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Medical marijuana firm AMP will be pursuing a European Union Good Manufacturing Procedure (EU-GMP) audit to ensure quality and integrity of its pharma goods from the supplier to the German patient.

Renowned logistics analyst explains how Brexit will impact cargo flows, liner shipping calls and European supply chain planning.

Global parcel activity will hit 200 billion a year by 2025, Pitney Bowes report predicts

Facility marks initial phase of ambitious plan to double capacity

European logistics giant could bring its famed, eco-friendly distribution centers to North America as its global expansion continues

Deutsche Post-owned EV major StreetScooter has announced plans to expand to the U.S. market, commencing pilot tests early next year with DHL Express.

Asian merchant shipping and major drinks manufacturers are responsible for an increase in the amount of plastic bottles found in the world’s oceans.

Körber Logistics, the investment and logistics arm of tech conglomerate Körber of Hamburg, Germany, has acquired a majority stake in the warehouse autonomous logistics robot installer and consultancy Cohesio.

Deal is clone of Airbus-Bombardier tie-up

The Chinese city of Yiwu has announced a new freight train route to Belgium’s Liege, with trains expected to finish the journey in about 20 days.

Maersk expects ample supplies of low-sulfur fuels to be available in most ports, but warns shippers to expect higher costs.

The Canadian government says employers who abuse the foreign worker program face “serious consequences” after a newspaper investigation reveals how some carriers with bad safety records exploited under-qualified job-seekers and put them on the road.

The Indian economy is crumbling on the back of an engineered crisis brought on by current government through measures like demonetization, a botched attempt at unifying the country’s tax system, and economic reforms that stifled consumerism.

Drewry expects service levels to be cut by lines if shippers prove unwilling to foot the bill for mandatory low-sulfur fuels.

Break bulk is a shrinking market. Pure-play break bulk operators are being squeezed as governments and seaport operators boost local infrastructure. Meanwhile non pure play competitors simultaneously try to grab market share.

Canadian transportation and logistics firm acquires Miami-based Demark Global Logistics, increasing its reach on the East Coast of the United States.

The Motley Fool discovers last-mile logistics. IMO 2020 will impact logistics warehousing footprint, JLL says

Spanish capital Madrid is working on a blockchain-powered transport application that unifies all mobility systems across the city and provides high levels of data security to its users.

Private equity firm plans to revitalize Manston Airport.

Reckless e-scooter riders were penalized by the German police for drunk driving in Munich as they left the world’s largest beer festival Oktoberfest.

Swissport has launched a global initiative to speed up air cargo handling processes at its cargo warehouses by introducing newly developed self-service via kiosks.  Swissport’s cargo business at Brussels Airport […]

Tomatoes imported from Mexico could face a supply chain squeeze caused by new regulations finalized in September between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Mexican growers, experts say. The new […]

Break bulk is in a state of change… and experts are forecasting a shrinking of the world fleet and a possible winnowing out of players.

Founder’s frustrations with building material deliveries helped inspire Canadian final mile startup, which recently expanded into the United States.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Milwaukee Tool builds $86 million factory in Torreón, Mexico; husband and wife truckers […]

For decades, the European freight rail system has had no major upgrades with regard to axle load capacity, train length or car vertical height.

In this week’s Down Under Trucking – death by reckless driving; hill driving; trucker fired; police shoot tow truck thief; logistics industry urges government to ramp up!

Electric vehicle firm boosts battery capabilities with the purchase of Toronto-area company specializing in high-volume manufacturing.

Sunset Transportation, a St. Louis-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider, recently opened a new customs brokerage office and warehouse facility at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas. The new Laredo branch […]

Self-driving cars from a U.K. startup Oxbotica took to Stratford’s streets earlier this week, successfully wading through traffic and proving itself safe to navigate in an urban setting.

Unable to raise cash to continue operating, Slovenia’s flag carrier has ceased operations

The transfer of production out of China to avoid U.S. tariffs of up to 25% is having a tangible impact on global trade flows.

Spain’s road transport sector faces a “profound” shortfall in drivers, says IRU

The United Auto Workers union strike against General Motors (GM) has forced GM to stop production at more factories across Mexico. General Motors announced it was shutting down its auto […]

Canadian third-party logistics provider purchases asset-based firms in Calgary specializing in large-format deliveries of consumer goods.

