ZURICH – July 2, 2025Global freight giant Kuehne+Nagel announced Monday the acquisition of PharmaForward, a Netherlands-based specialist in temperature-controlled pharmaceutical transport, in a deal reportedly worth €560 million. The move comes as global demand for high-compliance, cold chain logistics continues to soar, driven by biotech growth, vaccine distribution, and stricter regulations...
By Maria Kalamatas | July 2, 2025 ROTTERDAM — At Europe’s largest port, the signals are turning amber. The Port of Rotterdam reported a noticeable drop in its container activity for June, with total volume falling 3.6% year-on-year, according to fresh data released Tuesday. What’s behind the decline? A mix of sluggish...
Santos – June 30, 2025 At dawn, a line of trucks waits outside Warehouse 31 in Santos. Each one carries green coffee beans from inland farms, harvested just days ago, destined for Europe, North America, or Asia. But many will sit idle for hours, sometimes more. The port is full. The...
Nairobi – June 30, 2025 At Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, pallets of roses and green beans are wrapped, sealed, and rushed into cooling bays. But on several flights this week, shipments left the tarmac with internal temperatures already compromised—barely within export tolerances. Kenya’s air cargo sector, long praised for its role in...
Panama City – June 30, 2025 At 6:40 a.m., with the heat already pressing against the steel decks, a bulk carrier idled outside the canal locks, waiting for clearance that might not come today. Or tomorrow. In Panama, rainfall has been scarce for months. So scarce, in fact, that water levels at...
SINGAPORE – June 30, 2025 It started with a phone call between two competitors. One in Johor Bahru, the other in Singapore. They had both noticed the same trend—less freight, more costs, and clients expecting Amazon-level precision. This week, their companies became one. Axis Maritime Logistics and Tradelink Cargo, both regional operators for...
Rotterdam – June 30, 2025 At 4:15 a.m. last Wednesday, a refrigerated truck carrying pharmaceutical goods crossed the Dutch-Belgian border with no hold-up. No paper stamped. No extra check. Just a quick ping in a secure ledger. For customs officers, it was business as usual. For the logistics team watching remotely,...
By Maria Kalamatas – June 26, 2025Location: Ahmedabad, IndiaSection: /world AHMEDABAD – During a measured yet firm address at the Adani Group’s annual general meeting on Tuesday, Gautam Adani offered a sobering assessment of the geopolitical environment. According to the chairman of one of India’s largest infrastructure conglomerates, the current tensions...
By Maria Kalamatas – June 26, 2025Location: Essex, United KingdomSection: /maritime ESSEX – There was no breaking news alert. No splashy press event. But something important changed this week at Thames Freeport. Beneath the surface of day-to-day port operations, a new kind of infrastructure just went live: a fully private 5G...
By Maria Kalamatas – June 26, 2025Location: Memphis, USASection: /air MEMPHIS – FedEx’s stock tumbled early Wednesday after the logistics giant issued a profit warning for the current quarter. The company cited declining international parcel volumes and increased operating uncertainty due to shifting U.S.–China trade policy. A major driver of the slowdown...
