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Thursday, February 29, 2024
cma cgm headquaters and logo with French flag
Shipping

CMA CGM Completes $5 Billion Bollore Logistics Takeover

By Gus Trompiz PARIS, Feb 29 (Reuters) – France’s CMA CGM has completed a $5 billion takeover of Bollore Logistics, its biggest-ever

February 29, 2024
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Thursday, May 4, 2023
Aerial view of a container ship
Shipping

Flexport Acquires Shopify Logistics Assets to Accelerate the Global Supply Chain’s Digital Transformation

Leading tech-driven logistics platform, Flexport, has announced the acquisition of Shopify Logistics assets. The move will allow businesses to effortlessly

May 4, 2023
Total Views: 543

Tuesday, April 18, 2023
cma cgm logo on a shipping container
Shipping

CMA CGM Offers $5.5 Billion for Bollore Logistics Unit

By Tara Patel and Benoit Berthelot (Bloomberg) — Rodolphe Saade, the French billionaire at the helm of shipping giant CMA CGM SA, shows no signs of

April 18, 2023
Total Views: 1108

Monday, February 6, 2023
cma cgm headquaters and logo with French flag
Shipping

Eyeing Expansion, CMA CGM Sets Sights on Bollore’s Logistics Arm

By Vinicy Chan, Dinesh Nair and Manuel Baigorri (Bloomberg) — French shipping tycoon Rodolphe Saade is ramping up his hunt for acquisitions, with an eye

February 6, 2023
Total Views: 3829

Thursday, June 2, 2022
Maersk Closes its Senator International Acquisition
Shipping

Maersk Closes its Senator International Acquisition

A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced the closing of its acquisition of Hamburg-based freight forwarding company Senator International as the container

June 2, 2022
Total Views: 2061

Monday, May 23, 2022
Trucks At Port Of LA
Shipping

Stressed-Out Supply Chain Managers Throwing in the Towel in Search of Greener Pastures

By Daniela Sirtori-Cortina (Bloomberg) — Supply-chain managers quit their jobs last year at the highest rate since at least 2016 due to a mix of burnout

May 23, 2022
Total Views: 4895

Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Maersk to Acquire Land-Based Logistics Provider Pilot Freight Services
Shipping

Maersk to Acquire Land-Based Logistics Provider Pilot Freight Services

A.P. Moller – Maersk is continuing its integrated logistics transformation, announcing Wednesday its intention to acquire U.S.-based trucking company

February 9, 2022
Total Views: 2238

Monday, February 7, 2022
Aerial top view of a ship at sea
Shipping

Flexport Valuation Doubles to $8 Billion in Latest Funding Round

Feb 7 (Reuters) – Flexport’s valuation more than doubled to $8 billion on Monday after a funding round led by venture capital firms Andreessen

February 7, 2022
Total Views: 1868

Monday, January 31, 2022
cma cgm containership
Shipping

CMA CGM Strikes Preliminary Agreement to Acquire Colis Prive in ‘Last Mile’ Logistics Push

PARIS, Jan 31 (Reuters) – French shipping giant CMA CGM said it had struck a preliminary agreement to acquire a majority stake in French

January 31, 2022
Total Views: 823

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Shipping

Italian Shipping Magnate Makes Daring Attempt Into Passenger Aviation

By William Wilkes and Daniele Lepido (Bloomberg) — The Italian billionaire who turned a one-boat cargo operation into the world’s biggest shipping

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 3698

Monday, January 24, 2022
New Ship And Supply Trackers Flash Caution Amid Omicron Worries
Shipping

New Ship And Supply Trackers Flash Caution Amid Omicron Worries

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Global supply chains are nearing a turning point that’s set to help determine whether logistics headwinds abate soon or keep

January 24, 2022
Total Views: 1519

Saturday, January 22, 2022
For Many, Getting The Covid Vaccine Means Taking An Arduous Boat Ride To The Mainland
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For Many, Getting The Covid Vaccine Means Taking An Arduous Boat Ride To The Mainland

By Andreo Calonzo(Bloomberg) –After losing her son to Covid-19 last year, 79-year-old Tomasa Valdez was desperate to get vaccinated. But on the

January 22, 2022
Total Views: 1639

Monday, January 10, 2022
shipping container
News

Shipping Shortages Will Persist In 2022, But Some Sellers Will Struggle With Too Much Inventory

By Sarah Schiffling (The Conversation) Everything was about shortages in 2021. COVID vaccine shortages at the start of the year were replaced by fears that we

January 10, 2022
Total Views: 2088

Thursday, August 12, 2021
Car being loaded on shipping containers
Blog

Should You Ship Your Super-Car Via Sea Or Air?

By Hannah Elliott (Bloomberg) The Rimac Nevera is a $2.5 million electric hypercar with 1,914 horsepower and a predicted 0-60mph sprint time, 1.8

August 12, 2021
Total Views: 3257

Monday, July 6, 2020
Maersk ship
Maritime News

Maersk Expands In-Land Logistics with Customs Broker Acquisition

COPENHAGEN, July 6 (Reuters) – Maersk said on Monday it had agreed to buy Sweden-based customs broker KGH Customs Services for 2.6 billion Swedish crowns

July 6, 2020
Total Views: 44

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Eleonora Maersk Los Angeles Record
Maritime News

Maersk Acquires U.S. Customs House Broker Vandegrift

A.P. Moller-Maersk has acquired US-based Customs House Broker, Vandegrift Inc., underscoring the shipping giant’s focus on the logistics sector in 2019.

February 12, 2019
Total Views: 30

Monday, April 30, 2018
shipping containers
News

Biggest Indian Cargo Company Wants to Build an Uber for Shipping

By P R Sanjai (Bloomberg) — Allcargo Logistics Ltd. is emulating Uber Technologies Inc. to boost its business of sharing marine containers. A unit of the

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 30

Friday, April 20, 2018
cma cgm containership
Maritime News

CMA CGM Looking to Expand Logistic Business with Investment in CEVA Logistics

CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping company by TEU capacity, will acquire 25% stake in supply chain management company CEVA Logistics

April 20, 2018
Total Views: 20

Friday, August 18, 2017
shipping containers
Maritime News

TEU Tokens and Blockchain Could Shape the Future of Container Shipping

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – Blockchain initiative 300cubits has created a new type of cryptocurrency to solve liner shipping’s US$23bn

August 18, 2017
Total Views: 45

Friday, August 4, 2017
blockchain technology in shipping
Maritime News

Blockchain Technology: Friend or Foe?

MTS Logistics is a C-TPAT and ISO9001:2008 certified NVOCC specializing in LCL, FCL, and project sea freight shipments. With the help of their global agency

August 4, 2017
Total Views: 31
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