Freight

Shipping Group Maersk Triples Quarterly Profit Despite Lower Volumes

Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk has said that record-high freight rates boosted quarterly earnings in its third quarter, despite lower container volumes...

Freight Forwarder DSV Expects Supply Chain Challenges To Persist

Challenging conditions in the freight sector and high prices for transporting goods are likely to persist for 'a very very long time', the world's third-la...

Port Of Rotterdam Sees 15% Rise In Freight Volumes

Freight volumes in the port of Rotterdam increased 15% on a yearly basis in the third quarter as international trade continued to recover from its COVID-19...

Buyer's Brief: More Fright Than Freight

Limited capacity in both air and sea freight is leading to increased shipping costs, not to mention delays. Should consumers do their Christmas shopping ea...

Shipping Still In The Thick Of Supply Chain Disruptions: Hapag-Lloyd CEO

Global container shipping problems related to post-COVID 19 logistics problems have intensified in the third quarter and show no sign of letting up, the wo...

British Visas Won't Draw Truckers, German Freight Industry Says

A plan by the British government to issue temporary visas for 5,000 foreign truck drivers in the run-up to Christmas will not attract back drivers who left...

Empty Shelves A Possibility As UK Driver Shortage 'Turns Critical'

A shortage of delivery drivers in the UK could lead to empty supermarket shelves and delays to home deliveries, ParcelHero has warned. According to the...

Rotterdam Port Traffic Sees Biggest Drop In Volumes In Decade In 2020

Freight volumes in the Port of Rotterdam fell 6.9% in 2020 because of the coronavirus crisis, the biggest drop in about a decade but smaller than had been...