Ukraine Invasion A New Cold War?
The trouble was, for Vladimir Putin, the one-time KGB officer based in East Germany, the collapse of the old Soviet Union seems to have morphed into a bitter personal resentment which grew worse as...
How Do Shippers Spend Money They Made In Past 18 Months?
Only a few months ago the shipping industry was wringing its collective hands over the demise of plans to establish an International Maritime Research Board (IMRB) administered by the IMO.
$2 a tonne...
Sanctions Against Russia, Crude Oil Futures Soar
Crude oil futures were higher in mid-morning Asian trade Feb. 24 as the market weighed the supply implications of targeted western sanctions against Russia.
Particularly, after President Vladimir Putin offered Ukraine's breakaway regions,...
ONE and Hapag Foster Asia-East Africa Tradelanes
Secondary services have suffered as ocean carriers redeployed tonnage to more lucrative Asia-Europe and Asia-to-US tradelanes.
However, with port congestion on those major routes sucking in so much of their capacity, carriers are...
Battle To Recover After Ransomware Cyber-Attack
A whole army of “recovery” companies will have descended on Expeditors as it battled to recover from a targeted cyber attack.
The company said that, on discovering the “incident”, it shut down most...
Time To Understand Russian/Ukrainian Supply Chain Risks
A recent news article published in the Industry Week tries to understand Russian/Ukrainian Supply Chain Risks.
Experts view
In 2014, Victor Meyer, a former United States Navy SEAL and current COO of risk intelligence company Supply...
Global Piracy Trends & Hotspots
Global piracy dropped in 2021 but the threat level in the Gulf of Guinea region remains high.
The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing...
Höegh LNG Trade Reached 380 MT In 2021
Höegh Gallant commenced the new 10-year contract with a subsidiary of New Fortress Energy
A new unconditional 10-year FSRU contract signed with a subsidiary of Compass Gãs & Energia
The FSRU contract with...
Antitrust Regulators Respond To Freight Complaints Of Exploitative Behavior
U.S. exporters and logistics companies aren’t the only ones banging on the government’s door to take action against global container lines for alleged service failures and unfair pricing during the pandemic, says an article...
Google Confines The Amount Of Personal Data Shared
Google announced on Wednesday that it plans to limit the amount of personal information shared on Android, the world-leading mobile phone operating system used by more than 2.5 billion people around the globe, says...