For decades, freight forwarders have competed on a familiar set of metrics: rates, capacity, reliability, transit time and network reach. Technology has improved the tools, but the basic proposition…
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With ship fires caused by lithium-ion battery cargo continuing to pose a threat to vessel operations, container lines are on the verge of calling for such shipments to be mandatorily classified as…
The South Korean province of Jeju Island wants local construction companies to aggregate containerised shipments to stem losses arising from a direct shipping service from China. Last October, after…
One crew member has died and six remain missing after a tugboat capsized while assisting a container ship off Busan, South Korea, with authorities now investigating whether towline tension during a…
US importers can no longer treat customs clearance as the end of their compliance obligations – customs is increasingly scrutinising entries for months after cargo has been released, according to…
Elmarie Smit has been appointed Online Editor of Freight News, leading the publication’s daily…
In the first of a two-part interview with WiseTech CEO Zubin Appoo, The Loadstar looks at DSV’s evolving relationship with CargoWise, the impact of its new pricing model, and the regulatory and…
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