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Knight-Swift – any sign of the longed-for US freight inflection?
Everybody’s eager to call the ‘inflection point’ for land freight transportation in North America.
How does it look…
More changes to Chapman Freeborn European cargo team
Yet more changes at Chapman Freeborn as it finishes a “strategic restructure” of its European cargo operations…
EU pledges ‘proportionate’ response to new Trump tariffs
Supply chains are bracing for the impact of US trade tariffs, which could be introduced as early as next week. …
Ecommerce traffic will help ward off new threats to air cargo demand
Volatility in the airfreight industry is likely to persist, warned forwarders this week, as a potential end to…
Maersk splashes out on more chartered tonnage for Gemini
Maersk Line continues to pay top dollar to secure tonnage for the Gemini Cooperation’s intra-Asia services,…
Analysis: Can the Gemini network do it on-time?
Last week The Loadstar Podcast hosted a fascinating interview with Hapag-Lloyd’s managing director of global…
Lessons must be learned from bitter USEC labour contract dispute
Lessons should be learned from the chaos and animosity that festered throughout the negotiations over a new master…
Ambitious plans to revive US shipbuilding sector come under fire
US shipbuilding ambitions have observers scratching their heads on the viability, funds required, and their likely…
Rose grower sues DSV over ‘bait and switch’ forwarding move
DSV has been accused of “bait and switch” tactics, by attempting to persuade a shipper into ditching its forwarding…
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd shuffle port calls on transatlantic services
With the launch of the Gemini Cooperation less than a fortnight away, partners Maersk Line and Hapag-Lloyd appear…