Container ships are going slower, the cost of fuel is rising, and maintaining security in extended supply chains is becoming increasingly critical. Malory Davies and Johanna Parsons examine the impact.
Browsing: Ocean Freight
Maersk Line has enlisted Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to build an additional ten Triple-E ships, after its original order in February
All change at K+N; All aboard at the International Air Cargo Association; Georgiou becomes president of ALEM; Board role for distribution chief; Damco South America chief
Transmec UK has opened an ocean freight department based at its Redditch depot and headed by Robbie Hanna
Maersk Line has awarded a multi-million pound contract to Freightliner to provide committed space for the transport of boxes from Felixstowe, and throughout Freightliner’s network
Gallagher becomes chief executive for Damco UK & Ireland; Jennings hired at Unipart; New director for Redirack
Damco has appointed Paul Gallagher as its chief executive officer in the UK and Ireland
FedEx and Eddie Stobart have topped their categories in the 2011 Business Superbrand league table
Container giant AP Moller – Maersk has produced a profit for the year of US$5 billion, after a loss of $1bn last year
Maersk Line has signed a contract for ten giant “Triple E” container vessels with an option to buy another 20
