Imports from China : After over a year, has call for boycott of Chinese goods fizzled out for MSMEs …
NEW DELHI : China has managed to remain too competitive to be ignored by Indian MSME and other manufacturers for importing goods despite the anti-China sentiment that gained ground last year post border clash
The next inflation risk? Chinese suppliers to the U.S., booked for months, are raising prices by dou…
A spike in demand since the pandemic has led to a backlog of orders lasting until next April and has given the company enough confidence to raise prices by 10%. Rather than hurting demand,
Kuehne + Nagel reports performance excellence across all business units
SWITZERLAND : Strong global demand for transport services has boosted the Kuehne + Nagel Group’s latest quarterly financial results. All business units were reportedly able to exceed their prior-year results, in some cases significantly.
Government testing blockchain technology to streamline logistics industry
NEW DELHI : In a move towards promoting secure paperless trade, CBIC_India of Finance Ministry explores new frontiers for promoting DigitalIndia by adopting Blockchain Technology for tracking movement of containers to a bonded warehouse.
Massive surge in insurance costs: The next big worry for box lines
There is increasing fear among liners who expect a massive dent in their gains in the form of hiked insurance costs, despite record profits being earned through sky-high freight rates. Two UK-based P&I Clubs have sent out
Why Christmas could be stuck in a shipping container
Christmas for millions would not be possible without China: many of the presents found under festive trees around the world are made in the manufacturing powerhouse. But for weeks now, there has been increased
Unblocking the paper-jam
NEW YORK : When Malcolm McLean who developed the modern intermodal shipping container, which revolutionized transport and international trade, laid the foundations for what’s now become the global containerisation phenomenon, his vision was for
WISTA International elects new board members
The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) executive committee held its election for three executive positions during their International AGM . The AGM was hosted in Hamburg alongside a conference that is taking