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Contract season in limbo as carriers eye conditions for a Red Sea return
The Asia-Europe shipping contract season appears stuck in limbo, with shippers having delayed proceedings as they…
Conf call redux: CH Robinson – ‘controlling what we can control and what we can’t’
Fourth-quarter results at US road transport operator and freight forwarder CH Robinson beat analysts’ profit…
Hapag-Lloyd 2024 profits and volumes up – a boost for Gemini launch
Hapag-Lloyd retained its market share in 2024, with its volumes increasing at the same pace as the rest of the…
Fuel ‘trichotomy’ closer as OEM surmounts barrier to ammonia tech
The two-year dichotomy between methanol and LNG could become a trichotomy this year, with the news that an OEM has…
Maersk box ship breakdown means losses for Chilean cherry exporters
A Maersk-operated containership which suffered engine failure while crossing the Pacific Ocean a fortnight ago is…
Liner investors steam in as Vadhvan mega-port project takes shape
India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) continues to draw in potential investment commitments from the liner…
DHL Global Forwarding – ‘hungry for more’…cash!
The best performer so far this year on the stock market – more here and here – against its ‘peer group’ in Europe’s…
Strong secondhand box ship market now threatened by overcapacity
Unexpectedly strong demand for container shipping and healthy freight rates for much of last year led to a doubling…
Shippers should ‘think differently’ about tariffs, say analysts
Impending tariffs on imports from the US have thus far been seen as a threat, an additional cost to pass on, or to…
Crew abandons Chinese feeder vessel on fire in the Red Sea
A Hong Kong-flagged feeder vessel is stranded in the Gulf of Aden after a fire broke out onboard yesterday (27…