HMM scraps Asia Europe Express service after joining THE Alliance

AS a result of joining vessel-sharing group THE Alliance through to March 2030, Hyundai Merchant...

Cathay CEO Hogg, chief commercial officer Loo quit after Beijing rebuke

HONG KONG's Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg resigned after the carrier was rebuked by China...

Oil retreats after biggest jump in five weeks as stockpiles rise

OIL prices declined after the biggest spurt in five weeks as an industry report showed American...

South Korean shipbuilders brace for fight after China mergers

KOREA's shipbuilders are bracing for a new era of fiercer competition from China after...

Malaysia restarts China's Belt and Road rail project with after cost reduction

MALAYSIA has restarted its East Coast Rail Link Belt and Road project with China after reducing...

World shipowners urge restraint after Iran seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz

THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the European Community Shipowners' Associations...

Port of NY/NJ is US second busiest port after LA

THE Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) says traffic and activity at its seaport,...

Box volumes on Asia-Med trade route bounce back after 2018 slump

WESTBOUND liftings from Asia to the west Mediterranean (including North Africa) rose by 5

Nike supplier quits Vietnam after quitting China - finding tariffs inescapable

NIKE sportswear supplier Eclat Textile of Taiwan quit China in 2016 having found it unsuitable...

Capital boxships get new MSC charters after fitting scrubbers

MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company (MSC) has negotiated long-term time charters for two 8,266...

Shanghai slips to 4th in world ports after Singapore and Hong Kong

A NEW ranking of the world seaports and shipping centres has set the standard listing on its...

Oakland port boss Chris Lytle retires July 19 after 53 years in sector

THE Port of Oakland has announced that its executive director Chris Lytle will retire July...

Warships escort British tanker in Mideast waters after Iran levels threat

WARSHIPS are reportedly escorting a British tanker in the Middle East Gulf region after senior...

Marseilles commemorates Jacques R Saade naming boulevard after him

FOLLOWING his passing last year, the city of Marseilles has paid tribute to the founding president...

Tanker freight rates soar in aftermath of Oman tanker attacks

FREIGHT rates for modern tanker tonnage have soared almost 40 per cent in the first market...

US bans flights over parts of Iran's airspace after downing of drone

THE US Federal Aviation Administration has banned US airlines from flying in an overwater...

136-yr old German historic sailboat sinks after colliding with containership

THE recently restored historic No 5 Elbe sailing ship sank recently after colliding with the...

SAA to shrink freighter fleet after ending overnight deliveries

FOLLOWING the termination of overnight freighter operations, South African Airways (S) is...

Leisure Cargo files for bankruptcy after loss of big customer

GERMAN GSA Leisure Cargo, that had once had 14 leisure airline customers, has filed for bankruptcy...

FAA to ground more 737s after discovering faulty wing parts

THE Federal Aviation Administration (F) has informed Boeing that hundreds of 737s are vulnerable...

China Merchants refinances Djibouti terminal after DP World expelled

HONG Kong global port operator China Merchants Ports Holdings plans a US$144 million debt...

Prince Rupert to top Montreal as Canada's No 2 port after Vancouver

CANADA's west coast Port of Prince Rupert has announced the completion of a container...

Port of Salalah returns to full capacity in third quarter after cyclone

OMAN's Port of Salalah, near the Yemeni border, expects that its cyclone-damaged container...

Larger ships with bigger payload call NY-NJ port after bridge elevation

AN increasing number of 13,000-TEU ships are calling the Port of New York and New Jersey,...

Boeing stock slides after tweet raises prospect of lost China sales

BOEING stock fell to its lowest in four months when US-China trade tensions escalated and...

Partial reopening of Houston Ship Channel after tanker, tug collision

THE Houston Ship Channel has been partially reopened after a tanker collided with a tug that...

Cosco said to be eyeing PIL after it bought Singamas box factories

CASH-STRAPPED Pacific International Lines (PIL) of Singapore, is ripe for takeover by the...

Cosco, OOCL have 20-year usage deal after terminal sale to Macquarie

THE US Government's requirement that Hong Kong's Orient Overseas (International) Limited...

ONE aims for 2019 net profit of US$85m after losing $586m last year

WITH the teething problems now behind and a steadily improving performance through the year...

Bombardier suffers losses after cutting forecast on new rail-unit woes

CANADA's Bombardier Inc has lost as much as a quarter of its value and bonds plunged after...

NYK replaces chairman after reporting loss of US$400m in 2018 FY

JAPAN's NYK Line has reported a loss of JPY44

Hong Kong airport's Q1 dives 5.4pc to 1.1 million tons after flat March

HONG KONG International Airport (HKIA) recorded just 0

China exports rebound after Chinese New Year holiday, but imports slide

CHINA's exports rebounded after Chinese New Year, but imports continued to slide, Bloomberg...

OOCL cancels Asia-Europe sailings after May Labour Day holiday

HONG Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has announced Asia-Europe...

US port box volume slows in February after red hot 2018

AMERICA's biggest ports were off to a mixed start compared with 2018's record year,...

Man critical after hit in face with cargo plane propeller in Ohio

A YOUNG man in his 20s was hit in the face by a cargo plane's propeller at the Davis Air...

Li Keqiang offers EU olive branch after sparking strategic rivalry

CHINESE Premier Li Keqiang has offered an olive branch to the European Union by saying that...

Italian-flagged Grande America sinks off French coast after onboard fire

THE fire-stricken Italian-flagged ConRo vessel Grande America sank on Tuesday about 180 nautical...

Cathay Pacific back to profit after two years of losses

HONG Kong's flag carrier, Cathay Pacific returned to profit in 2018 following two consecutive...

MSC adds Liverpool call after 2M Alliance puts it on TA4 transatlantic route

MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company (MSC) plans to begin calling at the port of Liverpool

China grounds domestic Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets after Air Ethiopia crash

FOR the second time in less than five months, a brand new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft has crashed...

FedEx gets new second in command after sudden exit of old COO

FEDEX Corp named a new 2i/c after founder and CEO Fred Smith's top deputy resigned abruptly...

Hapag sends ship to Venice after 2,700-TEUer suffers engine failure

PROMPTED by an engine failure while docking in Venice, German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd is...

South America's container trade bounces back after 3 years decline

DUTCH maritime research house Dynamar has released its latest South America Container Trades...

Air cargo volumes in Europe grow by 1.8pc in 2018, after 2.2pc fall in Dec

AIRPORTS across Europe saw freight traffic dropped by 2

Fourteen killed after two tankers catch fire in Kerch Strait

FOURTEEN crew members were killed and five were missing off Russia-annexed Crimea in the Black...

MSC launches major clean-up after 300 boxes fell off MSC Zoe

MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company (MSC) has started clean-up efforts ten days after 291 containers...

Air cargo peak deflated after rush ahead of US-China tariff hikes

THE 2018 peak air cargo season proved a disappointment and volumes even fell between October...

OOCL cancels Asia-Europe sailings after Lunar New Year holiday period

HONG Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has announced Asai-Europe...

Search continues for 2 missing seamen after oil tanker explosion in Hong Kong

FIREMEN in Hong Kong are continuing their search for two missing crew members following an...