Shippers should stop crying their eyes out
Captain Franck Kayser says shippers who complain about freight rate increases display a lack of understanding of business basics
Shippers should look in the mirror
Shippers complain about container lines raising prices, yet make money while the carriers burn cash
Hikes hurt, but lines are losing money
Henry Gorski says lines are stuck between a rock and a hard place
A better route to Afghanistan?
Cyrus Rahattalab says there is a faster, safer route than that featured in our interview yesterday
Liners tied their own hands
Ingvar Bergman says it is carriers, not shippers, that are to blame for low rates
Whoops
Eagle-eyed Paul Kneller spots a blooper on IFW
The trouble with carriers
Gary Ferrulli says that until some carriers fail, the box liner industry is in for a rough ride
Double-decker dilemma
Double-stacked transport not in operators' interest, says Beat Suter
Pipe down
Derek Jones suggests experts should quit recessionary doom-mongering
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Banquets or biscuits?
Chinese whispers won't detract the Irish from important neighbourly relations, says John Tuohy
Friday Focus: A glimpse of a silver lining?
A recent survey of economic experts from business and academic institutions in 120 countries reveals a slight brightening in the world economic climate
What the LEZ means for fleet operators
Introduced in 2008 as part of efforts to improve air quality in London, the Low Emission Zone has now introduced tighter regulations to force heavy polluting diesel vehicles to become cleaner, writes Jonathan Pearce
Friday Focus: A strange new climate
The EU Emissions Trading Scheme has plunged the air sector into controversy and towards a potential crisis, as countries around the world line up to pledge their defiance against a scheme they consider illegal. With neither side prepared to give any ground, it looks as though the industry must rely on politicians for a solution, writes David Badger
A Q&A with Sylvie Charles, director of Fret SNCF
In 2010 Sylvie Charles took on probably the toughest job in French freight transport, director of loss-making Fret SNCF. She talks to IFW about her first two years at the helm
A Q&A with Herbert de Saint Simon
Owned by Bolloré, SDV is the major component of the French conglomerate's transport, forwarding and logistics division and part of the second tier of the world's top ten groups in the sector. IFW spoke to CEO Herbert de Saint Simon
Look before you leap
Tim Phillips on how fluctuating export and import prices may present an opportunity in 2012
Winning logistics gold at the Olympics
While the Games are expected to bring billions in trade and commerce to the UK, they will place extraordinary pressure on infrastructure, air and ground transport. Logistics operators that are already preparing look like bringing home the gold, writes Keith Plummer
The A Team: The Inside Man
Emerging supply chains, not emerging markets. Global organisations are looking at how they can take advantage of shifts in trade routes and in the business landscape, writes Brad Brennan
Moving towards a brighter future
There are signs of optimism in the logistics industry, as operators start to eye growth instead of just survival, says Rob Riddleston
Widdows takes over at the helm of Rickmers
Former NOL CEO brought in as Steffens steps down after ten years
