The British Port Association’s director of policy and external affairs, Mark Simmonds, said that during the development of now-scrapped border control posts (BCPs), it had been “difficult” to get answers from government on how to proceed. “Officials obviously had a very difficult task and we...

At the Cainiao Open Week forum last week, CEO Wan Lin said: “After so many years, the whole logistics business, including express deliveries, have matured.” Cainiao ships more than four million parcels a day from China, ten-fold growth on 2014, but still lagging behind other e-commerce groups �...

First-half revenues rose to $802m, up 6% on last year, accounting for more than one-third of total group income. But the carrier noted: “Revenues remained strong despite the increase in passenger volumes limiting bellyhold capacity, leading to a 19% reduction in freight carried (295,020 tonnes).�...

The development will establish ‘a body with teeth’ to enforce the OSRA 22 initiative signed into law by President Biden in June. The Bureau will comprise an Office of Enforcement, Office of Investigations and an Office of Compliance. An attorney in the senior executive service, with regulat...

With a proposal for a rule to that effect, the administration is also shifting the stakes in contract negotiations between the railways and unions. “This proposed rule will improve safety for America’s rail passengers – and rail workers – across the country,” said US transport secretary Pe...

It is perhaps a further sign that container lines may have enjoyed their best-ever quarter, but that demand has peaked. Compared with the same period of 2021, ONE’s revenue was up 56%, to $9bn, from liftings of 2,939,000 teu, down 5% on the previous year, for an average rate of $3,069 per teu. Riv...

Meanwhile, the latest data shows China’s factory activity shrank in July, owing to “insufficient market demand”. In its July Asia-Pacific report, Maersk said the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a “broader weakening of demand” was weighing down the long-term outlook for the global economy. ...

According to Taiwanese forwarder Team Global Logistics (TGL), reduced consumer spending is “dragging down” ocean and air freight demand, leading customers to assume transit times would improve. “However, they have shown no sign of decreasing, because gridlocks are happening, not only at [US] p...

Moreover, the risk of further disruption to carrier networks as they attempt to navigate heightened congestion at North European hub ports is likely to slow the decline in container spot rates on the tradelane, despite weakening demand. However, nearly half of shippers no longer feel confident of th...

Singapore’s Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has launched an $18m supply chain integrity project after fears that some biofuels are leading to deforestation and worse impacts on the environment. As the world bunkering capital, the involvement of Singapore in clarifying the biofuel...