Shippers hold back on contracts amid uncertainty and ample capacity

A hazy outlook on how the market is going to develop, combined with currently ample ocean capacity, is causing shippers as well as logistics providers to postpone capacity commitments for ...

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News / Lack of respect will dash carrier hopes of forwarding success

Shippers remain sceptical over the long-term future of ocean liners’ foray into freight forwarding, questioning ...

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Ecommerce series / Cost, slave labour and scams: the drivers for teenagers buying online

As we bring The Loadstar’s ecommerce series to a close, we are going to end ...

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News / Shippers eye longer-term airfreight contracts to avoid ocean delays

Shippers have increasingly been committing to longer-term fixed rate contracts in airfreight – but could ...

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News / Forwarders undercutting ocean carriers – but it's a gamble, says Xeneta

Freight forwarders are offering cheaper rates than carriers in their 2024 contracts, according to the ...

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News / Good time for shippers to commit to longer-term air cargo contracts

Shippers should take advantage of lower rates in the first quarter to commit to longer-term ...

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News / US parcel rates poised for rebound, but shippers can shop around

Parcel shippers finally got a break last month when the US Postal Service signalled lower ...

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News / Hamburg Süd must pay $9.8m after 'retaliation' against US shipper

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has ordered Maersk-owned operator Hamburg Süd to pay US ...

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News / Forwarders warn shippers against rates that 'look too good to be true'

Forwarders are warning customers to be wary of rates being offered by rivals for the ...

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News / Shippers put more pressure on ocean carriers for carbon-free services

A new alliance of major shippers is pushing ocean carriers to step up their efforts ...

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News / Shifts in procurement a threat and opportunity for forwarders

Supply chain disruption from Covid-19 fundamentally altered shipper attitudes towards logistics procurement, placing providers in ...

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Shippers hold back on contracts amid uncertainty and ample capacity

shippers Headlines

News / Lack of respect will dash carrier hopes of forwarding success

Ecommerce series / Cost, slave labour and scams: the drivers for teenagers buying online

News / Shippers eye longer-term airfreight contracts to avoid ocean delays

News / Forwarders undercutting ocean carriers – but it's a gamble, says Xeneta

News / Good time for shippers to commit to longer-term air cargo contracts

COMPANY NOTICES

News / US parcel rates poised for rebound, but shippers can shop around

News / Hamburg Süd must pay $9.8m after 'retaliation' against US shipper

News / Forwarders warn shippers against rates that 'look too good to be true'

News / Shippers put more pressure on ocean carriers for carbon-free services

News / Shifts in procurement a threat and opportunity for forwarders

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News / Shippers rue contract deals as spot rates continue to tumble

News / Airfreight loses as shippers switch to cheaper ocean routes to save costs

News / Australian shippers cry foul over liners' 'exorbitant' million-dollar charges

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Shippers hold back on contracts amid uncertainty and ample capacity

shippers Headlines

News / Lack of respect will dash carrier hopes of forwarding success

Ecommerce series / Cost, slave labour and scams: the drivers for teenagers buying online

News / Shippers eye longer-term airfreight contracts to avoid ocean delays

News / Forwarders undercutting ocean carriers – but it's a gamble, says Xeneta

News / Good time for shippers to commit to longer-term air cargo contracts

COMPANY NOTICES

News / US parcel rates poised for rebound, but shippers can shop around

News / Hamburg Süd must pay $9.8m after 'retaliation' against US shipper

News / Forwarders warn shippers against rates that 'look too good to be true'

News / Shippers put more pressure on ocean carriers for carbon-free services

News / Shifts in procurement a threat and opportunity for forwarders

Most read news

News / Shippers rue contract deals as spot rates continue to tumble

News / Airfreight loses as shippers switch to cheaper ocean routes to save costs

News / Australian shippers cry foul over liners' 'exorbitant' million-dollar charges

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