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$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…
Forwarders eyeing higher costs as China cuts subsidies for rail freight
Europe-bound Chinese rail freight is expected to become a whole lot more expensive as Beijing looks to address…
Underperforming DSV – remember the allure of its ‘crowning achievement’
The M&A clock is ticking and with the German elections behind us, as well as the start of the second quarter…
Amid ‘a war economy’, EU drops key supply chain pledges from green deal
The EU has dropped targets from its Clean Industrial Deal (CID), including the pledge of a 90% reduction in…
MSC switches bigger box ships to higher-paying trades in ‘landmark’ move
MSC has switched “essentially all” its megamax vessels from Far East-to-North Europe services to the Far East-Med…