by Stuart Todd Dec 27, 2024
E-commerce is air cargo golden egg but there’s a downside
Cross-border e-commerce has indisputably become air cargo’s golden egg in recent years to a point where it is no exaggeration to suggest that it is fast-becoming the sector’s leading commodity surpassing general cargo.
Take-off of French cargo airship startup flying whales neither smooth nor simple but investors keep Faith
The take-off of French cargo airship startup Flying Whales is proving neither smooth nor simple despite being vaunted as a prime example of the low-carbon transport of the future.
Life sciences air cargo logistics prospers in Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Life Sciences Air Cargo Community (PRLSACC) is enabling Puerto Rico to become the ‘Medicine Cabinet of the World’.
CMA CGM’s project division leverages parent’s logistic reach
An interview with Stéphane Berninet, head of CMA CGM’s Project Cargo division
DHL Global Connectedness Tracker: No sign of globalization in reverse, international trade resilient
Moreover, countries that are neither close allies of the US nor of China are growing their shares of world trade, connecting geopolitical rivals, while traded goods are traversing the longest average distance on record, countering claims of a broad regionalization trend.
European auto logistics seeking visibility in fluctuating market for new vehicles
EU tariffs on China could alter vehicle trade flows but there are other fluctuating factors influencing Europe’s auto logistics.
CMA CGM faces windfall taxes to ease pressure on French public finances
Plans by the new French government to reduce the nation’s alarming budget deficit through public spending cuts and “temporary and exceptional” tax hikes, is set to have a direct impact on the transport sector with ocean shipping giant CMA CGM hardest-hit.
Seine-North Europe Canal to drive modal shift from road to river/inland waterway?
It is an ambitious multibillion euro mega-project designed to shift freight off the road and onto the canal.
Two-horse race for DB Schenker nears finishing line
The seemingly marathon race to acquire DB Schenker, the logistics and freight forwarding arm of Germany’s state railways Deutsche Bahn (DB) and one of the leading global players in the space, has been whittled down to just two runners – one of the company’s peers, Denmark’s DSV and Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners – and the finishing line is now fast-approaching.
Trade body sounds alarm bells for French SME road haulers
France’s leading freight transport and logistics industry body, Union TLF, has called for immediate action to protect small and medium-sized (SME) road haulage firms which for the past 18 months have been experiencing persistent difficulties.
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