FREIGHT NEWS
14/02
2022
The ubiquitous container has brought about a revolution in global trade, since its introduction in 1956 by Malcolm McLean.
09/02
2022
Businesses worldwide are struggling with skyrocketing freight rates in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. What can they do to keep surging shipping costs from affecting customers?
08/02
2022
Container lines are making determined efforts to get boxes back into position and to return to some schedule integrity – but it is unclear how likely they are to succeed.
07/02
2022
Port of Oakland's executive director Danny Wan has unveiled plans to invest in a renewed, smart and zero-emissions port.
07/02
2022
Ocean carriers fear that fiscal policies designed to stem inflationary pressures in Europe will weaken consumer appetite for non-essential goods, and are preparing to react quickly to adjust capacity.
02/02
2022
Finding out how much it costs to manufacture a product and deliver it to the customer helps a business fix a price for the product. It also takes into account a reasonable profit margin over the total costs.
24/01
2022
Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) in China’s Shenzhen Port is taking in export-bound containers with an estimated berthing time of four days, as containers are accumulating in its yard as a result of disrupted shipping schedules.
19/01
2022
Despite a number of cases on imposition of integrated goods and services tax (IGST) on ocean freight in case of imports remained pending in various courts, Indian taxmen have started a fresh push to realise such tax, prompting hue and cry by shippers.