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CMA CGM back in the black in Q3



November 27, 2018 /

CMA CGM moved back into the black in the third quarter, and recorded a net profit of $49m for the nine-month period. However, in the third quarter, the French carrier was beaten to its ‘best in class’ financial performance ranking by Hapag-Lloyd which reported a stronger recovery. CMA CGM’s turnover during Q3 increased by 6.3% on the same period last year,…


China-US trade war tariffs force manufacturing moves



November 21, 2018 /

The failure of the US and China to agree on trade at the weekend makes further tariffs on Chinese goods to the US seem increasingly likely. But while most economists agree that trade wars are ineffective and harmful, some players in the logistics industry are seeing opportunities – mostly in air freight, which typically benefits from chaos…