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What it takes to defend a 2027 freight budget

Procurement teams building 2027 budgets are stuck between two things that don’t move at the same speed: Finance wants one defensible number that survives the year.

  • Finance demands a singular, defensible budget figure throughout the year.
  • Shippers' reliability standards vary, leading to confusion in on-time performance tracking.
  • Surcharges and fee variations create mistrust and confusion among shippers.

Business

Bidding Announcement of 48,893t Handymax Bulk Carrier “YIN HE HAI NAN DAO”

Entrusted by the transferor (the Sellers), we have scheduled to hold a public bidding online (www.shipbid.net) from 15:00 to 16:00 (Beijing Time) on October 22nd, 2026. 1.

  • 48,893-ton Handymax bulk carrier "YIN HE HAI NAN DAO" to be auctioned on October 22nd, 2026
  • Vessel flagged in China, owned by Sellers, equipped with Sulzer engine and four deck cranes
  • Starting price CNY 45.50 million, contract settled in CNY based on USD/CNY spot rate

Business

America’s empty bedrooms are up for grabs

Todd Waller wasn’t expecting to spend the latter half of his 30s living with roommates. But in late 2022, following a breakup with his girlfriend, he needed to find a new place to live, quickly. A social worker based in the Atlanta metro, Waller started googling “efficiency apartments” and stumbled onto an ad for PadSplit, […]

AI

AI's man of the moment

Dario Amodei went from a MAGA smear campaign target, to a "Saturday Night Live" punching bag, to a private White House dinner with President Trump — all in the space of 72 hours this weekend. Such is life for the face of AI in America.

Science

Five Questions for Students

1. Which of the given answers appeals to you the most, and why?2. Do you think humanity is alone in the universe? Why or why not?3. Why do scientists disagree? Shouldn’t they always agree?

Health & Medicine

South Africa: SA's Cancer Story - From the Intensity of the Rugby Field to a Golden Arrow Bus Ride Home On Which One Does Not Cry

[spotlight] Two women, two breast cancer journeys. In the first article of a new Daily Maverick and Spotlight special series on cancer in South Africa, Biénne Huisman speaks with rugby referee Aimee…

  • Rugby referee Aimee Barrett-Theron diagnosed with breast cancer at stage two
  • Barrett-Theron undergoes aggressive chemotherapy six hours every three weeks
  • Joyce Witbooi helps women navigate South Africa's public health system for cancer care
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