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News / South-east Asia the star exporter replacing ecommerce in air cargo

General cargo imports have emerged as the main driver of air freight demand on the ...

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News / DP World enter US market with new box terminal at Corpus Christi

DP World looks set to finally break into the US market after entering into an ...

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News / Ennore port plan for second box terminal attracts major carriers

An upcoming Indian tender for the development of a second container terminal at Ennore Port, ...

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Zanzibar appears to be eyeing the container transhipment game with plans to develop an integrated ...

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News / More shipper pain on the way as carriers levy new peak season surcharges

Ocean carriers have continued their flurry of surcharge and rate increase announcements, which “continue to ...

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News / Chinese hi-tech exports to the US surged following Trump's court tariff defeat

Chinese containerised exports to the US have outperformed those of other Asian origins after tariffs ...

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Comment / Is the 'peak season' an outdated concept?

Should the whole concept of a peak season be discarded as global container supply chains ...

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Fr. Meyer’s Sohn FMS acquires Front Shipping AS in Norway

Air Cargo Netherlands fully commits to new innovation strategy

Crane Worldwide Logistics deploys cargo.one to power its quoting and procurement globally with speed and accuracy

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NeX eCommerce Launches NeX Academy to Bridge the Global Logistics Talent Gap

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James Kemball becomes Felixstowe’s largest off-dock container storage provider

JAS Appoints Francois Xavier (“FX”) Mollet as Executive Vice President, EMEA Region

News / Challenge joins India cargo rush as Europe-bound demand stays strong

Challenge Group is expanding its presence in India and China with new freighter services from ...

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News / Bangladesh removes foreign ownership cap on ICDs to attract investment

Bangladesh has scrapped the long-standing cap on foreign ownership of inland container depots (ICDs) and ...

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People / Rhenus appoints Scott Dudley to run air and sea forwarding in the UK

German freight forwarder Rhenus has appointed Scott Dudley (above) as managing director of Air & ...

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News / 'Delete this string of emails': bombshell allegations emerge in container cartel case

A pair of US class-action lawsuits has pulled back the curtain on what could become ...

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News / 'Genuine partnerships' are what box shipping needs, not a 'power dynamic'

The sharp rise in transpacific spot rates could prompt a fresh influx of non-alliance container ...

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News / Cautious air cargo shippers delay tenders amid signs rates may have peaked

Air cargo shippers are increasingly delaying tender decisions and extending existing contracts, rather than locking ...

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News / MSC boosts capacity and switches hubs on South Asia services

MSC is rebooting its hub operations for the ocean trades in and out of South ...

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News / Amazon 'by special request' LTL unveiling raises eyebrows

Amazon raised questions in the US less-than-truckload (LTL) sector last week with the unveiling of ...