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At the time ‘Just Lund‘ popped up on your Premium screen towards the end of June, and then this follow-up hit the wires, Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) CEO Stefan Paul (pictured below)…
… wrote on social media:
“Leadership is not a title. It’s a culture. We talk too much about strong leaders and too little about strong leadership cultures. In global companies, it’s tempting to assume that #leadership is about a few …

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Maersk Line is set to replace two of its standalone Caribbean-Europe services with a dedicated new service using the Gemini network.
The carrier told customers today its new Europe-Caribbean CAX service, as well as an expanded Europe-South America west coast CLX route, would replace the CRX and COEX services, which will be phased out during Q3.
“The CAX will offer efficient, direct products from key reefer ports in the Caribbean, with seamless …

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Automotive opportunities are opening up for foreign countries from the move to regionalisation provoked by the US administration’s shake-up of global supply chains.
However, with a major US carmaker contemplating ending its operations there, South Korea could end up a loser.
But in Brazil, Rodolfo Boraschi, recently appointed head of automotive at AGL Cargo, said he had seen a lot of interest from leading manufacturers that see Brazil as a potential hub …

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Global airfreight rates have edged up this week, including on transpacific eastbound, as the US reciprocal tariff deadline looms.
But there are questions over where inventory is being held in the world, which will inevitably impact rates and demand. 
Greater China to North America ticked up from $4.34 per kg yesterday to $5.17 today, according to Freightos’ FAX.  
Any surge in demand will likely be triggered by low inventory levels, with …

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It was a relatively flat week for pricing on the major deepsea box shipping trades, with a scheduled mid-week general rate increase (GRI) failing to lift container spot rates on the headhaul eastbound transpacific route.
Tuesday saw the implementation of a range of transpacific GRIs, of $1,000-$3,000 per 40ft.
However, the Shanghai-Los Angeles leg of Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) ended this week at $2,817 per 40ft, 4% down on the previous …

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