Japanese carrier ONE and Premier Alliance partner HMM are to launch a new service between the western Mediterranean and West Africa in July, part of their strategy to push more volumes through the Algeciras transhipment hub.
The new string – marketed as MAX by ONE and MA2 by HMM – will see five 2,800 teu ships deployed on a port rotation of Algeciras-Tanger Med-Dakar-Tema...

DHL Freight has warned of potential delays to European shipments this month, as a planned strike by Italian haulage groups threatens to disrupt intermodal and cross-border operations.
A nationwide stoppage of road transport services has been called by industry association Trasportounito for 20 to 25 April, amid concerns over the high cost of diesel.
Kuehne+Nagel said ...

A new overland Gulf trade corridor may have been expedited by the war in Iran, but operators need to resolve their capacity issues and add more for the route to prosper, long-term.
During an IRU-convened event on land transport across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Saudi Automobile & Touring Association executive manager Hasan Almanasif said those opera...

Q1 26 earnings and sales in line with expectations, all good at JB Hunt (JBHT) – as disclosed yesterday after the US market close.
Stock reaction?
Not great, not bad, +1.8% in pre-market trade to $228, that kind of update: more downside than upside at current levels, in my view.
(Although several analysts have rushed to upgrade their price targets, with high-end e...

Despite the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, shortage of bunker fuel for containerships is not as severe as initially feared.
The waterway is a transit point for 20% of the world’s fuel supply and the restriction on tanker traffic is holding up deliveries of crude oil and petroleum products.
But one Singapore-based supplier told The Loadstar prices at the wo...