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Sanctions-busting forwarder jailed, while Europe ‘ramps up the pressure’
An Israeli forwarder has been handed a two-year jail stretch for breaching US sanctions on Russia by sending some…
Making sense of the sheer Amazon LTL nonsense
Premium briefly touched upon the latest talk on Amazon’s purported ambition in the less-than-truckload arena…
Saleable Expeditors – management reshuffle talk continues
Our Bill Paul’s take on the 31 March retirement of Expeditors (EXPD) CEO Jeff Musser received very strong traction…
Electronic bills of lading a step closer with standardised framework
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has finalised its standardised framework for digitised bookings…
So long then, Polar Air Cargo, and thanks for all the theatrics
Farewell then, Polar Air Cargo, the Atlas Air/DHL joint-venture.
A 20-year blocked space agreement, due to expire…
Up to $1.5m fee for every Chinese-built box ship calling at a US port
Following its investigation into what it concluded was unfair Chinese state support of maritime supply chains, US…
OceanX: Postcard from ‘pretty cool’ Shanghai
It’s always great to be back in Shanghai, still my second home and a place close to my heart.
There’s been so much…
‘Run aground’
The saga of the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries continues*, as the Tasmanian government makes an unwise decision,…
Greener shipping – ‘further work needed’, but all still to play for
Last week’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) ISWG-GHG 18 meeting left little decided and much still to be…
The US Line: Jeff Musser and the art of ‘servant leadership’
I do not know Jeff Musser.
I have never met him or spoken to him, but I know of him and have always respected him.…