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Rolls-Royce's Dreamliner sounds safety alert over turbine cracks

AIRCRAFT engine maker Rolls-Royce has been hit with complaints of design faults in its Trent 1000 turbine that powers the already troubled Boeing 787...

Shanghai air cargo rate fall shows signs of slowing on TAC Index

AIR cargo rates declines out of Shanghai have shown signs of stabilising over the last week, reports London's Air Cargo News

Lufthansa starts reducing fleet, cutting jobs to pay back state aid

GERMAN flag carrier Lufthansa will cut 20 per cent of managerial positions and accept no more than 80 planes from its current order book to be able...

Hong Kong's Neptune Cyber launches safety tool in line with UN rule

HONG KONG's Neptune Cyber, a computer security firm, has launched an online tool to ensure that marine operators stay ahead of new cyber risk...

Covid-19 reveals how working from home will cut more shore jobs

DESPITE disruptions caused by the Covid-19 crisis, more than 80 per cent of the normal volumes continued to be shipped, according to Sea-Intelligence...

IMF sees rebound in 2021, but with less bounce than it did before

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF), an inter-governmental international lender of last resort, recently downwardly revised its 3

Oakland's big container terminal to receive giant cranes from ZPMC

THE Port of Oakland has announced that three cranes able to load the world's largest container ships will soon be coming from Shanghai's ZPMC...

Port of Wilmington sets record for reefer and docks its biggest ship

NORTH Carolina's Port of Wilmington has been pushing forward with several long-term initiatives while other US ports have been struggling with...

Ports need US$13 billion upgrade as shippers reshore from China

CONTAINER terminals in Southeast Asia may need to invest up to US$13 billion to keep pace with expected supply chain diversification from China,...

India docks 20,000-TEUers for first time in Cochin crew changes

THE 20,388-TEU Ever Given and the 20,170-TEU sister ships MOL Tribute and MOL Tradition have called at Cochin, India's big crew change port,...

Box volume at Virginia port plunges 23pc in May due to pandemic

THE Port of Virginia's cargo volume in May plummeted 22

Global Port Tracker reports lowest level US retail imports in years

MAJOR US container port volume is expected to be well below last year's levels as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues, according to the...

Lufthansa Cargo Centre outsources some of its logistics to Fiege Group

MAJOR logistics provider Fiege Group will take over a portion of the physical freight handling at the Lufthansa Cargo Centre in Frankfurt, the German...

Macao's air cargo declines 19pc in May to 2,525 tonnes, says DSEC

AIR cargo totalled 2,525 tonnes in May in Macao, a drop of 19pc The gross weight of inward cargo and transit cargo slumped 71

Australian note air cargo moves toward structural recovery in June

PERSONAL protective equipment shipments volumes faded, but global air cargo volumes in June provided the first real indicators of the sector's...

Internet first: Mission to Seafarers online global Sea Sunday Service

THE Mission to Seafarers has announced that its annual Sea Sunday celebrations will be broadcast online, connecting seafarers around the world during...

Fitch Ratings: Vietnam outperforms Asian frontier sovereign countries

VIETNAM is positioned to stand out among Asia's frontier and emerging markets this year in terms of its economic resilience and success in...

Senior banker: Japanese shipping must unite - one for all, all for one

THE Japanese people must make a concerted effort and raise their voices to a significant level to again have an impact on world shipping, said a...

Another peak season runs aground as ocean carriers extract capacity

OCEAN carriers are bracing for muted demand during the usual peak shipping season heading into the fall, with supply chains still rattled by the...

CMA CGM re-names NOL in sweeping changes to Far East operations

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has re-organised itself and its subsidiaries into a tight-knit unit delivering a one-for-all-and-all-for-one service on...