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Top 10 Shipowning Nations: China Overtakes Japan for No. 1 Spot
China has overtaken Japan to claim the top spot in global ship ownership rankings, with a fleet valued…
Shippers ‘happy to pay top dollar’ for guaranteed price and capacity
Shippers are happy to pay more for capacity and pricing assurance, and would like to be “in the loop” with supply…
Asos changes gear on distribution: smart move or strategic error?
UK fashion etailer Asos has switched distribution gears – and will now send US orders directly from its UK…
UPS Supply Chain Solutions: a target for Maersk, DHL or Kuehne?
Q4/full-year 2024 UPS numbers: a lengthy conference call running for well over one hour, including 30 minutes of…
Cut in automotive freight costs triggers uproar among German SME hauliers
German premium car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz’s decision to cut its freight costs by 10% from 1 February, resulting…
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…
Spot vs contract gap widens as air shippers get wise to capacity limits
Ecommerce shippers reserving freighter capacity have widened the gap between global contract and spot rates,…
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…
Vietnam gains manufacturing ground – but will this provoke US tariffs?
Vietnam is gaining ground as an alternative to China, but there are warnings that too-rapid growth could provoke…