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Shipping Snarls Force Global Trading to Look Outside the Box
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Maersk says it will launch a carbon neutral vessel by 2023, seven years ahead of schedule
Shipping giant Maersk said Wednesday it would launch a carbon-neutral vessel by 2023, seven years ahead of schedule, as it attempts to reduc...
Forwarders to negotiate rates with airlines in Unicef vaccine programme
Six global forwarders will ultimately determine the rates paid to airlines by Unicef for vaccine distribution. Yesterday, 16 airlines announced they h...
Container Trade 'Madness' Driving More Asia Cargo to Other Modes
The “madness” of ex-Asia container rates is driving more un-boxing of containerised cargo. And the resulting bounceback for breakbulk is p...
An ‘aggressive’ fight over containers is causing shipping costs to rocket by 300%
SINGAPORE — A critical shortage of containers is driving up shipping costs and delays for goods purchased from China. The pandemic and uneven gl...