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ADQ plans to acquire the remaining shares in AD Ports Group through a voluntary conditional cash offer. AD Ports Group said it received notification of the planned offer from L’IMAD Holding Company, a sovereign investor of the Government of
As enterprise retailers add regional carriers, 3PLs and gig couriers, Burq is pitching one layer to route, monitor and redispatch every order before the delivery promise breaks. The post Burq bets on the last-mile decision layer as giants r
DB Cargo UK is looking for a new owner, its German parent DB Cargo AG being increasingly focused on its core Central European operations. The post Europe-focused DB Cargo seeks buyer for UK railfreight business appeared first on The Loadsta
In a nutshell: Bentonville’s new ‘Prepaid Consolidation’ program, announced earlier this year, promised lower costs and simpler shipping. The trade-off now is that once you’re inside Walmart’s network, you may never leave it. The post Walma
CMA CGM will introduce Early Cancellation Fees for selected SpotOn bookings from 19 September 2026. The new fee will apply on specific trades when customers cancel or reduce bookings between 15 and 21 days before the estimated time of depar
Currently at around $47, GXO Logistics’ stock price has done almost nothing since October 8, 2024 — the day before the market first heard the pure-play contract logistics (CL) operator might sell itself. The post GXO Logistics – from aborte
MSC has joined its peers in resuming Suez Canal transits, sending seven ships through the waterway this month. the 23,782 teu MSC Amelia, deployed to MSC’s China-Mediterranean Tiger service crossed the Suez on 31 July and Bab el Mandeb Stra
Ocean shipping lines are taking advantage of shippers by pushing through rate increases which run counter to prevailing market fundamentals, according to one leading maritime trade commentator. Peter Sand, chief analyst at Xeneta, took the
The Port of Tyne is continuing recovery operations following the vessel collision on 19 July, while maintaining cargo and shipping activities. The port is working with specialist contractors, environmental response teams, government agencie
A 24-hour warning strike is underway at six German seaports, with operational disruptions expected during the industrial action. According to Hapag-Lloyd, the strike was called by German trade union ver.di and began on the evening of 17 Aug
Saudi Aramco resumed oil loading from inside the Strait of Hormuz last week and has more tankers waiting to load as the state energy giant offers spot heavy crude cargoes, according to shipping data and trade sources.
Earnings for a supertanker procuring crude oil from within the Persian Gulf to Asia are nearing a two-month high, as exporters hunt for more vessels to deliver the fuel via the Strait of Hormuz even as the security situation remains uncerta
MacGregor has secured a cargo handling order from Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in India. The order covers six 1,700 TEU containerships being built for CMA CGM. The vessels will use dual-fuel LNG propulsion. Deliveries are planned between 2
Maersk appears ready to tear up one of the defining tenets of its strategy this decade, abandoning its long-standing containership capacity ceiling as Vincent Clerc prepares the Danish carrier for renewed fleet growth. Throughout container
A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The incident occurred on 18 August 2026 during an outbound transit of the strait. Project
Maersk is revising its Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for shipments from Far East Asia to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The revised surcharge will be US$400 per container across the covered equipment sizes. US$400 PSS across container sizes The
New UKMTO transit data for the week ending 14 August confirms what earlier Container News analysis had only inferred from narrative reporting: the split between Iran’s PGSA-administered northern corridor and the traditional Omani southern r
A seafarer has been killed in the latest attack on merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran is claiming to have detained a UAE-owned tanker for failing to comply with Tehran’s new transit regime. The 76,801 dwt, Liberia-flagged
Shipping needs to move beyond the hype and buzzwords surrounding artificial intelligence and start concentrating on practical execution, human trust and whether new technology actually makes life easier for people at sea. That will be one o
Maersk is strengthening its logistics network in Morocco with a rail service connecting Tangier and Casablanca, offering an alternative route for cargo moving into the country’s main commercial and industrial hub. The rail service is alread
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