CSA scrubber lobby and 10 NGO eco lobbies do battle before IMO

SCRUBBER lobby Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA) has denounced a protest letter signed by...

Mega ships begin to call at ICTSI's Ecuadorian Guayaquil terminal.

MANILA's International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has announced the successful...

China Mobile's bid to enter US rejected because of its state control

THE Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rejected a bid made by China Mobile to offer telecommunications...

Northern airports to become 'beating heart' of development post-Brexit

A MAJOR promotional campaign centred on Manchester airport and its hinterland in the North...

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...

Port of Long Beach staff aim to draft action plans before year's end

PORT of Long Beach staff will develop 'action plans' over the next few months to secure...

Port of Haifa berths its biggest ship ever - 15,300-TEU Maersk Hamburg

THE biggest ship ever to dock in Israel, the 15,300-TEU Maersk Hamburg, is now the first of...

June date for Cargolux's beluga whales flight from China to Icleand

LUXEMBOURG's Cargolux and the SeaLife Trust have set a new date for the transport of two...

Hutchison's BEST terminal in Barcelona boosts storage capacity

HONG Kong's Hutchison Port's BEST box terminal in the Port of Barcelona received six...

Atlas Air posts 'better-than-expected' Q1 revenue and profits

ATLAS Air Worldwide (WW) continued its solid upward momentum of 2018, reporting surging profits...

Old Dominion named in Forbes' 2019 America's Best Employer List

NORTH Carolina's Old Dominion Freight Line was named by Forbes magazine to its 2019 list...

Zeebrugge to be Cosco's new North European hub: Alphaliner

COSCO Shipping Lines and its Ocean Alliance plan to significantly increase the number of calls...

Cosco's OOIL sells Long Beach terminal to Macquarie for US$1.78b

ORIENT Overseas International Ltd (OOIL) announced that it has agreed to sell its Long Beach...

CMA CGM boosts cashew nut run between Africa and Vietnam

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM is to upgrade the quality of its AFEX service connecting West...

Aeroflot continues to be China's Favourite International Airline

AEROFLOT has for the third year in a row been honoured as the Favourite International Airline...

HNA abandons sale of box unit Seaco when bids fall below limit

TROUBLED Chinese aviation conglomerate HNA Group has shelved a sale process for its container-leasing...

Hong Kong's equity market becomes third largest in the world

THE equity market of Hong Kong surpassed Japan to become the world's third-largest with...

American and Chinese officials resume trade talks April 30 in Beijing

US NEGOTIATORS US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin...

China's GDP grows at 6.4pc, beating economists polled by Bloomberg

CHINA's economy grew 6

US diplomats to block Huawei from EU because China lacks rule of law

THE US is urging allies to ban networking products from countries without independent court...

Shippers told to be ready to resist 'premature' low-sulphur surcharges

SHIPPERS have been warned to brace themselves for fuel surcharges that may come as early as...

Having beaten China's quotas, US hopes to beat EU on subsidies

FLUSHED with victory before the World Trade Organisation (WTO), in which the US won a dispute...

China's Belt and Road initiative wins friends in Belgium's Liege Airport

BELGIUM's Liege Airport is the latest to benefit from the China's Belt and Road Initiative,...

Two beluga whales grounded as rough seas delay ferry operation

THE air freighting of two beluga whales last week has been delayed because of hitches in last...

Dimerco opens new office in Seattle with free trade zone benefits

TAIWAN freight transportation specialist Dimerco has opened a new office in Seattle, bringing...

Amazon pilots protest poor pay, working conditions, demand better deal

AMAZON pilots, who work directly for Atlas Air, Southern Air, and ABX Air, are protesting...

Malaysia rescinds earlier rejection of China's Belt and Road railway scheme

CHINA has announced that it has persuaded Malaysia to resume a cancelled rail project worth...

LA volume up 12.7pc in March while Long Beach falls 3.9pc

THE Port of Los Angeles posted a stronger overall performance than the Port of Long Beach...

LA-Long Beach congestion eases, but empties still hard to clear

TURN times, dwell times and chassis availability have much improved at Los Angeles and Long...

US, Canada and EU to offer rival alternative to China's Belt and Road

A US federal agency that links American lenders with developing countries, has joined Canada...

Rhine's water may be too low for shipping - last year, it was too high

GERMANY's Rhine River could be impassable to ships this summer if Europe has another drought,...

Long Beach port cargo movements dip in latter stages of Q1

THE US port of Long Beach moved 1

Virgin Atlantic Cargo achieves best revenues in 2018 at US$290m

VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo achieved 13 per cent growth in revenue in 2018 after clocking up revenues...

Isuzu designs craft beer on wheels

ISUZU, together with partners Supreme and Delivery Concepts, have designed the body of a truck,...

Saudia set to become 12th SkyTeam Cargo member

SAUDIA Airlines Cargo is to be the twelfth member of SkyTeam Cargo on April 15, enabling the...

ECS beomes first general sales and service agent to join TIACA board

CHAIRMAN of ECS Group Bertrand Schmoll has been elected to the board of TIACA, the first time...

World shipping bodies agree to team up to better lobby for member interests

THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Asian Shipowners' Association (ASA) and...

Rotterdam enhances the role of rail between the port and its hinterland

RAIL has become increasingly important for moving cargo between the Port of Rotterdam and...

Jakarta Airport to build air cargo village with aim to be global freight hub

JAKARTA's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is preparing to build a 148,000 square...

ESC calls for consortia block exemption law to be changed

AS a body representing 75,000 cargo owners based in the European Union, the European Shippers...

ONE Lanka wins 'Best Shipping Agent' ICS award

OCEAN Network Express Lanka (ONE Lanka) has been named the 'Best Shipping Agent' by...

New cargo terminal at Srinagar airport due to be completed in July 2020

KASHMIR is commencing construction of a dedicated cargo terminal at Srinagar airport in a...

40,000 bees from Egypt arrive at UAE's Ras Al Khaimah airport

RAS Al Khaimah airport was a hive of activity with the arrival of a shipment of 40,000 bees...

HMM's twelve newbuild 23,000 TEU mega-ships to be fitted with scrubbers

TWELVE 23,000-TEU containerships ordered by Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) will be fitted with...

Dueling Nigerian papers clash over whether Lagos has been sunk by rivals

A BOLD expose by the Lagos Guardian on what's wrong with the Port of Apapa, Lagos has...

Turkey's Yilport in talks to buy Long Beach CT for US$2 billion

TURKEY's Yilport Holding is in advanced talks to acquire a container terminal at Long...

Amazon pilots worried about Boeing jet weeks before Texas crash

AMAZON's rapidly expanding air cargo operation, coupled with low pay for inexperienced...

LA, Long Beach, Oakland to see box volume fall in 2019 by 13.7pc

PORTS in California, Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland, suffered container throughput declines...

Safe transport of lithium batteries needs to be tackled: IATA chief

THE transport of lithium batteries stands to be the top issue for protecting the safety of...

Chinese New Year dragged down LA, Long Beach results

THE Ports of Los Angeles (POLA) and Long Beach (POLB) suffered lower container throughput...