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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High rates Headlines

News / 'Unequal' impact of high freight rates hits margins of smaller shippers harder

Spiralling freight rates could have an unequal impact on shippers, sending some smaller businesses into ...

High rates Vespucci Maritime

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

The future of some feeder services in North Europe is under threat from the pincer ...

Feeder Lines High rates port congestion Port of Rotterdam

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

UPS has sent a strong signal to large-volume B2C shippers with the announcement of hefty ...

Arise surcharges Express Yourself High rates Integrators Logistics Trends & Insights the ecommerce equation UPS USPS

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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 ...

container lines High rates Maersk Line reliability and profitability SeaIntel

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Company news

Hermes NG digitalises cargo management for dnata Singapore

American Airlines Cargo partners with IBS Software to fast-track WebCargo

Davies Turner commences construction of another major logistics hub

Clipper supports Primark click & collect service trial

ZIM invests $6m in Data Science Consulting Group

Eurogate connects the East-West Gate terminal in Fényeslitke to its logistics network

Lufthansa Cargo opens new fine arts warehouse at Frankfurt hub

Yang Ming to add 11,000 teu vessel YM Tranquility

OOCL starts Transpacific Latin Pacific 6 for express link: China - west coast SA

Loginno launches consultancy to help with digital transformation in logistics

CAL Cargo is renamed CHALLENGE AIRLINES IL

Global Transport Solutions (GTS) acquires Cargo Holland

Cargolux inaugurates new service to Shannon

TechI: Hyundai makes small steer without man but a giant one for autonomous ships

PE firms EQT and Mubadala buy Envirotainer for €2.8bn

Solving supply chain disruption - KlearNow and Project44 launch partnership

Another strike at major German ports as pay negotiations break down again

New rules mean the end is nigh for the passenger freighter

Shipper accuses Yang Ming and HMM of collusion and profiteering

Explosion at Aqaba Port kills 14 after crane drops container of chlorine gas

China's air cargo capacity is back to normal, but demand is weak

Hi-tech majors now see more investment potential in Vietnam than China

Cainiao launches China-USWC service, with guaranteed 30-day arrival

2022 ocean and air freight markets: a mid-year assessment

Crew members airlifted to hospital after MSC box ship catches fire

Increase in containers overboard sees industry boost research into losses

News Podcast | June 2022 | Is winter coming?

M&A radar: DB Schenker gulps a (jagged, little) poison pill

Analysis: Getting round port congestion could create a deep carbon footprint

Air charter market remains buoyant as capacity is harder to find

Thousands of UK shippers still unprepared for customs system switch

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