Maersk and MSC fire first shots in new freight rate war on Asia-Europe trades

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Maersk and MSC fire first shots in new freight rate war on Asia-Europe trades

Editorial Comment

Comment / D&D charges: one rule for the rich and another for the desperate

Comment / The real cause of the driver shortage crisis is an obscure tax law called IR35

Comment / Time running out for laggard carriers to change course to sustainable air cargo

Comment / Welcome back, air cargo people – IATA's 'different' WCS 21 event in Dublin

Comment / Air cargo carriers: this is your moment – enjoy your profits, but play nicely

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Comment / Analysis: A new dawn for electronic bills of lading

Comment / Comment: The driver shortage crisis – resolving it is now beyond the industry

Comment / StWraight Talking part 4: 'Air cargo has no choice – you must embrace change and disrupt'

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Comment / StWraight Talking, part 3: 'If you think like an airline, you will fail'

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Maersk and MSC fire first shots in new freight rate war on Asia-Europe trades

Editorial Comment

Comment / D&D charges: one rule for the rich and another for the desperate

Comment / The real cause of the driver shortage crisis is an obscure tax law called IR35

Comment / Time running out for laggard carriers to change course to sustainable air cargo

Comment / Welcome back, air cargo people – IATA's 'different' WCS 21 event in Dublin

Comment / Air cargo carriers: this is your moment – enjoy your profits, but play nicely

COMPANY NOTICES

Comment / Analysis: A new dawn for electronic bills of lading

Comment / Comment: The driver shortage crisis – resolving it is now beyond the industry

Comment / StWraight Talking part 4: 'Air cargo has no choice – you must embrace change and disrupt'

Comment / A digital ecosystem supporting sustainable multimodal supply chains

Comment / StWraight Talking, part 3: 'If you think like an airline, you will fail'

Most read news

Comment / StWraight Talking, part 2: 'What you do now, you will live with for 20 or 30 years'

Comment / StWraight Talking, Part 1: Getting the widebodies back into the skies

Comment / IATA’s ‘poorly determined’ cargo load factors leave observers stupefied

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