On 6th March, a fire onboard the 15,000-TEU Maersk Honam container ship, which was travelling across the Arabian Sea, killed five of its 27 crew members. Over a month later, it was still burning, though the cause was never d...

UPS has been testing an Amazon Key-style smart lock home delivery system, using locks from startup company Latch. It’s been trialled in New York City apartment blocks, or “multi-home units”, as an option fo...

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing made $18.2 billion in freighter sales and commitments at the Farnborough International Airshow this week. Boeing customers included DHL, Qatar Airways, and the Russian Volga-Dnepr Group. This in...

The growth of automation in the supply chain increases the risks of exploitative work and modern slavery, according to a report by Verisk Maplecroft, a global risks research company. Once machines take over routine tasks and...

Investment bank and financial services firm UBS has upgraded its rating of UPS stock to “buy” while downgrading FedEx stock to “neutral”, after evaluating the near-term outlook of both companies. FedE...

Klaus Michael Kuehne, one of Hapag-Lloyd’s largest shareholders, confirmed an approach by CMA CGM for merger talks at the company’s annual general meeting. However, Kuehne rejected the advance, stating that Hapag...