Space on box ships out of Asia now going, going, gone – to the highest bidder
By Mike Wackett 08/01/2021 Major forwarders are engaged in fierce bidding wars in China, in order to secure equipment and space to North Europe. And...
Category : Transportation
Texas snowstorm likely this weekend
A fast-moving storm system will move across Texas late this weekend, producing a band of snow from portions of eastern New Mexico into the Lone...
DPD ‘pauses’ parcel deliveries from UK to Ireland while Stena Line cancels multiple ferries amid Brexit fallout
Updated 1 hour ago PARCEL DELIVERY COMPANY DPD UK has said that it will be pausing all its road delivery services from the UK to...
Shipping is on the cusp of a tech revolution
Supply Chains as a strategic component in the age of e-commerce With the irreversible shift to e-commerce in both B2B and retail sectors, supply chains...
SEKO looks to acquisitions following investment
James T. Gagne – SEKO Logistics SEKO Logistics is targeting additional acquisitions, technology development and growth in key geographies after securing investment from Ridgemont Equity...
SBA Issues New And Much Anticipated PPP Regulations
getty On January 6, 2020 the SBA issued approximately 120 pages of new regulations regarding PPP loans. I am currently working through all of the...
European shippers say ocean carriers broke contracts, call on regulators to step in
Dive Brief: The Competition Directorate of the European Commission, the European Freight Forwarders Association and the European Shippers’ Council sent a letter to the European...
‘Blue wave’ stimulus could spur import surge on top of surge
Could today’s unprecedented boom in containerized imports just keep going year-round? Right through Chinese New Year in February? Through the second quarter, then the fall...
Baltic Dry Index Up for Seventh Straight Session – gCaptain
Jan 7 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index that tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities rose for a seventh session...
Seko Logistics under new ownership
(Ridgemont takes majority stake in Seko (Photo: Seko) Global freight forwarder and logistics provider Seko Logistics said Thursday that private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners...