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News in Brief Podcast | Week 43 | Reliability, rates and port fee delay

How reliable is container shipping right now, and what are the biggest factors impacting on-time performance? This week on News in Brief, Xeneta Chief Analyst Peter Sand joins us to unpack the latest schedule reliability data, explore how different carrier alliance strategies are performing, and examine the ongoing impact of port congestion on capacity and sailing schedules. We also discuss the proposed delay to US port fees on China-linked vessels, what it means for shippers, and take a look at the latest rate trends as the market heads out of Golden week and towards the Thanksgiving and Christmas peak season.

MSN Air Service to utilise Kalé platform at new Guyana cargo station

US ground handler MSN Air Service is expanding its use of Kalé's cargo handling platform in line with plans to add new stations globally. At the Tiaca Air Cargo Forum, MSN Air Service signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kalé Info Solutions (Kalé) to deploy Galaxy as its standard technology platform at every new station it opens as part of its international expansion. The agreement comes as MSN expands its operations beyond JFK, with a new base at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana. "MSN is entering an exciting phase of growth, driven by a clear ambition to expand into international markets and strengthen our position in the global air cargo industry," said MSN Air Service group chief executive Manoj Singh. "For us, this expansion is about building a future-ready business, investing in technology and creating the capabilities to compete in an increasingly connected industry. "With Galaxy in use at JFK and committed for deployment across every new station we open, we are building a common technology platform to support operational consistency, visibility and scalability throughout our network." Galaxy supports import, export, and transfer operations through a single cargo handling platform. "International expansion can multiply operational complexity very quickly, and technology should remove that complexity rather than reproduce it at every new station," said Amar More, chief executive and co-founder of Kalé. "MSN is taking the right approach by building a common technology platform into its expansion strategy from the outset, rather than trying to retrofit systems as its network grows. "A common platform gives handlers consistent workflows, real-term visibility, and comparable performance data across locations, allowing them to add new operations without rebuilding their processes from scratch."

Analysis: CH Robinson spoils the bull party - tests remain

CH Robinson grew trucking volume, profit per load and its divisions' operating margins again, yet its shares fell 11% to a 52-week low as investors weighed a small trucking miss, a jump in claims costs, a 2027 insurance renewal still under negotiation and - most notably - a $5.8bn bet on RXO. Forwarding, once seen by some analysts as a sale candidate, is earning well above its target, though its AI gains so far show up more in costs ...