China's factory output growth weakest since records began in 1995

CHINESE factory output slowed to its weakest growth on record early this year, indicating...

TIACA summit to be held at Budapest airport in November

THE International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) plans to hold its executive summit (ES) organised...

Long Beach port looks to on-dock rail business to boost its fortunes

THE US port of Long Beach's executive director Mario Cordero says that new on-dock rail...

Four HK companies are the first to be awarded IATA Fresh certification

THE Airport Authority Hong Kong (HK), Cathay Pacific, Cathay Pacific Services Limited (CPSL)...

UPS boosts air cargo capacity between Hong Kong and Europe by 19pc

US multinational package delivery and supply chain management company UPS has deployed larger...

New logistics centre to benefit Alaska air cargo transfer programme

TED Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is located roughly halfway between Tokyo...

US port of Long Beach hails progress of US-China trade talks

THE US port of Long Beach says the latest round of US-China trade talks was encouraging and...

Camilla Orko is to be vice president of ethics and compliance at Cargotec

CARGOTEC has announced the appointment of Camilla Orko as vice president, ethics and compliance,...

Mastio & Company benchmarking study gives UPS top loyalty marks

UNITED Parcel Service (UPS) earned the leading position for its freight forwarding business...

Collision at Busan Port between Maersk and Zim box ships

CONTAINERSHIP Safmarine Nokwanda and Tianjin collided at South Korea's Busan Container...

Weaker box lines risk bankruptcy because of IMO 2020: study

NEW YORK's AlixPartners' latest Global Container Shipping Outlook warns shippers to...

E-commerce firms become America's warehouse kings: CBRE report

AMERICA's warehouse kings are now the e-commerce and logistics companies that now claim...

Aero Cargo to be GSA for fledgling Air Senegal's cargo in Africa

GSA AeroCargo, part of the ECS Group, has landed a contract to sell the freight capacity of...

Auckland box terminal tries out new 3rd berth to handle 11,000-TEU ships

NEW ZEALAND's Ports of Auckland has started welcoming container vessels at the Fergusson...

Virginia Terminal nears completion as stack yard becomes operational

Virginia International Gateway (VIG), at Portsmouth, has completed its container stack yard...

Enforcement will be hardest part of US-China deal as 'there is no WTO jail'

ENFORCEMENT will be the hardest part of making a trade deal between the US and China, says,...

Beijing denies Shanghai's 3rd airport will be in Nantong, Jiangsu province

CHINA's transport authorities have denied that the location of the proposed third airport...

Ports of LA and Long Beach post strong volumes to start 2019

THE Port of Los Angeles lifted 5

Long Beach plans to deepen, widen channels for mega ship access

THE Port of Long Beach and US Army Corps of Engineers want to deepen and widen shipping channels...

Emirates to receive 14 A380s before Airbus ends production

EMIRATES will take delivery of 14 outstanding Airbus A380 aircraft between now and the end...

Air New Zealand Malaysia's RedCargo Logistics to share bellyholds

MALAYSIA's budget carrier AirAsia has had its logistics arm RedCargo Logistics, sign an...

Putting Airbus A380 out of its misery best course: Bloomberg commentary

THE Airbus decision to shut down the A380 programme is more of a blow to the European pride...

DHL wins logistics contract from Becton Dickinson in India

GERMANY's DHL Supply Chain has won a warehousing and distribution contract from leading...

Anchorage's perishables market between Latin America and Asia soars

AIR cargo volumes at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport rose 2

Los Angeles port up 5.4pc to 852,449 TEU in best January ever

THE Port of Los Angeles lifted 5

Miami port to become 1st in US to deploy emission-free gantry cranes

KALMAR, part of Cargotec, has signed a deal to supply six zero-emission rubber-tyred gantry...

South Carolina ports up 12.5pc in January to best ever 205,689 TEU

THE South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) experienced its strongest ever fiscal year with...

Los Angeles-Long Beach ports suffer containerised imports slowdown

THE twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach saw sluggish import activity in January, indicating...

Virgin Atlantic to offer 'fast cargo service' between London and Tel Aviv

VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo is to launch daily Airbus A330-300 flights between London Heathrow and...

Georgia Ports Authority has sights set on bigger berths to fit bigger ships

GEORGIA Ports Authority has unveiled its ambitious big berth/big ship programme which aims...

US-China trade talks at a higher level start in Beijing as March deadline looms

THE US-China trade talks in Beijing have moved to a higher level in a push to de-escalate...

US trade delegation in Beijing for third round of crucial talks

SEVERAL senior US officials are in Beijing to re-engage with Chinese officials in hopes of...

Long Beach mayor off to Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam with investors

LONG BEACH Mayor Robert Garcia is leading a business delegation on a nine-day trip to Singapore,...

ONE takes delivery of second 14,000-TEUer with all bells and whistles

SINGAPORE-BASED, but Japanese-owned, Ocean Network Express has announced that it that 14,000...

Long Beach mayor heads to Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam with investors

LONG BEACH mayor Robert Garcia is leading a business delegation on a nine-day trip to Singapore,...

Homes to be flattened as Mombasa makes way for shipping routes

HOUSES in Mombasa and Kilifi counties in Kenya are to be knocked down, obstacles that have...

Britons want bigger and better roads but not nearby, says consultant

MOST people in Britain support a bigger and better road network, but backing dwindles greatly...

UPS cheers WTO efforts to move e-commerce up where it belongs

ATLANTA's United Parcel Service UPS has applauded members of the World Trade Organisation...

Commissioned study pitches LNG marine fuel as best economic option

SEALNG has released a study revealing a strong investment case for LNG as a marine fuel in...

LNG shipping has potential to become the liquid market in future

LIQUEFIED natural gas (LNG) shipping is set to turn in future into a liquid market in a manner...

Japan's ANA takes 9.5pc of Philippine Airlines to boost belief in Asia

JAPAN's All Nippon Airways (ANA) group will invest US$95 million to acquire 9

Dutch shipowner fined US$3.4 million for beaching vessel in India

DUTCH shipowner Holland Maas Scheepvaart Beheer II BV has been fined EUR780,000 (US$892,002)...

Long Beach breaks records despite trade war - perhaps because of it

THE Port of Long Beach has posted a record year in container throughput despite the Sino-American...

Too many imports cause congestion in LA, Long Beach and PANYNJ

PORTS of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as the New York and New Jersey are suffering...

Drones to be banned from extended zones around UK airports

UK drone exclusion zones around runways and airports are to be extended by the government...

Hamburg Sud bulk shipping business to be sold China Navigation

CHINA Navigation Co, a subsidiary of Swire Group, will purchase the bulk shipping operations...

US government shutdown is yet to cripple air cargo, but delays could be looming

THE US government shutdown has prompted air cargo associations to raise concerns that the...

Air Cargo Global's seafood freighter service between Oslo and Tianjin

SLOVAKINA all-cargo carrier Air Cargo Global has launched a B747F service between Oslo Airport...

Ningbo-Zhoushan overtakes Shenzhen to be 3rd largest box port globally

CHINA's Ningbo-Zhoushan port handled a total of 26 million TEU in 2018 to become the world's...

Freight forwarders will clear up mess left behind by Brexit politicians: BIFA

BRITISH International Freight Association director general Robert Keen says that with 'just...