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Container ships now piling up at anchorages off China’s ports
More signs that trans-Pacific liner capacity has overwhelmed port capacity. There are over 60 container ships full of import cargo stuck...
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Raymond STERN
Sep 23, 2021
Nike Call Shows How Complicated and Messy Logistics Have Become
After spending a few minutes talking about triumphs at the Olympics, buzzy sneaker drops and a headquarters tour with LeBron James, Nike...
Raymond STERN
Sep 22, 2021
Maersk launches first Jafza warehousing and distribution center in the country
Maersk Kanoo Emirates, the provider of integrated logistics services for container transport, has signed an agreement with Jebel Ali Free...
Raymond STERN
Sep 20, 2021
The Inside Story of the Ship That Broke Global Trade
The six-day stranding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal last March did something incredibly rare: it made regular people care about...
Raymond STERN
Sep 20, 2021
A tsunami of change for ocean freight
Ocean freight challenges are expected to last well into 2022, CSCMP panelists say. It’s been a rough ride for ocean freight of late....
Raymond STERN
Sep 20, 2021
Freight costs keep surging despite shipping giants freezing prices
Shipping costs are continuing to rise despite some carriers suspending rate increases and investigations by competition regulators, with...
Raymond STERN
Sep 19, 2021
Agility Chairperson Henadi Al-Saleh speaks about digital transformation at Agility (AR)
Agility Chairperson Henadi Al-Saleh spoke at a panel during the launch of the Sahel application. The Sahel application, launched by the...
Raymond STERN
Sep 17, 2021
A perfect storm for container shipping
Will prolonged disruptions shift the pattern of trade? A giant ship wedged across the Suez canal, record-breaking shipping rates, armadas...
Raymond STERN
Sep 15, 2021
‘Just Get Me a Box’: Inside the Brutal Realities of Supply Chain Hell
Logistics managers are battling the pandemic, a labor shortage, and huge demand to get goods to your front door. It’s mid-August, and...
Raymond STERN
Sep 14, 2021
Carriers blank nearly half of all Asia – Middle East sailings
Consumers in the Middle East face slimmer choices in the shops as global liners shun the region in favour of the higher paying main...
Raymond STERN
Sep 14, 2021
Carriers blank nearly half of all Asia – Middle East sailings
Consumers in the Middle East face slimmer choices in the shops as global liners shun the region in favour of the higher paying main...
Raymond STERN
Sep 14, 2021
Startup HUUB acquired by Maersk
Today A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announces the acquisition of HUUB, a Portuguese cloud-based logistics start-up, specialised in...
Raymond STERN
Sep 12, 2021
Cargo rate freeze won't solve shipping strains
Wider range of Chinese exports to US face delays, including Christmas gifts Recent moves made by international shipping companies' to...
Raymond STERN
Sep 12, 2021
CMA CGM freeze freight rates but meet frosty reception from shippers and forwarders
The world’s third biggest shipping company has said that it is freezing its spot rates for six months as the cost of shipping goods...
Raymond STERN
Sep 12, 2021
Raymond STERN
Sep 12, 2021
Kout Food Group Opens Distribution Center at Agility Logistics Park in Sulaibiya
Agility & Kout Food Group (KFG) inaugurated KFG’s new distribution center. The distribution center is located at the new Agility...
Raymond STERN
Sep 11, 2021
Aramex confirms in talks to buy Turkish delivery company MNG Kargo
Dubai-listed Aramex (ARMX.DU), partly owned by Abu Dhabi state investor ADQ, said on Sunday it is in talks to buy Turkish delivery...
Raymond STERN
Sep 9, 2021
Carriers 'moving in' on landside services could push forwarders out of business
Shipping lines tightening their grip on the container supply chain could result in many independent forwarders “disappearing”, it was...
Raymond STERN
Sep 8, 2021
Abu Dhabi Ports and France’s CMA CGM to jointly develop $154m terminal at Khalifa Port
The new facility will open in 2024 with an initial capacity of 1.8 million TEUs. Abu Dhabi Ports, which operates ports, industrial cities...
Raymond STERN
Sep 2, 2021
Israel opens China-operated port, seeks ties to ‘neighbours in the Middle East’
According to US website Axios, CIA director William Burns expressed concern about Chinese involvement in major Israeli infrastructure...
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