May 2026
Hapag-Lloyd has opened a new office in Cotonou, expanding its presence in West Africa and strengthening direct customer engagement in the Benin market.
The move reflects the growing importance of Benin as a regional trade hub, with the Port of Cotonou serving as a gateway to inland markets including Niger and Burkina Faso.
Hapag-Lloyd has previously served the market through its regional network. The new office is expected to improve responsiveness and ...
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. said ownership of the business was transferred in the fourth quarter of 2025 from founder Gianluigi Aponte to his children, Diego and Alexa Aponte, marking a generational transition at the world’s largest container carrier.
Diego Aponte, group president, and Alexa Aponte, group chief financial officer, will assume ...
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French logistics provider GEODIS is set to open a temperature-controlled pharmaceutical warehouse near Manchester Airport on June 1, targeting growing demand for compliant healthcare logistics in the UK and Ireland.
The facility will provide capacity for 2,000 pallets and support both inventory management and cross-docking of temperature-sensitive products. It includes controlled ...
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Coal shipments to Japan, South Korea and the EU jumped 27 percent year over year in April as buyers turned to coal to offset tightening LNG supply following disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the BIMCO.
The increase comes despite what is normally a seasonal slowdown in coal demand ...
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CMA CGM will revise its SIRIUS service linking the Mediterranean with the East Coast of South America, adding a new call at Brazil’s Itajaí port while removing Itaguaí from the rotation.
The change is part of the carrier’s effort to optimize service coverage and improve network efficiency across the trade lane.
The ...
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Cargo theft activity eased in the first quarter of 2026, but industry analysts said increasingly sophisticated methods and transnational crime groups continue to pose significant risks across North American supply chains.
Total supply chain crime incidents fell 5.3 percent year over year to 767 events in the first quarter, and declined ...
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Broker margins in the U.S. spot freight market are running well above historical norms, even as competition intensifies, according to a new pricing index from Tabi Connect.
The company’s inaugural Pricing Pressure Index found awarded margins on spot loads averaging 18.3 percent, roughly five percentage points above the dataset average of ...
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AAL Shipping has obtained ISO 27001 certification, strengthening its information security capabilities as part of a broader integrated management system covering quality, safety, environmental and energy standards.
The certification, announced this week, aligns with AAL’s existing ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 accreditations, extending oversight beyond vessel operations ...
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Swiss supply chain software firm Log-hub AG has launched a plug-and-play analytics tool designed to connect directly to existing transport management systems, aiming to streamline route optimization and carbon emissions reporting without requiring system changes.
The company said the new model integrates shipment data from a shipper’s TMS into its analytics ...
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Union Maritime has taken delivery of the LR2 tanker Monza, equipped with rigid wind propulsion technology, marking a step toward broader commercial deployment of wind-assisted systems in the tanker segment.
The vessel, fitted with two 37.5-meter WindWings®developed by BAR Technologies, is the third in a newbuild series combining LNG dual-fuel propulsion ...
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