Interest groups from the sector, such as the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, have been among the most vocal critics of supply chain issues. It said last year more than 20% of confirmed US export agriculture sales were lost due to carrier issues and excessive pricing, with as much as 40% of exp...

UK-based liner Allseas Global Logistics will launch its service mid-May, connecting Liverpool, Rotterdam and Chittagong ports with three ships. And  Switzerland-based maritime logistics service provider Commodity Supplies will launch a service, with three chartered vessels, connecting Rotterdam...

Speaking to a House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure subcommittee yesterday, FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei requested a budget increase of 5.2%, raising overall funding to $34,683,500, which he said was needed to support the FMC’s growing activities. He wants to increase staff at the ...

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...

Just a week after Logistic-News Premium casually investigated the possibility of a take-private deal in logistics, KKR has entered into an agreement with Hitachi, the controlling shareholder of HTS, under “which, following a share consolidation after the tender offer, HTS will acquire Hitachi’s ...

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...