The Thai liner operator said it was working with the authorities to get the 1,248 teu Mathu Bhum released as quickly as possible. The vessel, seized by the Indonesian navy on 4 May after 34 20ft containers were found to contain palm oil, remains detained off Belawan port. RCL said: “There was no c...

Once the committee has approved six packages, which include aviation and shipping joining the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the proposals will head to the European Parliament’s plenary session on 6 June,which will endorse the regulations, after considering any changes, before the Council of M...

The warning comes as the worsening wait times along northern Europe’s canals appeared to be easing. Contargo reported waits into Rotterdam of 57 hours, compared with 99 hours a week earlier, although another source seemed less than impressed with the decline. “It’s the same shit as usual, long...

The country’s busy container handler has begun to marshal the infrastructure necessary to integrate its operations with the much-awaited national Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), expected to connect Nhava Sheva terminals at the end of the year. Stakeholders often face difficulty moving conta...

Vessels were forced to wait offshore for days before getting the chance to unload freight. With worsening port congestion, longer lead times, delays in delivery and shortages in production, heavily impacted by events such as renewed outbreaks of Covid in China and the war in Ukraine, supply chain ex...

The French carrier will accept returns at any of its facilities in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City and Memphisfrom 16 May until 15 July, with a $300 incentive for boxes returned within four days of being picked up. Ed Aldridge, president of CMA CGM and APL North America, said: “CMA ...

The conglomerate is also pursuing the deal via the Danish government. Garment producers are the main users of Bangladesh’s ports and logistics sector and apparel its main foreign currency-earner of Bangladesh, more than $30bn, making it the second-largest garment exporter worldwide. Inditex annual...

Lockdowns have decimated international freight flows from China’s powerhouse, casting an ever-lengthening shadow over international supply chains. Numbers released by FourKites show the two-week average shipment volume from China to the US was down 20% as of 29 April, from the period just before t...

A flash survey by the German Chamber of Commerce in China shows nearly one-third of foreign employees plan to leave, with 10% aiming to do so before their current employment contract ends. Maximilian Butek, its executive director in Shanghai, said: “It will be extremely challenging for German comp...

Metro Shipping MD Grant Liddell said Brexit had “discombobulated” the UK’s SME community following decades of free trade with continental neighbours, with transit rates and administrative bureaucracy surging. “Average traditional forwarder freight movement cost has increased by a minimum of ...