Time to review the situation?
Reopening the debate on liner conferences would be welcomed by shippers yearning for an end to rate volatility, says Martin Etheridge
Conferences can offer stablity
Liner conferences can bring a stability to the market which far outweighs any accusations of price fixing, argues Rob Lewis
Co-operation and conferences
Is reviving the liner conference system the way to achieve more stable Asia-Europe rates?
Smoother waters
Andy Cliff says it's refreshing to see the return of a real market on Asia-Europe with more sensible rates
Hong Kong strike
Geoffrey Cheng believes he can set the record straight on one aspect of the dispute
Not for the first time
Ingvar Bergman recognises the current rates issue as one that has raised its head before, when bigger vessels were on the horizon
A weighty issue
George Gibbons argues that any container turning up at a quayside unweighed should be refused
Staying in fashion
Paul Doble says e-tailers are at risk as online fashion sales jump 15% in a month
Is it cricket?
David Lammie wonders if news of mode switches to save road miles are sometimes just a PR exercise
A claim too far?
Graham Manchester says suggestions that Fret SNCF rates are too low beggar belief
Mombasa has a pipeline to productivity
April's most searched-for gateway will need 40% more ship-to-shore equipment, 230% more quay space and as much as 400% more yard space by 2015
Leaner, meaner and ready for the challenge
In his final column as our Guest Editor, Gary Waller remembers the days that sorted the men from the boys and reveals what makes the difference between retaining business and losing it
The price of success
A new study shows that the transport and logistics sector underperforms when it comes to implementing price increases in the market
Keeping the cash-flow flowing
Mike Rigby says supplier finance programmes can play an important role in supporting SMEs, inject valuable liquidity into supply chains and foster closer working relationships
Gateway searches for talent
UK's newest container port launches apprenticeship scheme to find engineers of the future
DHB CEO to quit
Port of Dover's Bob Goldfield to stand down after 11 years
Fame for Widdows
Rickmers CEO is inducted into International Maritime Hall of Fame
Time to review the situation?
Reopening the debate on liner conferences would be welcomed by shippers yearning for an end to rate volatility, says Martin Etheridge
Conferences can offer stablity
Liner conferences can bring a stability to the market which far outweighs any accusations of price fixing, argues Rob Lewis
Co-operation and conferences
Is reviving the liner conference system the way to achieve more stable Asia-Europe rates?
Smoother waters
Andy Cliff says it's refreshing to see the return of a real market on Asia-Europe with more sensible rates
