a strong signal to large-volume B2C shippers with the announcement of hefty ...

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News / HMM finally sails into the black after 21 quarters, but half-year is still red

After 21 consecutive quarters of negative results, HMM has finally moved into the black. The carrier ...

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News / Flexport offers shippers free transport carbon footprint calculator

Shippers can now assess their carbon footprint in transport via a carbon calculator developed by ...

Recommends / Ship cited in Beirut blast hasn’t sailed in seven years, NYT finds

The New York Times has done a short piece on the discovery of the Rhosus, ...

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Recommends / Fashion industry says cancellations will endure in Q3, and beyond

Fashion is set to have a slow re-start post-Covid, with a recent survey showing 40% ...

Recommends / Ports in liner shipping: understanding their position and connectivity

Some interesting research from UNCTAD. It has looked at port connectivity, and found that in ...

Port connectivity

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Premium / Supply chain radar: The ocean freight debacle? Amazon and Flexport gain share

Comment: Fancy headline but you, a veteran freight forwarder, are fuming right now knowing the little ...

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Premium / Under the radar: Sneak peek at Yang Ming's numbers

Comment: The last chapter of logistics on steroids enjoyed another twist and turn in Taiwan this ...

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Premium / Supply chain radar: Absent major M&A, CH Robinson pushes tech (again)

Comment: Capital deployment at US 3PL CH Robinson has been high on the radar at Premium ...