In conjunction with soaring fuel costs, this is hurting small operators, above all. After a strong run that propelled pricing to record levels, the trucking market has been losing momentum, prompting the question of whether a recession might be imminent. Spot rates have retreated and tender rejectio...

The service involves railing containers from Kunming, China, to Vientiane in Laos and then trucking the boxes to Thailand and other ASEAN countries, a move that will reduce carbon emissions. Previously, the company offered only a trucking option for customers who needed to get their goods from Kunmi...

Rewind 10sPausePlayForward 10s% buffered00:0000:0000:00UnmuteMuteExit fullscreenEnter fullscreen Play We also shed light on how rail services between Asia and Europe have been devastated by war in Ukraine and discuss why supermarket Lidl has set up a new shipping l...

Announcing “strong” first-quarter results today, which saw revenues up 82%, to Dkr61.125bn ($8.7bn), and ebit up 104%, to Dkr3bn, as it incorporated Agility GIL, the firm said its appetite for takeovers had not diminished. The integration of Agility’s logistics arm will be completed in the thi...

Yesterday the Germany-based carrier said it planned to install Nexxiot and Orbcomm trackers on around 95% of its dry containers by the end of next year, claiming a level of supply chain visibility for customers unsurpassed by its competitors. Olaf Habert, director container applications at Hapag-Llo...

European Causeway operates from Cairnryan in Scotland to Larne in Northern Ireland and was initially detained following the sacking of P&O Ferries’ seafarers in March. The MCA said: ““Our surveyors are carrying out a full inspection of P&O Ferries vessel European Causeway. This follows...

Twill will create an emergency transport channel for South Korean small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), covering sea freight and land-based logistics in more than 300 destinations worldwide. KITA said that, while the logistical disruption caused by Covid-19 remained unresolved, global supply chain...

Indian Railways, the statutory body that operates the rail system, has rejigged an incentive package for the movement of laden boxes and empties. The 5% discount on laden cargo haulage rates, fees levied by Railways on containerised rail operators for the use of its infrastructure network and introd...

Revenue from its Transportation and Logistics business increased by 47% organically on the same period last year, to just over €2.36bn ($2.5bn). It said the result was due primarily to “spectacular growth” in its forwarding business, which accounted for more than €1.73bn (+62%) of the total,...

With the chaotic events at P&O Ferries, UK trade unions have been in discussions with the Department for Transport which it is expected will see collective bargaining agreements (CBA) in place on key routes out of the UK. These will benefit operators such as DFDS and Stena, which already ha...