Spot rates ease, but 'no reason' to expect quick return to pre-pandemic levels

There was a further slight softening of container spot rates from Asia to the US and Europe this week, but carriers appear to have held their nerve and avoided any ...

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Carriers and shippers with ambitions to be integrators looking to “take the forwarder out” of ...

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News / Airports seek info connectivity with ocean cargo for sea-air visibility

As a growing number of airports take a more active role in the cargo business ...

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News / Shippers to pay the penalty as ONE set to apply overweight charge

Asia-Europe ocean carriers are cracking down on rogue shippers who incorrectly declare westbound booking container ...

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News / Carriers 'fire-fighting' in battle to ease congestion at N Europe ports

Maersk is looking to overland Asian containers at less-congested North European ports and evacuate long-stay ...

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News / Carriers talking to their customers again, but European service delays remain

Shippers visiting the Multimodal event in Birmingham this week were anxious to access the three ...

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Oct 22, 2021• Comments•

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News / Industry leaders call for supply chain interoperability between modes

A group of senior executives from across the freight transport modes have issued a call ...

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Oct 7, 2020• Comments•

News / Intermodal the key to boosting efficiency and reliability and going greener

Across the worldwide logistics industry, we are seeing a significant shift in modal use as ...

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News / Dubai unveils loyalty scheme to lure premium transhipment cargo from Europe

Dubai has launched a loyalty scheme for shippers and freight forwarders in a bid to ...

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Spot rates ease, but 'no reason' to expect quick return to pre-pandemic levels

Multimodal Headlines

News / Trend for vertical integration may not be right for multimodal transport

News / Airports seek info connectivity with ocean cargo for sea-air visibility

News / Shippers to pay the penalty as ONE set to apply overweight charge

News / Carriers 'fire-fighting' in battle to ease congestion at N Europe ports

News / Carriers talking to their customers again, but European service delays remain

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Industry leaders call for supply chain interoperability between modes

News / Intermodal the key to boosting efficiency and reliability and going greener

News / Dubai unveils loyalty scheme to lure premium transhipment cargo from Europe

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