The true cost of shipping: lick a finger, stick it in the air and think of a number

The true cost of shipping from Asia has for some time exceeded even the highly elevated container spot market rates, with the payment of carrier premium fees fast becoming a ...

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News / Soaring costs put the squeeze on feeder operators, while profit-fat liners look on

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News / New UPS surcharges seem to be closing van doors to large-volume shippers

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News / Time is money: report shows carrier reliability leads to higher profits

Reliability does positively impact container line profitability – at least according to SeaIntel’s latest Sunday Spotlight. Recently, there ...

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