Canadian auto parts firm’s shares plunge by more than 10% after it warns of earnings hit from a slowdown in General Motors orders.

The introduction of new low-sulfur fuels, bearish demand and increased blanked sailings will bring more volatility to box markets in the coming months, says MSI.

As two large companies in the freight industry announced they were eliminating or scaling back trucking services in Mexico last week, industry insiders say cross-border trade will continue to expand. […]

Unionized Canadian drivers for CNTL approve four-year agreement that increases rates for wait times and mileage.

WTO green-lights $7.5 billion of tariffs

Truck subsidiary of Volkswagen AG will split investment into electric vehicle and software development to speed introduction of alternative fuel and self-driving commercial vehicle options

Tel Aviv is the carrier’s latest destination

Officials with the McAllen Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) will soon take a second tour of China to look for new partnership opportunities in that country. Keith Patridge, president and chief […]

Ontario-based firm acquires Trailwood Transport, an automotive specialist located near two Honda plants, and nearby Nexus Freight, which will bolster local capacity.

With Thomas Cook in liquidation, lucrative take-off and landing slots are highly prized

From Oct. 1 new low-sulfur fuel charges are being levied by some container lines with more to follow through Q4. Use of the fuels is not mandatory until January 1, 2020.

Export and import volumes falling well below earlier estimates as economy slows and trade tensions rise.

Trucking and rail sectors decline as flat GDP report ends four-month growth streak, but analysts say fundamentals remain solid despite weakness in energy and mining.

DHL Group announced its Strategy 2025 where it expects digitalization to help power its EBIT to at least €5.3 billion by 2022.

With 7,000-10,000 trucks using the Calais-Dover route between France and England every day, a no-deal Brexit will hit haulage companies hard, says the IRU.

Japanese shipping giant NYK has taken a big step into the future as it has revealed the successful trial of a “Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship”, which it claims as a world-first.

Rod Sims, the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has barked at the many monopolists inhabiting Australia, including the world’s biggest coal export port, the Port of Newcastle.

As retailer prepares to close all 44 Canadian stories, court documents reveal transportation, logistics and customs providers that stand to lose business.

After two unsuccessful bidding rounds, France’s second largest airline has entered liquidation

Hong Kong-based 300cubits is suspending its platform after it failed to generate sustained interest within the maritime logistics space due to issues with interoperability and government regulations.

Connected vehicles usher in high levels of complexity due to increasing functionalities, and it is vital for software security to take stock of the situation and update firewalls constantly.

Northern Asia is again in the cross-hairs of an extreme weather event as Typhoon Mitag bears down on some of the busiest box ports in the world.

A massive explosion aboard a chemical tanker blew a fireball and mushroom cloud into the sky over the weekend at the Port of Ulsan, South Korea. Local reports indicate that about 18 people were injured primarily from burns and smoke inhalation. One ship has likely been rendered inoperable and another has sustained heavy damage.

Quebec startup prepares to enter U.S. market with digital platform offering smaller carriers easy accesses to trailers, and large fleets to minimize unused assets.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Harvest Sherwood selects Fr8Hub as broker; Arizona-Mexico Town Hall focuses on cross-border trade; […]

General Motors halted operations at two maquiladoras (factories) located in the Mexican city of Piedras Negras, a consequence of the ongoing strike by 49,000 autoworkers in Detroit. The two maquiladoras […]

Australian logistics continues to be dangerous for workers: a man was tragically crushed to death last week. In corporate Australia, companies are winning contracts. Meanwhile, trucks might get bigger in Australia, following an official recommendation.

Air and ground express firm DHL Express announced September 27 a 5.9% general rate increase on shipments moving to and from the U.S., effective January 1, 2020. The increases are […]

The Italian government is begging U.S. major Delta Air Lines to up the proposed acquisition of a 10% stake in Alitalia for $100 million to at least 15%, according to a report in Italian media.

