Air cargo guys say ecommerce will deliver the goods well into 2021

THE air cargo market will likely remain a bright spot for airlines well into 2021 as growth in e-commerce displaces Covid-driven shipments of...

SANMAR'S SIRAPINAR COMMENCES OPERATIONS IN BALTIC SEA

In spite of COVID-19 and rough seas Sanmar Shipyards arranged delivery of another new tug to Latvia on schedule, to join the AS PKL Flote fleet in...

Gebruder Weiss spends US$7.9 million on Vienna ecommerce hub

AUSTRIA's transport and logistics company Gebruder Weiss' home delivery division has invested EUR6

Ecommerce surge experienced by UPS attributed to Covid scare

ECOMMERCE got a boost from the Covid-19 scare if the surge in online shopping posted by United Parcel Service is anything to go by, reports the...

APMT Alabama box shop's plan threatens US east coast rivals

MAERSK's APM Terminals Mobile plans to expand in Alabama to 1

Pacific Northwest ports looking for volume rebound in Q3

CONTAINER volumes at North America's Pacific Northwest ports are declining this year due primarily to the drop in consumer demand caused by...

Global shipyards face crisis with receding box ship orders

WITH global demand expected to contract by some 10 per cent this year, due to the impact of the pandemic, blanked sailings are likely to be...

Volga-Dnepr transport helicopters to Indonesia to be used in Malaysia

RUSSIA's Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered two helicopters from Almaty, Kazakhstan, to Kuala Lumpur for charter broker PT Komala Indonesia to...

Kalmar supplies equipment to DP World's Lirquen terminal in Chile

CARGOTEC's subsidiary Kalmar has concluded an agreement to supply DP World Lirquen terminal in Chile with a total of nine Kalmar equipment...

Sinokor turns to Chinese shipyard for four more box ships

SOUTH Korean owner Sinokor has returned to China State Shipbuilding Corporation's (CSSC) subsidiary Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding in Guangzhou to...

Etihad Cargo hooks up with air cargo screening app for November debut

ETIHAD Cargo has formed a partnership with supply chain solution app E2open, that will help it to automate its cargo screening processes in...

DHL Express expands fleet capacity with four converted B767-300Fs

WORLD's leading express service provider DHL Express is to add four B767-300 Boeing converted freighters (BCF) as part of its efforts to continue...

Seaspan spends US$146m in cash for a pair of secondhand 13,000-TEUers

SEASPAN Corporation, a subsidiary of Atlas, has acquired two secondhand containerships for approximately US$146 million in cash in a deal backed by...

SF Airlines' freighter fleet hits 60

SHENZHEN-BASED fast expanding express carrier SF Airlines' fleet reached 60 aircraft with the recent delivery of a B757-200 - the second plane...

Cathay Pacific delays Airbus deliveries, in advanced talks with Boeing

HONG Kong's Cathay Pacific says it has reached agreement with Airbus to delay the delivery of A350s and A321neos and was in advanced talks with...

Yang Ming to boost fleet with three new 11,500 TEU vessels

TAIWAN-BASED Yang Ming is to expand its fleet with three 11,500 TEU ships being built by Japan's largest shipyard

Risk management concerns rising at ports in area of compliance

COVID-19 and its resulting trade disruption has prompted port managers to examine ways to improve risk management through digitisation, according to...

Damen contracted to deliver Cutter Suction Dredger to Argentina

The Damen Shipyards Group has sold a full option Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 500 to the Argentinian dredging contractor Servimagnus.

Oman Air keeps busy delivering UN relief to war-torn Yemeni capital

OMAN Air has revealed it has operated 69 chartered cargo-only flights from April to June, including the highest-ever cargo load the airline has ever...

DHL signs up ATSG for a Boeing 767-300 freighter links on Asia flights

DHL Express has turned to freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) to provide a Boeing 767-300 converted freighter to cover the DHL...