Logistics
Global container shipping rates continued to rise across major benchmarks, but market signals from Drewry and Xeneta point to diverging dynamics between stable capacity on some lanes and tightening conditions driven by geopolitical disruption and congestion.
Drewry’s World Container Index for the week of March 19 increased 2 percent week over week to US$2,172 per forty-foot container (FEU), marking a third consecutive weekly gain, led by Transpacific rate increases and supported ...
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DHL Global Forwarding said it will implement a new international airfreight inland fuel surcharge in response to rising trucking fuel costs.
The surcharge is set at 5 cents per kilogram, with a minimum charge of US$10, and applies to first- and last-mile trucking movements within the ...
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U.S. industrial real estate demand is increasingly moving away from coastal ports toward inland logistics hubs, according to new research from Cushman & Wakefield, as trade patterns, tariffs and rising coastal costs reshape supply chains.
Port-proximate markets accounted for just 19 percent of U.S. industrial net ...
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BIMCO has launched a campaign film, Fair Seas, calling on governments to strengthen protections for seafarers, citing rising geopolitical risks and growing concerns over criminalization.
The group said around 20,000 seafarers are currently stranded in the Persian Gulf amid heightened security risks and mounting mental strain ...
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Log-hub AG said it is expanding the use of data analytics and AI tools to help companies improve supply chain efficiency and decision-making amid growing operational and environmental pressures.
The company develops applications and tailored data analytics and AI solutions designed to provide greater visibility into ...
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Management consultancy Kearney and Beroe, AI-forward procurement intelligence, have launched a strategic partnership to develop agentic AI tools aimed at helping procurement teams navigate rising volatility driven by inflation, cost pressures and global uncertainty.
The firms said traditional procurement processes are no longer fit for purpose ...
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DHL is expanding its North America logistics infrastructure to support accelerating demand for data center construction and hyperscale deployment, adding more than 7 million square feet of dedicated warehouse capacity across 10 new sites set to come online in 2026.
The expansion, led by DHL Supply ...
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DHL eCommerce and CTT – Correios de Portugal have received unconditional approval from the European Commission for their planned joint venture, clearing a major regulatory hurdle and moving the deal closer to completion, the companies said.
The approval under the EU Merger Regulation satisfies the primary ...
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Shipping fuel strategies are increasingly being driven by short-term commercial pressures rather than long-term decarbonization goals, as energy market volatility reshapes fleet planning, said BAR Technology
The company cited infrastructure disruptions, geopolitical risks and uncertainty across key shipping corridors as exposing the limits of single-fuel strategies, ...
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TotalEnergies will exit U.S. offshore wind, relinquishing two federal leases and redirecting capital to natural gas and power projects, after reaching a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Interior that includes roughly US$1 billion in reimbursed lease fees.
The company said it will return the ...
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