Airbus u-turns on its Beluga fleet goal
Airbus has suspended all flying by its new heavylift airline, Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT), and will wind the…
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Spot rates still tumbling, with worse to come if carriers return to Suez
The downward spiral of container spot freight pricing accelerated this week, as China begins its lunar new year…
Trump threatens shippers: manufacture in ‘the good old USA’ or pay the price
Global businesses are the latest victims caught up in President Trump’s tariff web, threatened with higher costs if…
Liner schedule reliability worsened in a Q4 ‘rife with challenges’
The pervasive headwinds of Q4 24 translated into yet another decline in ocean shipping schedule reliability – but…
HMM signs up to be part of India’s new Vadhvan port development
South Korean container line HMM has become Asia’s first major shipping line to put its name down to associate with…
US trucking market recovery stays in reverse gear further into the year
The long-awaited recovery of the US trucking market is showing all the qualities of an elastic band.
Despite some…
DFDS set to lose $70m this year on Med competition and EKOL turnaround
DFDS has announced that it expects increased competition on the Turkey-Italy ro-ro trade in the final quarter of…
Over-inflated retail inventories could contribute to deflating freight markets
Freight markets are expected to soften – not least because of high inventory levels.
According to data from the US…
Carriers divert Indian cargo to avoid congestion worries at Colombo
With capacity still a nagging concern at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port, container lines are devising alternative supply…
Mr Joy: Victoria – Shitoria (Part One)
Don’t do business in the Australian state of Victoria, especially if you are a transport company.
Now
Imagine that…