Delray Beach Sets Deadline for Proposals to Develop Shipping Container Business Park
Could Delray Beach soon see a new commercial hotspot built from shipping containers? Delray Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has set a deadline for proposals for an ambitious project that has been years in the making. This project aims to transform 15 CRA-owned properties along West Atlantic Avenue, specifically between NW 9th Avenue and NW […]
The Dry Freight Intermodal Container Market: Rewriting Long-Term Strategies in a Shifting Landscape
How is the dry freight intermodal container market adapting to shifting global demands? In an era defined by rapid change, the market for dry freight intermodal containers—essential to global trade and logistics—is undergoing significant transformation, with new strategies emerging to address evolving customer needs and long-term economic shifts. A Market on the Move As the […]
Valencia Port Resumes Operations Following Devastating Flooding in Spain
The Port of Valencia has reopened for operations after severe flooding temporarily halted activity across eastern Spain. Key terminals, including CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal, MSC Terminal Valencia, and APM Terminals, resumed receiving and dispatching goods on October 30, bringing relief to a region heavily impacted by Spain’s worst floods in decades. The disaster has claimed […]
Charity freight to Ukraine
In 2022 when the atrocities in Ukraine began and we all witnessed the terrible scenes of innocent people and families being torn apart as they faced the Russian invasion. Sadly, two years on and we are still seeing these heartbreaking scenes. As a transport and freight company, we felt that we had to help and […]
Container Shipping in 2025 – The Postponed Apocalypse?
Is container shipping in 2025 set for collapse, or is it just another cycle in an unpredictable industry? This time last year, industry insiders were sounding the alarm, predicting doom and gloom for the container shipping market. Now, as 2024 draws to a close, that apocalyptic narrative has returned, with analysts once again forecasting a […]
A new logistics terminal for England’s Golden Triangle
Objections to a huge logistics park with rail freight facilities have been dismissed. The project has moved into initial construction. It’s the latest development in the so-called Logistics Golden Triangle. Initial construction has begun on the West Midlands Interchange, a designated UK Strategic Rail Freight Interchange and a vast logistics park. However, a brief window […]
How Stretched Supply Chains Hurt Poorer Nations
Is the global economy becoming an insurmountable obstacle course? Extended and fragmented supply chains are impacting energy, food supplies, and economies worldwide. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s Review of Maritime Transport 2024, it’s the world’s poorest nations—those already vulnerable to climate change, economic instability, and political volatility—that are facing […]
Flats and shipping container-style business units get okay for Welsh city centre
Plans for more flats and commercial units near Swansea’s High Street have been given the go-ahead. A six-storey block consisting of affordable flats and commercial units will replace a small car park at the lower end of the Urban Village development between The Strand and High Street. A shipper container-style scheme for businesses will be […]
Modern Piracy – A Threat to Maritime Commerce
What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘pirate’? A romanticised, swashbuckling figure or a present-day menace to global trade? Piracy, far from a thing of the past, continues to plague international waters, posing risks to seafarers and disrupting trade. Modern piracy isn’t confined to treasure-seeking brigands but has evolved into a sophisticated threat, […]
UK Space Agency Tour
Now this was pretty cool, working on the UK Tour of #SpaceForEveryone with the UK Space Agency. Our team travelled across the UK with a replica space rocket, delivered to various locations and constructed on site; 12 locations with a 72ft replica space rocket! The UK Space Agency’s Space For Everyone Tour took part in the […]
