Australian shippers cry foul as lines pressure forwarders to divulge client data

Freight forwarders in Australia fear shipping major lines, including Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk subsidiary Hamburg Süd, are planning to build a database of their clients to deal with the shippers directly. According ...

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The prolonged disruption to container supply chains has left Australian businesses increasingly vulnerable, according to ...

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