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US-China trade war may benefit shipping

Escalating economic hostilities between the two countries is bad news for the transpacific container trade but should result in higher volumes of intermediate goods, notes Drewry.

Heathrow announces tough emissions policy

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is the body that provides independent advice climate change to government, providing recommendations for future policy. In the latest “Net Zero – Technical Report” the CCC recommended that a number of targets be made more ambitious, leading to the UK’s emissions falling to ‘net zero’ by 2050.

Container shipping shifts to Vertical Integration

Global container shipping is focusing more on vertical integration, moving into logistics and away from consolidation amid slowing growth in container trade as well as digital disruption, Fitch Ratings says.

Concern over trade wars impacts shipping confidence

Confidence in the shipping industry has fallen marginally over the past three months, largely as a result of ongoing concern over trade wars and increased regulation, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from leading shipping adviser and accountant BDO.

Inside job becomes thieves No 1 MO in cargo theft, says insurance study

CRIMINALS are recruiting employees of targeted companies to gain data, cargo information, delivery routes and destinations and access to IT as security measures become more sophisticated, according to a cargo theft reports produced by marine insurer TT Club and the British Standards Institution (BSI).

Ocean freight facing major ‘disruption’ this year

Lines face multiple changes and headwinds, ONE’s Jeremy Nixon tells Multimodal 2019, while shippers will have to pay the ‘significant’ extra cost of new low-sulphur fuels.

UK logistics resilient against ‘a perfect storm’ of issues

Sector faces challenges from geopolitics, government policy, labour shortages, and demands for fast but sustainable e-commerce logistics solutions, leading executives tell Multimodal 2019 event.

TIACA and CHAMP team up to launch sustainability programme

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is establishing a new working group to define and deliver a sustainability programme for the air cargo industry.

Heathrow reveals masterplan for expansion with launch of its largest consultation

Heathrow launches its 12-week statutory consultation on expansion, the latest milestone in delivering this critical national infrastructure project, as the preferred masterplan for the project is unveiled.

M6toll introduces new toll prices and an additional off-peak rate

Midland Expressway Limited (MEL), operator of the M6toll, has today (Wednesday 12th June) announced new toll prices including an additional off-peak rate, which will come into effect from 00:00hrs on Friday 12th July.