Despite no shortage of political statements and media reports that an imminent opening of the Strait of Hormuz is close, the reality is that the strait remains effectively closed. The US launched Operation Freedom on 4 May to evacuate stranded commercial vessels in the Gulf; however, the initiative was shelved the following day, with the US announcing it would pause the operation at the request of the Pakistani government, citing progress in peace talks.

CDP has once again awarded us the highest possible score for supplier engagement – an A rating – recognising us as a 2025 Supplier Engagement Leader.

For customers, a shipment may look like cargo moving from A to B. But behind the scenes, it is often a chain of daily decisions that keeps complexity from becoming their problem.

Watch the video of a great collaboration between our colleagues in Spain and China making a charter solution and delivering vital equipment.

In March 2013, Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB had their first of many project transport of gas turbines going from Sweden to Bolivia. The inland transport included passing heights of 4600 meters with temperatures varying from below 15 degrees to plus 30. Roads are only 7.20 meters wide, and all opposing traffic had to be removed since the heavy trucks cannot, under any circumstances, stop during each phase going uphill.