One of the top stories in the Journal of Commerce (JOC) yesterday (January 31st, 2022) was CMA CGM acquiring "a majority stake in European last-mile logistics specialist Colis Privé, a parcel [...]
Mark the International Maritime Organization (IMO) down as the latest international shipping industry player to be hit by cyber attack. There are no indicators to say the cyber attack on the [...]
Cyber attack is back in international shipping news this week, as CMA CGM became the latest major ocean freight carrier to fall victim to this disturbing trend. All the Top Ocean Carriers [...]
The outlook on shipping through the Arctic is changing. And I'm not just talking about the changes in climate making shipping through the North Pole possible. Ocean freight carriers are coming [...]
There is so much potential for what blockchain technology can bring to the international shipping industry. So much potential, in fact, there's a fight for who can successfully bring blockchain [...]
Last month, Maersk said it expects carrier competition to shrink to only three global companies. It’s possible that Maersk is wrong, but it’s hard not to take the words and [...]
CMA CGM and Maersk announced in a joint press release Tuesday (June 13th) that the former is acquiring Mercosul Line from the latter: CMA CGM and Maersk Line have announced today that they have [...]
It looks like carriers are jumping onboard for issuing fees on container cancellations and no-shows from shippers, as Hapag-Lloyd is now adding such a fee to their practices, according to a Gavin [...]
For years now, we’ve talked about overcapacity plaguing carriers in the international shipping industry and putting downward pressure on freight rates. Over the last couple years, freight [...]
CMA CGM Launches New Fee CMA CGM just made a move that we could see ripple through the international shipping industry. The carrier will charge a fee to shippers who are “no-shows” [...]
The news out of Beijing at the end of last week on mp.weixin.qq.com is that the carriers of the OCEAN Alliance signed a document laying out the vessel sharing agreement’s planned network of [...]
As of Monday, the OCEAN Alliance has been cleared for business–at least as far as the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is concerned. However, the vessel sharing agreement between CMA CGM, [...]
