DSV CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen tells the WSJ that he’s looking to expand his reach in the U.S. as he revives a strategy that has helped build the Danish operator into the world’s third-largest freight forwarder.
The Rhine River is set to become virtually impassable at a key waypoint in Germany, as shallow water chokes off shipments of energy products and other industrial commodities along one of Europe’s most important waterways.
With pay talks deadlocked, it seems increasingly likely that the Port of Felixstowe will be closed by strike action toward the end of August, warns project4
Maxed out on capacity at its European distribution centers, the iconic denim brand uses the opportunity to consolidate operations and respond to market demand with greater speed and efficiency.
Ukraine’s first shipments of grain since being invaded by Russia are a harbinger of relief for squeezed global markets, but many challenges remain before the millions of tons of food stuck in the country can be released.
The Biden administration’s push to form an international buyers’ cartel to cap the price of Russian oil is facing resistance from maritime insurers that it cannot be reliably enforced.
Water levels on the Rhine River are set to fall perilously close to the point at which it would effectively close, putting the trade of huge quantities of goods at risk as the continent seeks to stave off an economic crisis.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has supercharged the price of so-called clean ocean-going tankers, with soaring freight rates prompting companies to rush to purchase rather than rent vessels.
European Union member states have agreed to ration gas this winter in an attempt to avoid an energy crisis generated by further Russian cuts to supply.
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