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News / xChange 'greybox' platform could save carriers millions in repositioning costs

A new approach is needed to reduce the enormous costs involved in moving empty containers ...

Boston Consulting Group Cost consciousness Pool Position

Nov 19, 2015• Comments•

News / Container shipping pundits paint gloomy picture of more sluggish growth in 2016

Any semblance of supply-demand balance in container shipping any time soon is “a lost cause”, ...

Calculating Capacity

Nov 18, 2015• Comments•

Comment / Hamburg ship brokers feeling depressed as weak Hapag-Lloyd IPO starts trading

“Hamburg pays a high price”, said the headline in yesterday’s Die Welt, referring to the ...

Calculating Capacity Hamburg Hansa Heavy Lift Hapag-Lloyd

Nov 6, 2015• Comments•

Comment / Cream of the shipping world celebrates at the Eisbeinessen after another tough year

This evening marks the closing event of the Hamburg shipping week, when the 66th Eisbeinessen ...

Nov 7, 2014• Comments•

Germany's key port of Hamburg is set for more delays as new rail strike bites hard

Germany is facing economic headwinds and industrial strife as it prepares to celebrate the 25th ...

Strike inaction

Nov 6, 2014• Comments•

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Air Partner and Worldwide GSA join to expand cargo offering in APAC

Cargo iQ joins FIATA and ASA to drive global air cargo standards

PSA acquires stake in Sotrans Group, forms Vietnam partnership with ITL Corp

DP World cut total carbon emissions by 5% in 2022

Dronamics cargo drone takes first flight, paving the way for the future of deliveries

Scan Global Logistics launches SAF pilot with Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle

FIATA launches latest edition of Dangerous Goods Brochure

Vehicle Booking System generates dramatic efficiency increase for Solent Stevedores

GXO signs multi-year agreement with Kellogg

Geodis expands drayage offering with acquisition of Southern Companies in US

Jeddah Islamic Port posts 25% spike in April container throughput

Unicef and Flexport.org announce partnership to provide global humanitarian relief

PSA and Kazakhstan Railways join forces on trans-Caspian route

DP World launches direct unaccompanied freight service from UAE - Iraq

WTTC calls for urgent action on sustainable aviation fuel

UPS unveils new healthcare logistics facility in Singapore

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EXCLUSIVE: Indian digital forwarder Freightwalla shuttered

Peak season hopes dashed as freight rates slip again

Airlines that adapt quickly will survive likely freight pain in H2

Carriers look for trade mix to stay in the black

Box lines look to slash their bloated equipment pools

US shippers put on high alert over double-brokering fraud

Pessimistic Yang Ming to refocus on 3PL, terminals and yards

Freight slump does not stop US inland ports’ advance

Digital forwarder Freightwalla's failure reveals home truths

A joint DHL + Mærsk effort – what investors want

Will US seize C17 commercial opportunity as Antonov grasps monopoly?

Sinotrans – the post-CMA CGM + Bolloré boost is gone

OOCL fires back at Bed Bath & Beyond over FMC claim

Freightos freezes hiring plan as it absorbs SPAC costs

Russian logistics companies enjoy high demand on new routes

Retailers outsource ecommerce fulfilment in structural shift

Carriers under fire as shippers hit out at longer transits and poor service levels

Container carriers came under renewed criticism from shippers at yesterday’s opening session of Intermodal Europe ...

Customer-carrier relations

Oct 9, 2013• Comments•