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Cargo Human Care Germany Kenya Lufthansa Lufthansa Cargo

News / Lufthansa Cargo weighs in to aid Kenyan children

For more than 12 years, Cargo Human Care (CHC) has been providing much needed support ...

Nexxiot becomes partner of Unilode

Company News

Cargolux and Unions agree on new CWA terms

BluJay Solutions set to power frictionless supply chain with updates to its Global Trade Network portfolio

Stolt Tank Containers launches Track and Trace, providing instant tank status updates to customers

Kontainers selects Chain.io to enhance integrations

P&O Ferrymasters expands intermodal services from Budapest to Duisburg and Rotterdam

Amsterdam becomes hub of SEKO Logistics’ Medtec white glove solutions in Europe with ISO 13485 certification

Unifeeder extends its network on the east coast of Sweden

United becomes first US carrier to lease and transport SkyCell temperature-controlled containers

Beluga whales safely land in Iceland

Xeneta and Catapult to unlock new depth of freight rate decision making with unique collaboration

Containerships introduces its second LNG-powered ship

Korean Air awards ULD management agreement to Unilode

TUI Group airlines renew ULD management agreement with Unilode

Saudia Cargo transports 175 Tons of WWE Super Showdown equipment

Unilode inaugurates repair centre in Hong Kong

UK and South Korea sign 'continuity' trade agreement

It appears the UK may have reached a “continuity” trade agreement with South Korea. The ...

Brexit EU South Korea Trade deal UK

Recommends / US treasury takes aim at Chinese opioid exporters

It’s not just the Chinese state the US government is escalating tensions with. Now it’s ...

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DSV DSV Panalpina Exclusive M&A radar Panalpina

Comment / M&A radar exclusive: DSV Panalpina – here is the 'organisational chart' of its core unit

I have spent the past 24 hours in Switzerland, talking about DSV Panalpina – and ...

News / As pressure grows, Indonesia backs down on IMO 2020 defiance

The Indonesian government appears to have made a complete u-turn on its announcement last month ...

IMO 2020

Brexit British Ports Association FTA Operation Yellowhammer Peel Ports

News / Shipping softens towards 'no-deal' after Whitehall Brexit scenario leak

Optimism is growing across UK shipping after the leak of government documents predicting worst-case scenarios ...

air cargo Scanning Security technology US trucking

News / New US scanning tech a hit with trucks, but still pie in the sky for air cargo

US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) agents are delighted with new-generation scanning equipment for trucks ...

Asia-Europe financial results Zim

News / Synergy with 2M sees Zim back in calmer financial waters in Q2

Israeli ocean carrier Zim returned to the black in the second quarter of the year, ...

Container Shipping Financial crisis Recession

Recommends / How a global recession could impact ocean shipping

Are we approaching another global recession? The signs certainly don’t look good. Freightwaves has, however, ...

DHL Global Forwarding DSV DSV Panalpina Kuehne + Nagel Market insight Panalpina

Comment / Market Insight: K+N still leads race for 2nd place in air freight against DSV Panalpina. Just...

My grandma used to tell me that “there is no excuse for stupidity” but often ...

Blackbuck India Maersk Maritime Anti-Corruption Network Mumbai

News / Maersk's digital drive into India's trucking sector via tie-up with online platform

Maersk is partnering with Indian online marketplace Blackbuck in an effort to modernise the country’s ...

Tariffs Trade wars Transpacific Trade US ports

News / US box ports report surprise growth in imports, despite tariffs

Despite the escalating US/China trade war, the ten biggest US container ports posted a surprisingly ...

automation Logistics robotics The e-commerce equation

US tech start-up RPA set to disrupt logistics with AI bots

A US start-up is bringing ‘robotic process automation’ (RPA) to the logistics arena, to speed ...

Recommends / How animals get to aquariums and zoos, and everywhere in between

Here’s one for all you folks out there craving your next hit of Attenborough. Freightwaves ...

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Recommends / US warns Greece over inbound Iranian VLCC

Splash 24/7 is reporting that the US has “warned” Greece, and other Mediterranean ports that ...

IT IT leadership Supply chain radar

Comment / Supply chain radar: Welcome to transport & logistics, the perennial IT laggard...

Here is a quick and dirty one from me today before hitting the road to ...

Japan Post On the wires Takeover Talk Toll Holdings

Comment / On the wires: 'No interest whatsoever' in troubled Toll Group as it readies for deeper cuts & misery builds

“Toll Holdings is struggling to make money in increasingly competitive logistics markets despite ongoing pressure ...

DSV DSV Panalpina On the wires Panalpina

Comment / On the wires: DSV Panalpina – here is the 'high-level integration' timeline

“We are very excited to welcome Panalpina’s customers, employees and shareholders to DSV. Our two ...

air cargo perishables The e-commerce equation US

News / Hungry Miami Airport targets more pharma and e-commerce traffic

Miami International Airport (MIA) is set for an aggressive growth programme to boost its cargo ...

Asia-Europe Hapag-Lloyd Port of Hamburg

News / Port of Hamburg tops North Europe hub growth rate table in H1

A wave of new services linked to the positive sentiment surrounding the long-awaited start of ...

China Germany Russian Railways RZD RZD Logistics

News / RZD expands China-Europe rail freight services with new routes

Another month, another new container rail service for Russian rail and logistics operator RZD, with ...

Brexit EU Ireland Stockpiling UK

Recommends / Ireland is 'running out of warehouse space'

For months industry in the UK has been voicing concerns over the dwindling supply of ...