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TT Club findings suggest that severe weather is an increasing risk to the supply chain. According to the cargo insurance specialist, over the last three years, inland operations suffered damage caused by extreme weather in 32% of cases, nearly half t...

The large container lines are boosting their logistics services capabilities with a fresh spate of acquisitions, positioning themselves as integrated service providers with end-to-end offerings for shippers. In early December, CMA CGM added the la...

All Nippon Airways partnered with Nippon Express, Kintetsu World Express and Yusen Logistics for the SAF Flight Initiative’s first SAF-powered cargo flight September 29, 2021. It was the first flight by a Japanese airline to conduct a joint operation...

In September, Nike cut is sales forecast and warned of delays during the holiday shopping season following an outbreak of Covid-19 which had closed factories in Vietnam. A recent survey of U.S. manufacturers by supply chain platform provider Thomas f...

Fuelled by supply chain shifts to elevated inventory levels and the rapid growth in ecommerce, demand for warehouse space is going through the roof, well in excess of available warehouse space.

Teleport, the logistics venture of AirAsia Digital, is looking to be a top cargo operator in the ASEAN region after recently beefing up its cargo play in the region with the launch of its own Boeing 737-800 dedicated freighter aircraft.

Yang Ming is one of many companies in Asia ramping up their South America operations and building more connections within the two regions. The YM Ubiquity is shown anchored in San Francisco Bay, waiting to dock at the Port of Oakland, in 2021.

Container shortages are resulting in rising freight rates and delays in deliveries. Experts say the shortages are the result of the Covid-19 pandemic, fewer sailings and even the loss of containers at sea. The World Shipping Council says an average o...

The logistics sector could witness more consolidation between industry players amid efforts to achieve scale and expand offerings to support demand, industry experts predict. In February, Shenzhen-based SF Holding Co. announced that it is set to acqu...

Industry players are expression concern over the drive of Maersk and CMA CGM to turn themselves into behemoths that can offer multimodal logistics solutions to shippers.

FedEx is anticipating a change in the pattern of how goods move across the world in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic with a particular focus on reducing dependencies in supply chains.

Squeezed by a relentless string of pricing hikes by integrators, a growing number of retailers and online merchants are looking for alternative options to deliver their goods to consumers. This trend intensified in the wake of the 2020 peak season, w...

DHL Express and electric vehicle maker StreetScooter introduced their new H2 Panel Van elective delivery vehicle at the 2019 Green Tech Festival in Berlin. Although larger delivery companies are increasingly turning to electric vehicles, some fleet o...

DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international freight specialist division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, foresees a strong and sustained growth in cross-border road transportation in Southeast Asia where the e-commerce sector is expected to grow 5.5%...

Supply chains under high pressure are forcing companies in the United States and Europe to think out of the box in order to move goods into these markets ahead of the expected Christmas rush. Particularly acute is the situation in the United Kingdom,...