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CU Lines developing shortsea routes to serve Red Sea and Indian subcontinent
Chinese regional carrier China United Lines (CULines) is expanding its presence in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and…
Airfreight shippers told to delay contracts as US CBP clarifies China rules
Shippers should hold off negotiating airfreight contracts until there is more global clarity – although the US has…
Time to reverse ‘decade-long decline’ in South African logistics
The continuing loss of transhipment cargo “reinforces the picture of a decade-long decline” in South Africa’s…
The Spirit of Tasmania saga – here comes the final chapter (for now)
The Spirit of Tasmania replacement vessel debacle reached its nadir in 2024, culminating in incomplete port…
$1.5m China-built ship charge would bring return of US port congestion
The million-dollar-plus charges for Chinese-built vessels calling at US ports would unsurprisingly put inflationary…
Delayed arrival of freighters may prevent ‘a bloodbath’ in air cargo market
Only a trickle of large widebody freighters will join the global fleet this year and, in the face of last year’s…
Conf call redux: Unique Matson – ‘steady as they go’
$4.8bn-market cap Matson is in a unique position compared with many container lines.
For a start, it’s American,…
CU Lines developing shortsea routes to serve Red Sea and Indian subcontinent
Chinese regional carrier China United Lines (CULines) is expanding its presence in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and…
Airfreight shippers told to delay contracts as US CBP clarifies China rules
Shippers should hold off negotiating airfreight contracts until there is more global clarity – although the US has…
Business calls for end to French port strikes, but unions plan more
French industry body the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) is demanding a swift end to the strikes at the…