Swiss logistics operator Kuhne+Nagel is focusing on reducing its unit costs as demand stagnates. But high-margin customers are still profitable even if overcapacity drives down rates

Dry bulk supply chains are proving highly resilient. US grain exports have been simultaneously repelled from the Panama and Suez canals, yet rates have not spiked and cargo volumes have not diminished

Terminal scheduling planner Portchain has signed up ONE as its second top 10 carrier. Alignment between carriers and terminals can improve schedules and efficiency

Spot rates may have fallen back from the peaks, but carriers have prevented them falling below Red Sea-crisis levels. That has helped them secure higher rates in this year’s transpacific contract negotiations

Energy efficient, nine-ship series of 1,827 teu vessels from Hyundai Mipo is employed under a mixture of charters

The general cargoship allided with a bridge in Fuzhou province on the evening of April 22 and sank after trying to reach the nearby beach, leaving four of its crew still missing

Cash offer by MSC subsidiary for all issued and outstanding shares in Oslo-listed non-operating owner was unexpected. Whether MSC’s move heralds future expansion in to vehicle carrier liner services, with potential crossover from its container shipper clients, remains to be seen

Whether naval operations have degraded Houthi capabilities or the Iran-backed militants were simply regrouping, the latest warnings suggest that a resurgence of attacks targeting vessels in the Red Sea is imminent

Legal fallout from the destruction of Baltimore’s bridge by containership Dali has begun. As the court action heats up, work continues to clear the wreckage and allow more ships to pass