Etihad Cargo becomes member of Cool Chain Association and Pharma.Aero

ETIHAD Cargo has now joined the Cool Chain Association and Pharma

MSC sends team of experts to attend Fruit Logistica 2020 in Berlin

THE major annual conference for refrigerated cargo transport and logistics, Fruit Logistica...

Air cargo contracted rates are likely to be at low level in 2020

THE baseline price of air freight ACMI and block-space agreements are anticipated to be negotiated...

Dunkirk becomes the first French port to offer 'cold ironing' for box ships

THE channel port of Dunkirk has become the first in France to offer shore power to shipping...

Swissport, Lufthansa renew cargo handling contract for Belgian airports

SWISSPORT and Lufthansa have signed a new five-year contract to perform cargo handling at...

SF Airlines boosts service between Shenzhen and New Delhi

CHINA's express carrier SF Airlines has added a second freighter service to India to serve...

Coal exports to China look good as Beijing looks less green

DESPITE much talk of clean energy, Chinese coal consumption is back near peak levels after...

DHL Express promotes Ng Chee Choong to be new MD for HK and Macau

MAJOR international express service provider DHL Express has appointed Ng Chee Choong as managing...

San Bernardino airport gets green light to expand cargo handling capacity

THE Eastgate Air Cargo Logistics Centre planned for San Bernardino International Airport,...

Singapore orders unmanned aircraft to be CAAS registered

THE Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CS) has announced that mandatory Unmanned Aircraft...

Despite trade war, cargo loss, Long Beach says it still delivers more

DEPENDENCE on the transpacific trade - which means China - the Port of Long Beach has been...

LA-Long Beach mull TEU-based tax on BCOs to fund clean trucks

THE ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are considering a new tax from US$5 to $70 per laden...

FTA: Heathrow expansion delay will be short once implications known

THE news that the building of a third runway at London Heathrow Airport is to be delayed by...

Shippers are bewildered by inconsistency of IMO 2020 surcharges

SHIPPERS are up in arms that low sulphur IMO 2020 fuel surcharges introduced by shipping lines...

Amazon becomes its own biggest deliverer, shipping 3.5 billion parcels

AMERICAN e-commerce giant Amazon

Baltimore port to start upgrade of 14,000-TEU berth in early 2020

THE port of Baltimore's container terminal operator will launch work early next year on...

EMEA cargo crime hits US$88.75m with trucks being the 'weakest link'

CARGO worth EUR80 million (US$88

10pc world box fleet to be fitted with scrubbers before IMO 2020

TEN per cent of the world's containership fleet will be fitted with scrubbers by January...

Los Angeles, Long Beach ports record drop in box volumes in November

THE US and China trade war continues to bear down on the US' biggest port complex of Long...

HK forwarders calls for cut to terminal charges to be maintained

THE Hongkong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) has welcomed Cathay Pacific's...

EU-Singapore accord to benefit port of Hamburg with greater trade

THE new trade agreement between the European Union and Singapore is expected to create 'additional...

Shenzhen DaChan Bay Terminals equips all box ship berths with shoreside power

DACHAN Bay Terminals has become the first container terminal operator in South China to provide...

US retail imports surge in November to beat December's proposed tariffs

MAJOR container ports in the US in November recorded a surge in volumes as retailers imported...

Ahead of the game, Vanguard Logistics close to Belt and Road action

ALWAYS ahead of the game, as its name implies, Vanguard Logistics, at 36/F, Vicwood Plaza,...

US to tap US$60 billion war chest to beat out Huawei 5G in LDCs

A NEW agency, called the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), plans to...

Europe's luxury exporters to be hit by new proposed US tariffs

THE US can legally impose tariffs on an array of European exports in retaliation for Europe's...

China's GDP may fall below 6pc in 2020: UBS Wealth Management

CHINA's economic growth could drop below six per cent next year for the first time since...

Coreana's edge: Flexibility, best mainland links - plus global reach

FLEXIBILITY, long standing relationships with mainland partners is what Hong Kong forwarder...

Cheaper bunker makes scrubbers king and leaves blends, LNG behind

LOWER fuel costs have given ocean carriers a break with a 3

Debt-heavy Air India to go belly-up if no white knight can be found

INDIAN flag carrier Air India will cease to be if attempts to sell the debt-heavy airline...

Six million containers a year could be carrying misdeclared hazmat

SIX million containers shipped each year are likely to contain dangerous cargoes that have...

Oz port operators benefit at expense of truckers, regulator reveals

AUSTRALIAN truckers are miffed to learn that container terminals have benefited at the expense...

Kuala Tanjung gains support to become a leading port in Indonesia

PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I (Persero), owner of Kuala Tanjung International Hub Port and Industrial...

American Airlines Cargo flies brown bears from Buenos Aires to Dallas

AMERICAN Airlines Cargo flew 10 brown bears from Buenos Aires to Dallas-Fort Worth then onward...

High hopes of Indonesia's Kertajati airport becoming big air cargo hub

INDONESIA's Kertajati International Airport, the country's second largest airport...

China inks 197 Belt and Road deals with 137 nations

CHINA's National Development and Reform Commission says China has signed 197 Belt and...

GPA marks best October ever as new infrastructure helps expand market share

GEORGIA Ports Authority says it's moved 428,400 TEU last month, a year-on-year increase...

Manufacturing and logistics hub to be built near Doncaster Sheffield airport

THE UK's Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) in Yorkshire is to build a 3

Accelya being acquired by Vista Equity Partners

MAJOR global provider of financial, commercial and analytics solutions to the airline and...

Sri Lanka aims to be global maritime and logistics hub

SRI Lanka has set its sights on becoming a global maritime and logistics centre on a par with...

Long Beach port sees box volume drop 2.4pc YoY in October to 688,425 TEU

THE US Port of Long Beach (PoLB) handled 688,425 TEU in October, representing a decrease of...

ICTSI Matadi wins award for best infrastructure project

MATADI Gateway Terminal (MGT), the Congolese unit of International Container Terminal Services,...

Ex-Maersk COO Soren Toft rumoured to be joining MSC

RUMOURS of a management shake-up in Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and that Maersk former...

Tariffs threaten import/export trade at ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach

US tariffs introduced over the past two years - and the retaliatory tariffs that ensued -...

DP World, GMP to build, operate two new container berths at Le Havre

THE concession for the construction and operation of berths 11 and 12 at Port 2000 in Le Havre...

Geodis begins Hong Kong-Mexico freighter service

FREIGHT forwarder Geodis has started a weekly non-stop air freight service between Hong Kong...

Capacity to be expanded at Portugal's Port of Sines to handle 7m TEU

PORTUGAL's Port of Sines is to see its container handling capacity surge with an agreement...

Ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles see export volume rise, imports fall in Oct

THE US Port of Long Beach handled a total of 688,425 TEU of containerised cargo in October,...

Port tracker expects US import cargo surge before China tariffs bite

IMPORTS through America's leading retail ports are expected to see their final surge of...

China lifts ban on Canadian pork, beef, despite arrest of Huawei exec

CHINA said it will lift its ban on Canadian pork and beef exports, in a sign that relations...