CMA CGM applies overweight surcharges on India, Middle East, and Red Sea routes
French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced new overweight surcharges (OWS), which have been effective from 1 April. In particular, CMA CGM applies an OWS of US$100 per dry container with a gross weight over 15 tons from the India West Coast to Berbera, Somalia & Massawa, and Erythrea. Additionally, the Marseille-based ocean carrier has implemented […]
DP World, Kent Foods ink multi-million dollar lease for London Gateway storage facility
DP World has signed a deal over GB£20 million (US$25 million) with Kent Foods, one of the major foodstuff suppliers in Europe, for a new storage facility at London Gateway Logistics Park. Under the 10-year lease agreement, Kent Foods, a part of The Albex Group, will occupy a 150,000 ft² (14,000 m²) warehouse to store […]
Crowley appoints new Chief Financial Officer
Crowley has named Jenny Fuss as its new chief financial officer. Fuss will lead all of the company’s financial strategies and operations to enhance economic performance and business growth. With more than 20 years of experience as an executive for global institutions, Fuss brings to Crowley’s Senior Leadership Team extensive expertise in management and analysis […]
British maritime law firms merge
UK specialist maritime law firms Tatham & Co and Sea Green Law have merged into a single 22-lawyer practice. The combined entity began operating on April 1, 2025, under the Tatham & Co name. The company will be jointly led by lead partners Stephen Askins and James Hickland from Tatham & Co and Ted Graham […]
Trump’s tariffs ignite global trade tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump has sent shockwaves through the global shipping industry—and beyond—with the announcement of new “reciprocal tariffs.” Effective April 3, these tariffs impose significant import duties on several key trade partners. The most striking measures include a 34% tariff on Chinese imports and a 20% tariff on goods from the European Union. Notably, […]
Trump’s Tariffs Reshape Trade Game Rules; Minimal Short-Term Impact
The following analysis was provided by Xeneta, an ocean and air freight intelligence platform. Reciprocal tariffs announced by Donald Trump on ‘Liberation Day’ could prevent shippers from making important decisions on supply chains, but are not likely to cause an immediate spike in freight rates. Peter Sand, Chief Analyst at Xeneta – the ocean and […]
SAAM Terminals inaugurates modern simulator for crane operator training
SAAM Terminals has launched “the most technologically advanced simulator in Chile”, a training tool to teach new crane operators and retrain existing personnel, aiming to make their work more efficient and safer by optimizing decision making. “Our people move our terminals day in and day out, and we want them to do it well. This […]
Câu chuyện thành công của Việt Nam: Nâng tầm Logistics với chương trình đào tạo từ FIATA
Trong bối cảnh ngành logistics ngày càng phát triển mạnh mẽ, Hiệp hội Doanh nghiệp Logistics Việt Nam (VLA) đã khẳng định vai trò quan trọng của mình trong việc nâng cao chất lượng đào tạo và phát triển nguồn nhân lực cho lĩnh vực này. Bài viết dưới đây (được đăng trên tạp chí […]
Trump ignites global trade war, major economies vow retaliation
US president Donald Trump has slapped additional tariffs of 34% on imports from China, also hitting emerging manufacturing powerhouses like Vietnam and Cambodia hard, while targeting European Union imports with 20% tariffs, and adding a baseline of 10% on most goods imported to the US. As markets were sent into a tailspin, the EU and […]
Sea-Intelligence reports major East-West capacity growth
Container freight rates have a strong seasonal tendency to weaken in the period following the Chinese New Year (CNY), according to Sea-Intelligence’s analysis. In 2025, however, the decline in spot rates is significantly more negative, than what can be explained by just seasonality. “This could be the result of an aggressive commercial price war between […]