Leipzig-Halle-based cargo carrier is allowed to operate

Investment bank Jefferies warns of unexpected consequencies to WTO Airbus subsidiary decision

U.S. trucking operators, heed this warning from Asia. Maritime experts say that after the IMO 2020 deadline, fuel availability will be uncertain, scrubbers won’t work, stockpiles will “evaporate” and fuel prices will “go through the roof”.

XPO Logistics may be getting back in the M&A game

Amazon.com recently acquired cloud-based startup INLT, a move designed to simplify importing goods into the United States for Amazon’s online merchants, according to Reuters. INLT, which the company said stands for IN:LET, […]

Asset investment manager acquires a 45% stake in Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Allcargo Logistics is in talks to acquire Indian express logistics firm Gati to increase its share of the Indian warehousing market.

Digital freight-forwarding platform grows European business – and gains 10,000 connected vehicles – after an aggressive year for fundraising.

Small tariff increase fails to excite demand as rates reach 2-year lows.

The start of the box shipping slack season commences next week when Chinese factories close for the Golden Week holiday. Further spot rate losses are predicted by Alphaliner.

Covenant Transport has decided to end all service to the interior of Mexico, citing dropping spot market pricing, increasing detention times and an inability to gain the freight density needed […]

Trade lanes will come to a halt if the U.K. exits the EU on October. 31, believes the Secretary-General of the European Shippers Council.

Truckers in beleaguered sector call on provincial and Canadian governments to step in as downturn brings cascade of closures to lumber mills.

Blackstone Group forms what it calls largest last-mile logistics real estate firm in Europe, Mileway

BlaBlaCar sees this acquisition as a unifying opportunity for Eastern Europe’s fragmented market under a single platform to meet a greater diversity of rider needs.

Countries around the world are aligning their corporate insolvency regimes with the U.S. system. Lawyers say alignment will benefit the international ocean shipping industry.

Flexport’s head of airfreight believes a small bump in demand out of Asia could result from new U.S. tariffs, while higher fuel prices will push up air cargo costs.

The Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo should “bet more on logistics and foreign trade” than on attracting more maquiladoras, according to trade experts. “Nuevo Laredo no longer needs to […]

Canadian federal judge suspends the province’s law allowing it to restrict the flow of oil and gas products to other provinces until a full court can review challenge by British Columbia.

Germany has unveiled a climate package which experts believe is not ambitious enough, coinciding with the time Germany inches closer to an economic recession.

Mexico’s national association of heavy duty truck and bus manufacturers (ANPACT), reported the manufacture of commercial trucks grew 6% in July, producing 20,006 units, when compared against 18,863 units in […]

A dispute over slots may force Kalitta Ait to exit Schiphol Airport

Container ships are setting new records, but for all the wrong reasons, as the vessels become an increasingly popular way to smuggle drugs.   As FreightWaves’ Mike King reported, the Maersk […]

Getting to Zero Coalition, which includes Maersk Line, calls for “commercially viable zero-emission vessels” to be deployed on deep sea trade by 2030.

Swedish retailer opened a facility near Toronto to accommodate growing volumes of final-mile deliveries to region’s fast-growing suburbs.

Amazon to open its 7th fulfillment center in Ontario, Canada with a 1 million square foot building in Toronto

The $42.3 million bust is the latest in a string of global maritime drug seizures at sea and in ports.

European auto unions and trade groups have come out with a statement that warns of a seismic impact on the auto economies of the EU and the U.K. in the absence of a Brexit trade deal.

Challenger Motor Freight hopes the tech-centric approach will help attract millennial truckers to Ontario-based carrier

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: San Antonio secures $1.2B deal with manufacturers; United States ends Mexican tomato […]

Truck driver Terry Damon will receive a total of A$1.7 million (US$1.15 million) of compensation from his employer, a shipper and a consignee, after they collectively caused him to suffer a severe injury to his back.

Automaker stops producing vehicles at Oshawa plant as temporary layoffs hit GM workers and suppliers including CEVA Logistics.

The one-two punch of torrential rains and heavy flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda has forced road closures and route changes for freight businesses in Houston and coastal Texas. “The road […]

France, Germany float proposal that would increase USPS charges for handling foreign mail, keep US in UPU

New European study of popular LNG truck models show that they release 2 to 3.5 times more poisonous NOx gases than an average diesel truck.