Spot rates on transpacific surge after news of tariff time-out
Container freight spot rates shot up on the transpacific trades this week, with an immediate ...
Taiwanese carrier Evergreen has joined the ranks of container lines offering an online booking platform.
GreenX provides shippers and forwarders “instant” quotes, allowing them to book space “with prioritised equipment within minutes”, the carrier announced yesterday.
The platform was launched in January and has received 2,000 sign ups so far.
Evergreen claimed offering spot rates and giving customers the flexibility to make direct bookings would mean “breaking the traditional rules of contract negotiation”, which is normally carried out in advance with volume commitments.
GreenX ...
Crew saved as MSC box ship, hit by 'monsoon' off Indian coast, sinks
MSC Elsa 3 sinking – now the 'blame game' begins
New services and reinstated blanked sailings boost transpacific capacity
After DSV 'cuts the cake' on Schenker acquisition, time for redundancies?
Congestion fear as US west coast ports brace for transpacific cargo surge
$2.1bn E2open purchase will 'catapult WiseTech into a different dimension'
News in Brief Podcast | Week 21 | GRIs and European port congestion
Houthis claim Red Sea safe for box ships not calling at port of Haifa
Shippers hold their breath as Trump appeals court ruling that tariffs are illegal
DHL expands agreement with Shopify – where does that leave Flexport?
US importers stockpiling goods to avert autumn shortages amid tariff chaos
Shippers brace for rate rise as smart phones expected to drive air cargo market
Comment on this article