How box lines can break free of the 'boom-and-bust treadmill' to stay profitable Original article written by Mike Wackett, at The Loadstar Ocean carriers are enjoying a bull run of profitability, thanks to [...]
Tight capacity and vaccine demand surge set to keep air freight rates high Prices for full freighter charters slipped since Chinese New Year from levels close to $1m per flight but seem set [...]
Congress says carriers are undermining US export trade More than 100 members of Congress have written to Federal Maritime Commission chairman Michael Khouri expressing concerns about what they see as ocean carrier actions [...]
‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Chaos Strikes Global Shipping The pandemic has disrupted international trade, driving up the cost of shipping goods and adding a fresh challenge to the global economic recovery. [...]
Intermodal poised for run, according to Wells Fargo National Retail Federation sees 23% increase in inbound containers in first half of 2021 Original article written by Todd Maiden, Finance editor at Freight [...]
Port of Montreal strike threat already disrupting shippers Shipping Federation of Canada is warning that a potential strike at the Port of Montreal is already having a damaging impact Original article written [...]
Ocean freight pressures set to continue until at least summer Capacity from China to the US may have eased slightly in recent weeks, but the disruptions to global supply chains look set to [...]
Did COVID kill retail stores? It’s complicated States with the largest e-commerce gains over the past year were also among those with the smallest in-store declines Original article written by Brian Straight, [...]
Export boom drives Canada’s largest trade surplus since 2014 Original article written by Shelly Hagan, Reporter at Ajot Canada’s trade sector unexpectedly recorded its largest surplus in more than six years on across-the-board [...]
Aggressive carriers 'biting the hand that feeds them' as importers shun China Original article written by Gavin van Marle, Editor at The Loadstar There are growing signs that the sky-high freight prices on [...]