By Maria Kalamatas | July 29, 2025 Lagos, July 29 — Rows of containers stretch for kilometers along the quayside at Nigeria’s busiest port. Cranes stand idle, and truck queues snake toward the highway, horns blaring. For the shippers waiting on everything from electronics to construction materials, each hour of silence...
By Maria Kalamatas | July 29, 2025 Berlin, July 29 — On a gray Tuesday morning, forklifts sit idle at GreenPak Industries, one of Europe’s largest packaging suppliers. The usual stacks of recycled plastic pellets — crucial for producing bottles and food containers — are nowhere to be seen. For Petra...
By Maria Kalamatas | July 29, 2025 Rotterdam, July 29 — Heavy winds and flash floods sweeping through Northern Europe are forcing carriers to divert dozens of container vessels, disrupting schedules at some of the continent’s busiest maritime gateways. “This isn’t just a minor delay — it’s a complete reshuffle of routing...
By Maria Kalamatas | July 29, 2025 London, July 29 — On a quiet morning in East London, Martin Cole scrolls through another email from his bank — the third this month cutting his company’s credit line. For Cole, the chief financial officer of a mid-sized freight forwarder, the message is...
By Maria Kalamatas | July 29, 2025 Nairobi, July 29 — A surge in flower and fresh produce exports bound for Europe and the Middle East is overwhelming air cargo terminals in Kenya and Ethiopia, forcing carriers and forwarders to scramble for additional lift. “We’re moving volumes that rival peak holiday demand...
By Maria Kalamatas | July 28, 2025 Milan, July 28 — Italy’s refrigerated warehousing and transport sector is entering a long-term growth phase, fueled by steady demand for temperature-controlled food and pharmaceuticals across Europe. “This isn’t just a seasonal uptick — it’s a structural trend,” said Giulia Conti, a logistics strategist at...
By Maria Kalamatas | July 28, 2025 Sydney, July 28 — One of Australia’s established trucking operators has entered administration, underscoring the mounting pressures facing the country’s road freight sector. Transtar Linehaul, which serviced routes across New South Wales and Victoria, has halted operations as administrators move to sell off its...
By Maria Kalamatas | July 28, 2025 Chicago, July 28 — The American freight market is breaking into two distinct tracks. Regional carriers handling short-haul loads are holding their ground, while long-haul operators are wrestling with sliding rates, heavier regulatory costs, and mounting pressure on margins. “Local freight remains stable because demand...
By Maria Kalamatas | July 28, 2025 Rotterdam, July 28 — Two of Europe’s biggest energy and shipping players are teaming up to expand cleaner fuel options for the maritime sector. TotalEnergies and CMA CGM have announced a joint venture to operate a 20,000-cubic-meter LNG bunker vessel in Rotterdam, set to...
By Maria Kalamatas | July 28, 2025 Washington, July 28 — Freight corridors across Asia are facing new turmoil as a U.S. trade order targeting Chinese goods routed through Southeast Asia begins to disrupt supply chains. “This shift is putting everyone on edge,” said David Han, a Los Angeles–based trade compliance consultant...
