Getting to Zero Coalition, which includes Maersk Line, calls for “commercially viable zero-emission vessels” to be deployed on deep sea trade by 2030.
The $42.3 million bust is the latest in a string of global maritime drug seizures at sea and in ports.
FIATA warns that higher air, ocean and trucking fuels costs will be passed directly on to customers.
Blockchain to be deployed by VAKT to smooth the post-trade process
Boris Blanche, managing director of the International Road Transport Union, believes upskilling, better recruitment practices and semi-autonomous trucking can help address the shortfall of drivers.
According to an MSI analyst, a key mainline container trade hardly bumped this summer – and the forward outlook for carriers is less than upbeat.
Danish logistics conglomerate DSV is now one of the world’s leading forwarders after completing the acquisition of Panalpina in August.
With oil prices climbing 20%, bunker and BAF costs are expected to follow suit after Saudi drone attacks
Carriers are set to withdraw more Asia-Europe sailings in Q4 as excess capacity drags on freight rates.
Higher transport costs are a price worth paying to cut carbon emissions, says a U.K. government energy czar. Ship owners beg to differ.
Digitalization and automation are increasing the risk of cyberattacks, say intelligence agencies, but many shipping companies are refusing to act.
Truck capacity across the English Channel could be cut to 50% for up to three months, resulting in two day queues for drivers.
BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO call on charterers, bunker suppliers and nation states to “double their efforts” to ensure a smooth transition to low-sulfur fuel.
Future attacks could be far worse than the $10 billion ‘NotPetya’ attack in 2017 that hobbled Maersk and cost FedEx $300 million.
But a failure to secure a no-deal Brexit could scupper their plans to reshore manufacturing.
Healthy container throughput growth suggests they might be.
But trade associations call for more certainty as political impasse continues.
Pilot eLCV projects are planned in the U.S. next year with local production a long-term aim.
Does container shipping have a drug problem? After a string of busts in the U.S. in recent months, attention has now switched to the U.K., where authorities have seized 1,279 kilograms of heroin with a street value of £130 million ($148 million). The drugs were found Aug. 30 by officers from Border Force and the […]
Air cargo carriers are expecting a demand surge for scheduled and charter capacity if the British government overcomes opposition in Parliament and proceeds with a no-deal exit from the European Union Oct. 31, a scenario that even government experts agree will cause logistics chaos at English Channel ports. Opposition to a no-deal Brexit reached fever […]
