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Shipping Still In The Thick Of Supply Chain Disruptions: Hapag-Lloyd CEO

Global container shipping problems related to post-COVID 19 logistics problems have intensified in the third quarter and show no sign of letting up, the wo...

British Visas Won't Draw Truckers, German Freight Industry Says

A plan by the British government to issue temporary visas for 5,000 foreign truck drivers in the run-up to Christmas will not attract back drivers who left...

Empty Shelves A Possibility As UK Driver Shortage 'Turns Critical'

A shortage of delivery drivers in the UK could lead to empty supermarket shelves and delays to home deliveries, ParcelHero has warned. According to the...

Rotterdam Port Traffic Sees Biggest Drop In Volumes In Decade In 2020

Freight volumes in the Port of Rotterdam fell 6.9% in 2020 because of the coronavirus crisis, the biggest drop in about a decade but smaller than had been...

Software Data Shows Freight Groups Avoiding UK, Prices Rising

An increasing number of freight groups rejected contracts to move goods from France into Britain in the second week of January, while prices rose, accordin...

Britain Tells Shoppers Food Is Plentiful Despite Freight Halt

Britain said food was plentiful on Tuesday despite freight routes to mainland Europe remaining cut off, and people should not worry about supermarkets runn...

Container Freight Rates Soar On Consumer Goods Boom, Supply Chain Kinks

Global container shipping rates have surged to records on a spike in restocking demand in the United States and Europe, container scarcity at export hubs,...

Cherkizovo Group To Fight 'Unfair Competition' In Transporting Agricultural Produce

Russian meat producer Cherkizovo Group has signed a memorandum drafted by The Association of Bona Fide Agricultural Producers to prevent the violation of w...