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Freight turmoil hitting red meat exports
In an increasingly competitive world, Australia has some innate advantages in delivering high quality red meat protein to global markets:...

Raymond STERN
Aug 31, 2021


Port congestion sapping major Asia-US ship capacity injection
Container lines are increasing capacity on the Asia-US trades by double-digit percentages, but port congestion in Asia and the US is...

Raymond STERN
Aug 30, 2021


Geodis Launches US D2C Fulfilment for E-commerce Brands
Geodis eLogistics is a new service offer emerging D2C brands flexible and affordable inventory storage and e-commerce fulfilment Geodis...

Raymond STERN
Aug 22, 2021


The shipping crisis is getting worse. Here's what that means for holiday shopping
The vast network of ports, container vessels and trucking companies that moves goods around the world is badly tangled, and the cost of...

Raymond STERN
Aug 22, 2021


Gartner Summer Webinar Series: The Increased Role of Visibility in Supply Chain.
Without end-to-end visibility into products, processes and data, global supply chains can’t monitor and mitigate costly disruptions. So...

Raymond STERN
Aug 21, 2021


Container Shipping Earnings Now Rival Apple. It’s Not a Good Look
Container lines are making oodles of money from their customers’ misery. If the profiteering label sticks, they risk a policy backlash in...

Raymond STERN
Aug 20, 2021


Walmart charters ships to ensure freight capacity, inventory for peak season
Walmart is chartering ships to ensure it has enough freight capacity to meet demand for peak season, executives said on the company's...

Raymond STERN
Aug 19, 2021


No plans to sell DB Schenker as DSV rumours resurface
DB Schenker has said there are no current plans to sell the company as rumours of DSV Panalpina’s interest in the Deutsche Bahn-owned...

Raymond STERN
Aug 17, 2021


Jas Worldwide to acquire Greencarrier Freight Services
Jas Worldwide has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Swedish-headquartered forwarder Greencarrier Freight Services...

Raymond STERN
Aug 17, 2021


DHL to stick with an opportunistic approach to acquisitions
Deutsche Post (DP) DHL will maintain an opportunistic approach to freight forwarding acquisitions despite the spate of takeovers recently...

Raymond STERN
Aug 16, 2021


Freight forwarders call for govt intervention as logistic rates soar
Freight forwarding industry needs the government to intervene to help bring down overseas logistics rates which have escalated almost 10...

Raymond STERN
Aug 16, 2021


Global port congestion building – busy Ningbo terminal shut for sixth day
Today, AIS data from VesselsValue shows around 50 containerships at anchor near Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, where operations at Ningbo Meishan...

Raymond STERN
Aug 15, 2021


أجيليتي" الكويتية تبيع الخدمات اللوجستية العالمية "GIL" إلى شركة "DSV Panalpina" الدنماركية
أعلنت شركة أجيليتي للمخازن العمومية، المُدرجة ببورصتي الكويت ودبي، عن إتمام صفقة بيع نشاط شركة الخدمات اللوجستية العالمية المتكاملة...

Raymond STERN
Aug 15, 2021


Blank sailing plans for 'Golden Week' would push shipping rates even higher
Ocean carriers are reported to be considering a new round of blank sailings from Asia around China’s Golden Week holiday, in the first...

Raymond STERN
Aug 15, 2021


DSV Panalpina targets growth after completing Agility GIL deal
DSV Panalpina has completed the takeover of the logistics arm of Agility – Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) — in a deal with an...

Raymond STERN
Aug 15, 2021


NEW SHUTDOWN : Shippers await clarity on impact of shutdown at China’s Ningbo port.
China has partly shuttered the world’s third-busiest port after a single worker tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday. The Meidong...

Raymond STERN
Aug 13, 2021


Rates for container ships will be strong until next Chinese New Year at least: Jefferies
Randy Giveans, head of the energy maritime shipping equity research group at Jefferies, discusses the main factors behind the spike in...

Raymond STERN
Aug 12, 2021



Raymond STERN
Aug 12, 2021


The impact of sea freight rates on commodity prices
Recently, ocean freight has risen sharply. I chatted with some friends and mentioned that the port congestion in the United States is...

Raymond STERN
Aug 12, 2021


China shutdowns the world’s third-busiest port, Ningbo-Zhoushan port.
China has partly shuttered the world’s third-busiest port after a single worker tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday. The Meidong...

Raymond STERN
Aug 12, 2021
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