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DB Schenker adds to DSV coffers as multi-year integration begins
DSV will start adding the first few country operations of DB Schenker into its network from Aug. 1 in an integration process expected to be completed by 2028.
Busan aims to boost transshipment volumes with new $573 million feeder terminal
Development of the new terminal comes as gains in transshipment volumes are outpacing the increase in gateway cargo at Busan, where transshipment business has been bolstered by the launch of the Gemini Cooperation earlier this year.
India-US carriers likely to kill August rate hikes amid new tariff uncertainty
Local liner sources who spoke with the Journal of Commerce signaled that carriers would cancel increase notices scheduled for Aug. 1 and instead extend existing prices through the first half of the month.
Congress eyes a tax credit for reshoring port crane manufacturing
The legislation aims to incentivize a domestic crane industry and move US ports away from China’s dominant manufacturer.
Tariff volatility puts smaller US importers in planning limbo
Higher costs and shifting deadlines are making business difficult for small cargo owners and those shipping low-value goods.
MPV shippers adopt ‘strategic inaction’ operating model to counter instability
Cargo movers are holding back on executing breakbulk and project cargo shipments as much as possible until there is a clearer picture of costs in the current unsettled market.
US tariff volatility no longer driving trans-Pacific trade plans
As tariff fatigue sets in, US retailers are concentrating more on their product delivery needs rather than adjusting their supply chains on the fly to the vagaries of the Trump administration’s trade policy.
CMA CGM’s Q2 earnings slide as geopolitics, tariffs hit shipping business
The Marseilles-based carrier said the unstable operating environment was disrupting trade flows and leading to growing uncertainty about demand in the major markets.
New Houthi attacks slash MPV northbound transits via Red Sea
Having tentatively returned to Red Sea transits, multipurpose and heavy-lift vessels are again shunning the route in favor of the safer, but longer, passage around southern Africa.
Hutchison confirms Chinese investor interest in BlackRock-TiL ports sale
The company did not disclose the identity of the potential Chinese investor in the $23 billion deal, although it is widely thought to be Cosco Shipping Holdings.
Trans-Atlantic trade dispute averted as US, EU reach weekend deal
But with many details of the framework agreement still to be thrashed out over the coming weeks, it will do little to address the uncertainty hanging over the trade lane.
Trans-Atlantic trade war averted as US, EU reach weekend deal
But with many details of the framework agreement still to be thrashed out over the coming weeks, it will do little to address the uncertainty hanging over the trade lane.
Trucking intelligence provider expands visibility product into drayage market
GenLogs is offering data on shipper drayage volumes, available carriers and asset location at the Port of Miami as part of a broadening of its highway sensor-based platform.
Ocean frontloading cuts air freight demand on trans-Pacific
The 90-day pause in tariffs was long enough for US importers to advance most of their cargo shipments by ocean, according to analysts.
Wave of Asian boxes to hit congested North Europe ports in August–September
Double-digit demand is expected to continue through the third quarter on the Asia-Europe trades, piling more pressure on terminals that have been overstretched for months.
Wave of Asian boxes to hit congested North Europe ports in August-September
Double-digit demand is expected to continue through the third quarter on the Asia-Europe trades, piling more pressure on terminals that have been overstretched for months.
CMA CGM reflags vessel in first move to boost size of US fleet
The carrier announced in March it would spend $20 billion over the next four years to significantly bolster its logistics presence in the US, including expanding its US-flag fleet and increasing capacity at key US ports.
MSC to launch new USEC-Oceania weekly service in February
Volumes from Oceania to the US East Coast have grown steadily during the past five years, with this June recording the most imports ever for a single month.
Post-tariff foreign currency headwinds hit Kuehne + Nagel’s H1, Q2 profit
The negative foreign exchange effects were most noticeable in the forwarder’s US dollar-denominated ocean freight business where earnings fell sharply in the second quarter.
India-Europe rates strengthen on peak season space demand, capacity cuts
Local freight forwarders have reported rate increases in the range of $300 to $500 per FEU month over month and expect further slight gains if the pace of demand remains steady.