Transpacific sees first major MSC blanks as rates fall and volumes falter
Following nine weeks of consecutive declines in spot freight rates on the transpacific, carriers are ...
South Africa’s grape export season has begun, and ocean carriers are lining up for a slice of the action.
Below is how the exporting season works out for exporters:
“You didn’t hear this from the grapevine – you got the Grape Connect from Hapag-Lloyd!” quipped a customer advisory from the German carrier this week, advertising the launch of its Grape Connect product promising “weekly sailings from Port Elizabeth and Durban, with a straight connection to Rotterdam in just 25 days”.
However, “straight” should ...
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