US west coast seaports remain operational albeit at lower demand levels

RUMOURS have been swirling that the US biggest ports were closing after business was dented...

Coronavirus prompts retailers to scrap US$1.5 billion of Bangladesh orders

EUROPEAN and American buyers including Primark, the budget fashion chain owned by Associated...

Hapag-Lloyd profit up 22.6pc to US$168 million as revenues rise 3pc

GERMAN shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd's net profit increased 22

Nigeria's halt to barge services in coronavirus crisis well received

THE president of the Barge Operators Association of Nigeria (BOAN) Edeme Kelikume has commended...

Air freight industry seeks relaxed all-cargo flight rules during virus crisis

THE air cargo sector is requesting governments exempt all-cargo carriers from certain health...

Cathay Pacific to reduce passenger capacity by 96pc in April and May

HONG KONG's Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon will reduce capacity by 96 per cent across...

Savannah port receives 3 more ship-to-shore cranes

THE Port of Savannah has taken delivery of three neopanamax ship-to-shore cranes, bringing...

China raises export tax rebate on products to boost virus-hit trade

CHINA will increase export tax rebates on almost 1,500 products from March 20, the finance...

Hamburg port uses real-time ship data exchange to realise efficiencies

THE Hamburg Vessel Coordination Centre (HVCC), Wartsila and Carnival have unveiled the benefits...

EPA lays out new more severe restrictions on reefer technology

THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a scheme to phase-out of ozone-depleting...

South Carolina Ports lifts record 197,214 TEU in February

SOUTH Carolina Ports Authority saw steady container volumes in early 2020 and recorded the...

Yilport lands concession for Taranto port to revamp box handling

TURKEY's Yilport Holding has been awarded a 49-year concession to operate the Italian...

FMCSA waives Hours of Service rule for virus-related shipments

THE Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has relented and issued a 50-state waiver...

US National Retail Federation sees coronavirus as game changer

THE impact of the coronavirus on US retail supply chains may be larger than previously expected,...

Frankfurt Airport's 45pc traffic drop reveals extent of virus hit

FRANKFURT Airport said passenger numbers are plunging, almost halving in recent days because...

China's port reefer logjam eases as Beijing loosens grip on truckers

SEVERE congestion at Chinese ports is easing, although reefer box congestion has disrupted...

US hoarding and restocking ripples through supply chains on virus fears

AMERICAN consumers, fearing the coronavirus, have begun panic buying causing ripples up the...

Weak market, fleet transformation dampens Etihad Cargo's 2019 results

ABU Dhabi-headquartered Etihad Cargo saw both cargo volumes and revenues fall in 2019 as a...

Things picking up in China as ship calls return to previous levels

THERE are signs that shipping operations in China are returning to normal, according to figures...

US retail box ports take bigger hit from virus than originally expected

THE CORONAVIRUS outbreak is expected to have a longer and larger impact on imports at major...

Ships skip JNPT due to virus outbreak and scrubber retrofits

JAWAHARLAL Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has reported that some mainline containerships as well...

Coronavirus could slap US$700m bill on US retailers in March/April

CORONAVIRUS-RELATED production and transportation shortages could cost US retailers US$700...

Airlines globally see revenue plummet due to coronavirus that racks up bills

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts the coronavirus will cause total...

SIA Cargo expands THRUCOOL network, re-certified for IATA CEIV Pharma

SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo, following re-certification under IATA's CEIV Pharma programme...

Haropa focuses on recovery of box trade at French ports hit by strikes

HAROPA, the union of the French ports of Paris, Rouen and Le Havre, has unveiled the second...

K+N's 2019 earnings are up 3.6pc to US$830m as sea freight remains strong

THE Kuehne + Nagel group saw a considerable improvement in its results in 2019, with net turnover...

FedEx Express is re-certified as a HK Authorised Economic Operator

FEDEX Express has again been certified as a Hong Kong Authorised Economic Operator (HKAEO)...

ICTSI net profit plunges 52pc despite rises in revenue and box volume

MANILA's International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has posted a net profit...

Port of Antwerp says there is no reason to panic over coronavirus outbreak

AUTHORITIES at the port of Antwerp have been quick to point out that the coronavirus will...

Davies Turner resumes Express China rail freight service for containers

DAVIES Turner has announced that its fixed-day, weekly direct rail import service from China...

Direct trucking service between Germany and Taicang, China resumes

A TRUCK loaded with a standard container of goods from Germany has arrived in the city of...

Vancouver handles record TEU in 2019 and 144m tonnes of cargo

THE port of Vancouver handled 144 million tonnes of cargo in 2019, down two per cent from...

IAG Cargo's 2019 volumes drop 2.4pc, pulling down revenue by 7.2pc

IAG Cargo suffered a 7

Chinese ports enter coronavirus recovery phase: CMA CGM

THE world's fourth largest container shipping line by market share, CMA CGM, has said...

Coronavirus to cost container shipping industry US$1.7bn in lost revenue

THE global shipping industry risks losing an estimated US$1

Hong Kong reaffirms US$642m spending to boost airfreight logistics

HONG Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, has reaffirmed the government's plan,...

PSA International net earnings edge up 3.4pc while revenues slip 0.2 pc in 2019

SINGAPORE's PSA International expanded its 2019 net profit by 3

Atlas reports stronger shipper demand in Q2 despite Convid-19

PRESIDENT and CEO of Atlas Air Worldwide John Dietrich says shippers and forwarders are looking...

UK firms in China predict double-digit revenue drop this year

BRITISH businesses in China expect to see their revenue drop significantly this year because...

Trucks using unsecured parking lots are main targets for cargo theft: report

CARGO thieves worldwide are overwhelmingly targeting cargo trucks, according to the second...

CN says illegal blockade is being cleared as it resumes rail service

THE Canadian National Railway (CN) has announced in a letter to customers that the ?illegal?blockade...

TransContainer ditches Dobra terminal as volumes fall on cargo re-routing

RUSSIAN intermodal operator TransContainer will shut down its Slovakian subsidiary and terminate...

CargoMetrics data reveals China cargo collapse as virus gums up flow

BOSTON big-data company CargoMetrics says imports from China into the US ?are in freefall?according...

Saudi's King Abdullah port handles record cargo, but boxes drop in 2019

KING Abdullah port, 85 miles north of Jeddah, saw its bulk and general cargo throughput rise...

Discussions to be held on IMO's proposed 2022 global emission reductions

THE inter-sessional meeting on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the UN's International...

SF Airlines sends over 100 flights to new coronavirus-hit regions

SHENZHEN's SF Airlines has sent a total of 107 flights carrying emergency supplies to...

Qatar Airways, Cargolux fly medical relief to China to combat virus

FIVE aircraft - two 747Fs and three 777Fs departed one after the other for Beijing, Shanghai...

Maersk optimistic shipping will have V-shaped coronavirus recovery

THE first quarter of the year was decimated by the outbreak of the coronavirus, however, Maersk...

China, North American trade deals cut risks of recession, says Fed

AMERICA's China trade deal, plus the free trade pact with Mexico and Canada has 'helped...

Only 2 OOCL mainland offices remain closed at Wuhan and Chongqing

HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has re-opened all but two of its mainland...