News in Brief Podcast | Week 19 | Airfreight nosedive and blank sailings
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone ...
Industry experts have questioned the sudden liquidation of digital platform TradeLens, with some asking whether Maersk had stepped into a ’competition minefield’ as it sought to vertically integrate.
Maersk’s explanation for the sudden curtailing of TradeLens’ activities – that it had not “reached the level of commercial viability necessary to meet… financial expectations” – is drawing scepticism from the transport sector, and beyond.
James Hookham, director of the Global Shipper’s Forum, told The Loadstar he “did not buy” this reason for closure.
“It ...
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