Box carriers sail towards a tipping point of ocean freight rates and fuel

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Box carriers sail towards a tipping point of ocean freight rates and fuel

Loadstar Headlines

News / US Customs determined to tighten scrutiny of e-commerce imports

Comment / Market Insight: Damco FF – a people business, but does it have too many?

Comment / The conundrum for airlines: should we carry live animals for medical research?

Recommends / Ukraine's postal service offers $3m air freight tender

Recommends / How an Etihad-Emirates merger would impact air cargo

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People / CMA CGM replaces Ceva CFO Peter Waller with deal-broker Serge Corbel

News / 'Good news' from Whitehall generates anger in logistics sector, yet again

News / Seaspan diversifies as it steps in to take control and save Swiber

News / Rising demand paves the way for new intermodal networks across SE Asia

News / 747F operator loses business and calls for US to ease restriction on bigger cargo

News / Brexit unease and driver shortage saps confidence among UK logistics firms

Recommends / FedEx brings out special bonuses to keep pilots from retiring

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