Fashion Accessories Shippers Association – Connecting Cargo Globally
Talk about taking “killer heels” to another level. For the recent formal launch of its Spring 2016 collection, Christian Louboutin transformed its Madison Avenue store into a chic crime scene, where guests got to play detectives, CSI style. The goal is to find out through the eyes of Detective Baila Spike who “killed” Amazoula, a […]
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The current monetary policy environment is hurting the industry by delaying a badly needed wave of consolidation, according to A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen.
Exports from China in April grew 4.1 percent in yuan terms compared with the same 2015 period, while the country’s imports extended a streak of declines to 18 months, according to data from the Chinese customs administration.
The ousting of the co-founder of high profile Southern California-based truckload capacity marketplace Cargomatic, often referred to as the “Uber of trucking,” follows drastic staff cuts in March.
First quarter 2016 earnings from Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s railroad subsidiary fell 25 percent to $784 million compared with the first quarter of 2015, primarily due to falling coal volumes.
The Sulaibiya, Kuwait-based integrated logistics provider posted a net profit of 13.1 million Kuwaiti Dinars (U.S. $43.47 million) in first quarter 2016 despite revenues falling 6.1 percent year-over-year to 298.8 million Kuwaiti Dinars.
Domestic container loads recorded a 6.4 percent increase for the quarter, while international volumes grew 3.8 percent compared with the same 2015 period, according to data from the Intermodal Association of North America.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and OOCL issued rate increases.
The London-based shipping consultant is predicting that carrier profit margins this year will be influenced by big swings in both prices and costs.
The logistics company, headed by industry vet Bill Aldridge, will use GT Nexus’s cloud-based platform to improve visibility all the way to ordering for its customers.