Tanker shipping consolidation saga watched ‘like it’s Netflix’
The tanker industry has a storied history of corporate showdowns. The latest, a three-way tussle involving Euronav, looks far from over.
The tanker industry has a storied history of corporate showdowns. The latest, a three-way tussle involving Euronav, looks far from over.
The day after C.H. Robinson announced disappointing fourth-quarter earnings, the analyst community showed little optimism for the 3PL leader’s near-term future.
GoFreight, a startup freight shipping platform for small and midsized freight forwarders, recently raised $23 million in a Series A round.
Interim CEO Anderson says cost savings target is $150 million by the end of the year; Global Forwarding drags down Q4 earnings.
The 2M partnership between MSC and Maersk — which is breaking up — is the smallest of the three alliances. The Ocean Alliance is much larger.
ONE’s profit dropped by 50% quarter over quarter to $2.76 billion.
German ocean shipping company Hapag-Lloyd said its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization jumped by $7.6 billion year over year.
Container shipping rates from Europe to the U.S. are finally falling, but they’re still exceptionally high.
Russian crude restrictions are having the predicted effect on tanker trades, soaking up more vessel capacity as sailing distance lengthens.
Speculation is swirling on how the end of a global container shipping alliance will affect ocean carriers and cargo shippers.