UK operators launch new Felixstowe-EMG rail service

EMG rail service

Maritime Transport and DB Cargo UK operate a new rail service, which connects the Port of Felixstowe with East Midlands Gateway. Maritime Transport and DB Cargo UK have launched a new rail service from the Port of Felixstowe to the East Midlands Gateway (EMG). The new service has commenced on 15 March and run five days […]

DSV: The demand for air and sea transportation in the 4th quarter ‘encouraging’

“We are seeing some worrying signs in Europe, such as lockdowns in France and now Germany, but we have not seen any negative variance in the volume we are receiving from customers, which is a very encouraging sign”     Strong demand and high freight rates for air cargo and container shipping in the third […]

Reducing Freight Costs

Transportation prices have risen over the past year, but shippers can cut those costs through smart planning. Tim Benedict, senior director of transportation at APL Logistics, offers the following tips for reducing freight costs. 1. Don’t wing it. Electing to use international air instead of expedited ocean for the majority of hot shipments could leave […]

Information you need to know about Maersk Line

Synthesize information about the world’s largest container shipping line Maersk Line   General information about Maersk Line Maersk Line is a Danish international container shipping company and the largest subsidiary of Maersk Group, a Danish trading group. It is the world’s largest container shipping company in terms of both fleet size and cargo capacity, with […]

Logistics companies complain to Maersk: ”moving from supplier to becoming a competitor”

The major forwarders may abandon Maersk for fears that the carrier’s new “integrated” and “aggressive” business strategy creates conflicts of interest and the carrier wants to cut forwarders out of its business.   DB Schenker confirmed to The Loadstar that they had lost the key account status with Maersk, but said they had transferred most […]

Hapag-Lloyd announced to delay applying General rate increase from East Asia to USA and Canada

Hapag-Lloyd has informed to its customers that it will delay the application of a general rate increase (GRI) on 1 November 2020 on its eastbound routes from East Asia to all USA and Canadian ports.   The new effective date of the GRI will be December 1, 2020. This GRI has been delayed from October […]

MSC about to overtake Maersk at the top of the box rankings

For the first time in more than a quarter of a century, Maersk is on track to lose its position as the world’s largest container shipping company. A container vessel of MSC (Photo: Maritime Intelligence)   MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Co), currently operated by Maersk’s former CEO, Soren Toft, has been purchasing second-hand vessels in huge quantities over the […]

Serious shortage of empty containers for coffee exports in Brazil

Brazilian coffee producers that are experiencing a bountiful harvest have struggled to bring their beans to market due to a serious shortage of container equipment underway on shipping routes from the East Coast Southeast America to Asia.   CEO Andrew Lorimar Datamar told delegates at the TOC Americas Virtual Expo that in some industries the […]

Yang Ming offers online quotes and reservations tools

Yang Ming has just become the latest container shipping line to provide customers with online quotation and reservation tools.     The Taiwan-based carrier uses the same technology supplier that country carrier Evergreen Line has used for the past year. Yang Ming will use the quotation and booking platform developed by BlueX Trade, a software vendor […]