Logistics

Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed.   Clearing agents and freight forwarders have kicked against the Federal Government’s approval of Practitioners Operating Fee (POF) payment as one of the requirements for...

"For over 40 years, SISA has accumulated a powerful breadth and depth of expertise across the customs and logistics landscape in Switzerland that will enhance our global customs and localisation...

By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor · January 7, 2020 Having just finished celebrating the arrival of 2020, global managers are concentrating on retaining “supply chain fluidity” amid Chinese New Year...

The freight derivatives markets for both tankers and dry cargo vessels saw increased traded volumes in 2019 according to data released by the Baltic Exchange. Tanker Forward Freight Agreement (FFA)...

Seko Logistics starts 2020 with acquisition (Photo: Seko) Seko Logistics said Tuesday it has acquired Air-City Inc., a New York City-based freight forwarder and cross-border e-commerce firm, for an undisclosed...

Should ships use open-loop scrubbers? Credit: Pixabay. The shipping industry is in the grips of a metamorphic wave as shipowners grapple with sustainability goals rolled out by the International Maritime...

Bangkok - January 7, 2020 - Shipnee, the digital freight forwarder in Thailand, has made the difficult job of handling export-import processes easy. The freight forwarder specializes in China import...

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced more than $7.5 million in grants for nine “marine highway” projects. “The America’s Marine Highway Program is dedicated to expanding the use of...

OceanOps reduces delays in container transport. With a dynamic platform for route change, the brand-new company from Rotterdam enables forwarders and importers to keep their cargo under control and find...

Image: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Freight Futures contracts to watch today: Spot East Regional and Lane Contracts Trucking Freight Futures opened the week on a mixed note. The spot National contract (FUT.VNU202001) finished...