Va-Q-tec, Worldwide Logistic to set up TempChain Centre in Shanghai

VA-Q-TEC, a temperature-controlled shipping container specialist, has established a partnership...

Imports in US spike as retailers seek to beat tariffs on Chinese goods

IMPORTS at the leading retail container ports in the United States are expected to hit their...

Iranian super tanker hit by 2 missiles 60 miles off Saudi Arabian coast

THE 159,681-dwt tanker Sabiti, owned by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), has been...

LA port September box volumes slip 2.7pc, but rise 4.7 over 9 months

THE Port of Los Angeles' September container throughput slipped 2

ONE and MOL put out imaginary ship fire in crisis management drill

JAPANESE-owned, but Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Japan's Mitsui OSK...

South Carolina ports volumes rise 12.5pc in September to 195,000 TEU

THE South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) handled 195,000 TEU at the Wando Welch and North...

Kalmar signs 5-year software maintenance and support deal with PSA

CARGOTEC unit Kalmar has signed a five-year software maintenance and support agreement with...

Amended ballast water management rules for Singapore flagged ships

THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has published shipping circulars concerning...

ICHCA cargo handling safety conference in Malta November 11 -14

THE 2019 International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association (ICHCA) International 20/20...

Europe's container shipping trade suffers new downturn in demand

EUROPE's manufacturing activity has fallen to its lowest level in seven years, suggesting...

Owners dictate terms as ships head for retrofit ahead of IMO 2020

AVERAGE daily charter hire rates has soared 40 per cent since January while Shanghai Containerised...

DSV Panalpina sees acquisitions ahead after full Panalpina merger

DSV Panalpina is planning to make more acquisitions in 12-18 months' time, with its eye...

Ships-for-shares deals are touted as permanent in world shipping

PRIVATE equity owned or backed shipping companies are increasingly venturing in the ships-for-shares...

FAA okays restricted UPS drone delivery, seen as big breakthrough

AMERICA's Federal Aviation Administration (F) has given Atlanta-based United Parcel Service...

Royal Schiphol Group and QIC acquire 70pc stake in Hobart Airport

A COMBINED 70 per cent stake in Hobart International Airport (HIA) in Tasmania, Australia...

CMA CGM ups Asia-Indian Ocean/South Africa rate November 1

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM will raise rates US$200 per TEU from Asia to the southern Indian...

EU tariffs of up to 66pc hit China for dumping steel wheels

THE European Union has imposed tariffs as high as 66

China reportedly asked US to end Cosco sanctions in trade talks

CHINA reportedly asked the US to lift sanctions against China COSCO Shipping, at this week's...

Cypriot shipping chief heads European Shipowners' Associations

PRESIDENT of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) and CEO of Lemissoler Navigation Philippos...

Grounded B737 Max to resume service in mid-January: American Airlines

AMERICAN Airlines has indicated that it expects to begin phasing in the Boeing 737 MAX into...

IMO 2020 silver lining for shippers and carriers alike, Shenzhen TPM conference told

TOP flight shipping analysts largely agreed on challenges that confront world shipping in...

IMO 2020 rule to leave container shipping lines with US$11b fuel bill

DREWRY Shipping Consultants estimates container shipping lines will face an US$11 billion...

US export figures show China no longer 'a developing nation'

LATEST statistics from the US Census Bureau, through July, show that American exports to China...

Phase 1 of DP World's deepwater port in Ecuador is operating successfully

DUBAI Ports (DP) World began operations at the first phase of its new US$538 million deepwater...

Busan New Port starts dredging work costing US$20.4m to attract mega box ships

DREDGING has commenced for phases two to six of South Korea's Busan New Port development...

CITPL raises the bar for terminal productivity in south and east India

CHENNAI International Terminals Pvt Ltd (CITPL), a member of the PSA International Group,...

Samsung Heavy wins US$920m deal to build six 23,764 TEU box ships for Evergreen

SOUTH Korea's shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co has secured a US$920 million order...

MSC Isabella, biggest ever box ship to call in the UK

MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company's 23,656 TEU MSC Isabella has made history by becoming...

ClassNK warns against dragging out the installation of ballast water treatment systems

JAPAN's ClassNK, the second largest ship classification society worldwide, is urging the...

YRC Freight and BNSF strengthen intermodal commerce

OVERLAND Park, Kansas-headquartered trucking company YRC Freight announced that by the end...

Nippon Express to acquire 22pc stake in India's Future Supply Chain Solutions

JAPAN's Nippon Express is to purchase a 22 per cent stake in Mumbai-headquartered Future...

ICAO takes important step forward to reduce carbon emissions from aviation

THE International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council plans to report to the next assembly...

Self-service check-in kiosks for air freight are introduced at Swissport's warehouses

GROUND services provider Swissport has started to use self-service check-in kiosks for airfreight...

Wan Hai to start new service linking Korea-China-Indonesia-Vietnam

TAIWAN's Wan Hai Lines is to launch the Korea-China-Indonesia-Vietnam 'CKI' service...

IMO 2020 and void sailings to influence container shipping markets in Q4

SHIPPERS and forwarders have expressed confusion over the timing and transparency of new charges...

Japan and EU sign partnership deal to outdo China's Belt and Road

THE European Union (EU) and Japan have signed a deal to build infrastructure and set development...

Work begins on world's largest automated terminal in Singapore

SINGAPORE has broken ground on Tuas port that will become the world's biggest fully automated...

Government plans to privatise Shipping Corporation of India

SHIPPING Corporation of India may be privatised by the government as part of a wider privatisation...

Adidas CEO fears US-China trade row will impact consumer spending in US

ADIDAS CEO Kasper Rorsted has raised concerns about how the US-China trade dispute will affect...

Shanghai-Europe air freight rates are up 10pc in September on back of HK protests

AIR cargo rates from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Europe rose by 10

ABB to power autonomous vehicles at Singapore's new Tuas port

ABB has won a contract from Singapore's ST Engineering Land Systems to deliver and commission...

Survitec increases its lifeboat capacity for Shell UK by 22pc

PROVIDER of safety solutions to the marine market Survitec says its service offering and the...

Hapag-Lloyd adopts Portchain software to improve schedule reliability

GERMAN shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has contracted Danish software company Portchain to deploy...

Federal Maritime Commission splits World Shipping Council exemption

THE US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will retain the requirement for ocean container carriers...

North American rail freight volume down 4.8pc in September

NORTH American rail volume for the week ending September 28, on 12 reporting US, Canadian...

MASkargo starts halal service targeting Shariah-compliant market

MASkargo, the air freight subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, is now offering halal-certified...

China's Sinoair uses Freightos WebCargo for booking online

CHINESE freight forwarder Sinotrans is to provide online quoting and booking for air cargo...

US shippers file lawsuits against big rail alleging price-fixing

FOUR Class I railways, Norfolk Southern, BNSF, CSX and the Union Pacific, have been named...

Eurogate, Contship Italia sign up to develop Damietta terminal

GERMAN port operator Eurogate and its affiliate Contship Italia have signed a MoU with Damietta...

Cosco parent exits London-based marine insurers due to sanctions

CHINA's Cosco Shipping Corp is believed to be switching most of its tanker fleet to China-based...