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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…
Returning to Suez and rates: the shipping contract conundrum
Shippers negotiating new contracts this year face a major rates dilemma as the maritime industry contemplates a…
Déjà vu: Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby)
As the clock struck 12 on 20 January, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of…
Xeneta appoints Marie-Pierre Rogers as new board of directors chair
Ocean and air freight rate data and intelligence platform Xeneta has announced changes to its board of directors,…
South Korea moves to support export supply chains as tariffs loom
In preparation for the expected introduction of wide-ranging tariffs on goods imported into the US, the South…
Service return to using Suez Canal ‘just a one-off’ says CMA CGM
Despite positive ceasefire developments, stakeholders should not expect container lines to immediately return to…