Pollution from shipping continues as sector remains outside of Paris accord

GREENHOUSE gas emissions from shipping equal the carbon footprint of a quarter of Europe's...

Geodis tops shipping record over Thanksgiving, Cyber Monday

GEODIS shipped a record-breaking 23 million units to the US between Thanksgiving on November...

Bollore picks Oz autonomous mobile robot as warehouse retriever

FRENCH transport giant Bollore Logistics has appointed Melbourne's Cohesio Group to implement...

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...

Eight armed robberies against ships in Asia in November: ReCAAP

THERE was a total of eight incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia in November but...

Georgia ports to lift record 4.6m TEU in 2019; rail cargo surges 30pc in 3 years

THE Georgia Ports Authority is on track to exceed a milestone annual container handling throughput...

Agreement reached on Nafta trade deal replacement

REPRESENTATIVES from the US, Mexico and Canada have finalised and signed a trade deal that...

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...

Westports sets new record by lifting 10m TEU

MALAYSIA'S Westports Holdings Bhd (Westports) has become the only terminal in the country...

China to remove trade war tariffs on US-imported soy, pork

CHINA plans to scrap retaliatory tariffs on imports of US pork and soy by domestic companies,...

UK's East Midlands airport reaches out to Chinese side to start direct cargo flights

THE UK's East Midlands Airport (EMA) has revealed that preliminary talks are ongoing with...

AIR cargo volumes in Africa surged 12.6 pc in October, outperforming rest of world

ACCORDING to data compiled by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), globally...

Ship operating costs spike on repair maintenance, insurance

SHIP operating costs are forecast to increase at a similar pace next year on the 'hardening'...

PANYNJ ExpressRail set record - 666,381 TEU, up 1.2pc in October

THE Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) in October handled 1

Old Dominion Freight Line revenue advances despite softer market

OLD Dominion Freight Line, the big Nasdaq-listed North Carolina trucker, posted a quarterly...

Remote box management is a reefer game changer says Hamburg Sud

HAMBURG SUD, now a unit of the Maersk Group, now offers Remote Container Management (RCM)...

Hong Kong Airlines near bankruptcy as it seeks for rescuer to pay bills

HONG KONG's Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) has issued an ultimatum to Hong Kong...

Oil refiners gear up to supply marine fuel compliant with IMO2020

GLOBAL oil refiners have revamped processing units and adjusted operations to boost output...

DHL Global Forwarding recognised as Top Asia Pacific Employer

DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services,...

Slow scrubber retrofits remove 3.6pc of box ship fleet from market

SOME 839,100 TEU of containership capacity, equivalent to 3

Call for same work, rests for cargo pilots as for passenger jet pilots

FOUR US congressmen have tabled proposed legislation that that demands the same rules for...

France vows retaliation over US tariffs against its digital tax

THE French government assured America that the European Union would retaliate if the US makes...

Globally airports report mixed air cargo results as volumes slide

WORLDWIDE air cargo industry performance posted a mixed results in October, with airports...

Uganda Air urges government to pay US$10 million to repair planes

UGANDA Air Cargo (UAC), which operates scheduled and charter services for both passengers...

Canadian National Railway announces post-strike recovery plan

THE Canadian National Railway has announced a post- strike recovery plan, which addresses...

Maersk to sack 200 in face of 25pc fuel price hike result of UN edict

THE world's biggest shipping company, AP Moller-Maersk, will lay off some 200 people to...

China vows retaliation after Trump ratifies pro-Hong Kong bill

CHINA has threatened to take 'strong counter-measures' against US after 'its stark...

US to invest record US$900 million to rebuild infrastructure

THE Trump Administration plans to invest US$900 million in American infrastructure through...

Philly airport awarded top-up grant to remove cargo blocking road

PENNSYLVANIA's Multimodal Transportation Fund will provide US$1

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

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

Kalmar to develop electric reachstacker and heavy forklift

KALMAR, part of Cargotec, is teaming up with Bosch Rexroth to develop fully electric versions...

Kuwait's aviation regulator study predicts air freight will grow rapidly

KUWAIT's air cargo industry and passenger traffic numbers are expected to grow rapidly...

SM Line to dock at Portland, Oregon, resuming container service

SOUTH KOREA's SM Line plans to start a weekly container shipping service that will call...

Leipzig/Halle airport cargo achieves record high of 112,587 tonnes

GERMANY's Leipzig/Halle Airport, Europe's fifth largest air cargo hub, handled a record...

Greece urges IMO to delay sulphur cap until safety risks resolved

APPLICATION of the UN's low-sulphur fuel rule on January 1 should be delayed to avoid...

Italy allows African migrants from Spanish rescue ship to disembark

ITALIAN authorities have agreed to grant the Open Arms ship access to enable 62 African migrants...

Singapore's PSA International renames Halterm holding 'PSA Halifax'

SINGAPORE's PSA International's has renamed Halifax's Halterm Container Terminal...

Oz port operators benefit at expense of truckers, regulator reveals

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

CMA CGM profit up 54pc to US$158.9 million as revenues rise 25.8pc

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM's third quarter net profit increased 54

Many problems will arise from low-sulphur fuel use, says researcher

THE more one gets into the nuts and bolts of low greenhouse gas fuel, the more problematic...

CMA CGM levies December low sulphur surcharge to recoup costs

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM will levy a low sulphur surcharge for ro-ro Med lines from December...

Maersk pilots battery to boost power efficiency, will reduce fuel burn

MAERSK is preparing to install a containerised 600 kWh marine battery system onboard the 4,500-TEU...

China defies world CO2 reduction goals with big increases in coal use

CHINA is set to add new coal-fired power plants equivalent to the Em's entire capacity,...

SM Line to start calling at port of Portland in January, resuming box services

SOUTH Korea's SM Line plans to start a weekly container shipping service that will call...

PSA's Kolkata box terminal has record-breaking month in October

PSA's Bharat Kolkata Container Terminals at India's Kolkata port lifted a record monthly...

South Africa Airways resumes service after strike action

SOUTH African Airways (S) says it is 'on the road to operational recovery' now that...

Yang Ming sees Q3 loss swell to US$42m on operating revenue of $1.22b

TAIWAN's Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp suffered a third quarter loss after tax of NTD1

Hong Kong lures ship leasing firms to set up shop with offer of removing profit tax

HONG Kong is to remove income tax for ship leasing firms that are willing to locate their...

Maersk says purchase of box ships is off despite strong quarterly results

DANISH shipping giant AP Moeller-Maersk has no plans to buy new vessels and will instead focus...

Greece to reconsider plan for China to develop 4th box terminal at Piraeus port

GREECE plans to resume talks with China on developing a fourth Chinese-operated container...