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TPM26 Attendees Form 'Freight Buyers Club' Support Group After Realizing They're All Booking the Same Overpriced Space
industry conferences

TPM26 Attendees Form 'Freight Buyers Club' Support Group After Realizing They're All Booking the Same Overpriced Space

LONG BEACH — What began as an informal happy hour conversation among TPM26 attendees has evolved into a structured support group after seventeen freight buyers simultaneously

Harrison Blake Mar 1, 2026
MSC Completes Zim Acquisition, Immediately Forgets It Owns Zim
ocean freight

MSC Completes Zim Acquisition, Immediately Forgets It Owns Zim

GENEVA — Mediterranean Shipping Company completed its $3.4 billion acquisition of Zim Integrated Shipping Services at 9:00 AM local time Tuesday, and by 11:

Harrison Blake Mar 1, 2026
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Levy Triggers Air Cargo 'Surcharge Archaeology' as Forwarders Unearth 847 Distinct Fees Dating Back to 2003
air cargo

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Levy Triggers Air Cargo 'Surcharge Archaeology' as Forwarders Unearth 847 Distinct Fees Dating Back to 2003

SINGAPORE — What began as a routine compliance exercise to implement Singapore's upcoming Sustainable Aviation Fuel levy has evolved into what industry experts are

Harrison Blake Mar 1, 2026
Contract Negotiations Stall as Shippers Demand Carriers Honor 'Post-Tariff Goodwill Adjustment' That Doesn't Exist
ocean freight

Contract Negotiations Stall as Shippers Demand Carriers Honor 'Post-Tariff Goodwill Adjustment' That Doesn't Exist

LONG BEACH — Contract negotiations between beneficial cargo owners and ocean carriers have ground to a complete halt this week after shippers demanded carriers honor a

Harrison Blake Mar 1, 2026
Feeder Vessel Boom Sparks 'Micro-Alliance' Trend as 800 TEU Ships Form Strategic Partnerships Covering Single Port Pairs
feeder vessels

Feeder Vessel Boom Sparks 'Micro-Alliance' Trend as 800 TEU Ships Form Strategic Partnerships Covering Single Port Pairs

HELSINKI — Two feeder vessel operators whose combined fleet consists of exactly two ships announced Wednesday the formation of what they're calling the "

Harrison Blake Mar 1, 2026
Customs Broker Achieves Breakthrough in De Minimis Era by Rebranding as 'Compliance Storytelling Agency'
customs brokerage

Customs Broker Achieves Breakthrough in De Minimis Era by Rebranding as 'Compliance Storytelling Agency'

LONG BEACH — Facing existential pressure from proposed de minimis reforms and the continued erosion of traditional customs brokerage revenue, Clearwater Customs International announced Monday its

Harrison Blake Mar 1, 2026
Hapag-Lloyd's 'New Zim' JV Reportedly Just Old Zim with Different Email Signatures
ocean freight

Hapag-Lloyd's 'New Zim' JV Reportedly Just Old Zim with Different Email Signatures

HAMBURG — Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services announced their highly anticipated domestic trades joint venture Tuesday, with industry sources confirming the new entity will consist

Harrison Blake Feb 19, 2026
Freight Forwarder Launches 'Tariff Uncertainty Hedge Fund' Where Clients Bet Against Their Own Shipments Clearing Customs
trade finance

Freight Forwarder Launches 'Tariff Uncertainty Hedge Fund' Where Clients Bet Against Their Own Shipments Clearing Customs

LONG BEACH — Global freight forwarder TranspaciFutures LLC launched what it's calling "the most innovative trade finance product since the letter of credit&

Harrison Blake Feb 9, 2026
Freight Insurance Underwriter Denies Claim, Citing 'Act of Logistics' Clause
trade finance

Freight Insurance Underwriter Denies Claim, Citing 'Act of Logistics' Clause

LONDON — Global freight insurance provider Meridian Maritime Indemnity has successfully denied 94% of cargo claims filed in Q1 2025 by invoking what legal experts are

Harrison Blake Feb 8, 2026
Maersk Unveils 'Battening Down the Hatches' as Billable Service, Charges $485 Per Hatch
ocean freight

Maersk Unveils 'Battening Down the Hatches' as Billable Service, Charges $485 Per Hatch

COPENHAGEN — A.P. Moller-Maersk announced Tuesday that effective April 1st, it will begin charging shippers $485 per container for "Maritime Security Hatch Fastening Services,

Harrison Blake Feb 8, 2026
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