Inflation, supply chain hiccups and the revival of the service sector have not dented demand for shopping, according to a new survey by PricewaterhhouseCoopers (PwC). This month’s Global Consumer Insights Pulse Survey encapsulates input from 9,069 consumers across 25 countries and territories...

The EXP1 was launched on 11 June as a shuttle service between Xiamen and Manila, with the turnaround in just three days, as SITC, which agreed a three-year deal with Xiamen to develop new services in September, targets Chinese online shoppers buying merchandise from the Philippines. SITC chairman Ya...

From October, UK imports will run through the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), as HMRC terminates support for the Customs Handling Imports and Exports Freight platform (CHIEF), but government efforts to migrate traders to the new system appear to be stalling. One source told Logistic-News: “Impor...

But for shippers that rely on the less-than-truckload (LTL) sector, there is little hope of lower rates – if anything, they are likely to climb further. Collective revenues of US LTL carriers rose 20.4% last year to $50.7bn, according to SJ Consulting Group. In addition to the manufacturing sector...

The weekly service, operated by Hapag-Lloyd in a consortium deal with Ocean Network Express (ONE), will intermittently void calls at Nhava Sheva (JNPT), Mundra, Rotterdam, London Gateway and Antwerp from July through September. In addition, Hazira, the service’s third Indian port of call, will be ...

Working with its shipping affiliate Transfar Shipping, the service will involve three weekly shipments, each carrying 2,000-4,000 teu from Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao and Yantian to Los Angeles and Long Beach. A Cainiao spokesperson told Logistic-News: “Cargo departing China for the US west coas...

According to new research from Alphaliner, in early February, carriers deployed some 95,400 teu across 43 ships into the Russian port, while today, that figure stands at just 15,700 teu, with only CMA CGM and MSC continuing to advertise calls at the port, on one service each. Alphaliner also notes t...

According to Steve Saxon, partner at McKinsey, the lockdowns in Shanghai led to cargo being unable to get to the airport, as well as a lack of handlers. He explained on social media: “At the trough, we saw 80% less air cargo capacity in Shanghai. China-wide, this translated to a 20% decline in air...

The next phase of implementation will include emissions from ships operating both within the EU and those outside European territorial waters. A separate ETS will be launched for commercial vehicles, a year earlier than proposed by the EC, on 1 January 2024. Also from 2024, all emissions from shippi...

The carrier has confirmed that the vessel had been towed to Fos-Sur-Mer after an explosion in the engine room caused by the fire, injured the three seafarers. “We can confirm the incident on 21 June in the engine room of the MSC Rachele, on our Indus 2 service, while it was en route from Naples, I...