CMA CGM, Contecon Manzanillo launch block train service
Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.'s (ICTSI) business unit operating... 
HKIA Consultancy to help develop Thailand's U-Tapao Airport
HKIA Consultancy Limited (HKIA Consultancy) announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...
Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the Japanese owner of the giant container vessel that caused blockage at the
DHL opens facility in Brisbane to meet demand in perishable goods
DHL Global Forwarding announced that it is opening its newest facility in Brisbane to meet the surging demand for...
Indonesia's Raindo United to launch cargo services in Asia
Raindo United Services, based in Indonesia's Banten province, is looking to launch freighter domestic...
Schedule reliability dips slightly in January
Shipping schedule reliability dipped in January, reversing the uptrend seen at the end of 2022. Sea Intelligence said...
Korean Air gets approval from the UK on Asiana merger
Korean Air announced that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had approved its planned business...
Cool Chain Association trials tracking solutions for perishables
The Cool Chain Association said it plans to draft a best practice handling procedure for perishables based on a series...
CEVA Logistics to transition its contract logistics, warehouses to low-carbon electricity by 2025
CEVA Logistics is transitioning all its contract logistics and freight warehouses to low-carbon electricity by 2025. It...
Evergreen Line announced that the 20,000 TEU-class container vessel that has blocked the Suez Canal
The Suez canal blockage seen from an Airbus satellite. Airbus photo (March 25, 2021). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/AirbusSpace/status/1375078054884749318
The ultra-large containership stuck in the Suez Canal could take “weeks” to be moved, blocking one
As the pandemic disrupted supply chains in multiple areas, visibility emerged as a vital instrument to identify problems and plot possible alternatives. Greg Orr, president of trucking firm CFI, says that the company’s drivers spend 15-18 hours a week on average waiting, which translates into more than 30,000 hours of idling for the firm. Visibility is key to reduce this unproductive time, he said.
Today’s market offers an abundance of opportunities for small and mid-sized forwarders to arm
