THE Alliance's Hapag-Lloyd signs Asia-Europe deal with rival 2M

THE Alliance's biggest liner Hapag-Lloyd has signed a slot charter deal with rival 2M...

Port of Shanghai acquires 5pc of Ningbo-Zhoushan for US$1.62 billion

THE Port of Ningbo plans to raise CNY11

Roberto Giannetta new chairman of HK Liner Shipping Association

THE Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association (HKLSA) has appointed Roberto Giannetta as its new...

Box ship's armed guards return fire to repel pirates off Nigerian coast

A CONTAINERSHIP has been attacked 45 nautical miles southwest of Brass, Nigeria, according...

China Coast Guard ship joins exercises with Philippines Coast Guard

A CHINA Coast Guard CCG Type 718B patrol ship was welcomed in Philippines with a ceremony,...

Light fuel oil blends emerge in Singapore that can clog ship engines

LIGHTER fuel oil blends that may be derived from blending with waxy diesel oil that can result...

DP World buys 44pc of Swissterminal to improve European inland links

DUBAI global port operator DP World has taken 44 per cent of Swissterminal Holding, the leading...

FTA wants UK government to detail what will hit shippers post Brexit

THE UK Freight Transport Association (FTA) has asked for more time to prepared for the Brexit...

PortMiami has now surpassed 1 million TEU for five consecutive years.

FLORIDA's PortMiami container volume increased 3

Let's start measuring cube, not weight in air cargo stats: CLIVE Data

THE global utilisation of air cargo capacity is 35 per cent higher than the traditional industry...

Swiss court rules on sale of Panalpina shares in DVS acquisition

A SWISS court has ruled that there will be a cancellation of publicly held Panalpina shares...

Hamburg conducts study on offshore wind energy, decommissioning

THE Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) has drafted a new market analysis...

Maersk to drop Hamburg port call temporarily from ME1 service

MAERSK Line is making a seasonal adjustment to the rotation of its ME1 service: starting from...

MSC fully backs block chain to increase supply chain traceability

THE Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) was at the forefront of discussions on block chain technology...

BIFA hails expanded access to apprenticeships for local SMEs

THE British International Freight Association (BIFA) has voiced its support for a plan by...

Sinokor Hong Kong now offers daily China-Korea short sea service

SINOKOR Hong Kong Co Ltd, as its name shows, specialises in service to and from China and...

IAG Heathrow groundhanding runs strike risk if dispute escalates

INTERNATIONAL Airlines Group (IAG) the London-based conglomerate that owns British Airways...

Hong Kong airport in 2019 sees cargo fall 6.1pc to 4.8 million tonnes

HONG KONG International Airport suffered a tough year cargo traffic with throughput falling...

Box fleet to hit 24 million TEU with return of scrubber-fitted vessels

THE global container shipping fleet is forecast to increase in size by 3

Japan, EU and US seek new WTO rules to curb Chinese subsidies

JAPAN, the EU and the US have ramped up pressure on Beijing over its model of state-sponsored...

CEVA shakes up senior executive line-up as part of restructuring

FRANCE's CMA CGM Group is undergoing a major restructuring in a bid to return CEVA Logistics...

San Francisco Bay area town votes to shut main US coal export terminal

SAN FRANCISCO Bay area Richmond city council has voted to impose a ban on coal, targeting...

Drewry calls on liners to exercise restraint when ordering new ships

DREWRY Maritime Research predicts that 1

Chinese export growth slows to three-year low to 0.5pc in 2019

CHINA's exports grew 0

Alphaliner: Newbuild deliveries up ship capacity to 24.05 million TEU

ALPHALINER forecasts the global container shipping fleet will expand by 3

Fortune 500 CH Robinson sees more sourcing diversification in 2020

US FORTUNE 500 company CH Robinson, the multimodal Minnesota logistics provider sees continuing...

XPO to spin off North American, European transport, logistics units

CONNECTICUT's XPO Logistics CEO Brad Jacobs said he intends to sell or spin off up to...

SAS appoints Charlotte Svensson as new CIO and vice president

CHARLOTTE Svensson will become Scandinavian Airlines' (SAS) new vice president and chief...

IMO 2020 triggers payment delays, cost overruns in scrubber retrofits

EXTRAORDINARILY high bunker bills connected to IMO 2020 compliance has led to payment delays,...

Shanghai retains world's busiest box port title, but growth slows

THE Port of Shanghai posted a 3

Kuehne + Nagel says it intends to accelerate development in Asia Pacific

ONE of the world's leading forwarders Swiss-based Kuehne + Nagel has announced its intention...

Compulsory pilotage in force to and from Shenzhen's Yantian terminal

COMPULSORY pilotage will now be required for dry cargo and passenger vessels over 3,000 gross...

OOCL announces raft of cancelled Chinese New Year transpacific sailings

COSCO's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has cancelled numbers of transpacific sailings...

Biden slams US-China trade deal, 'it makes little progress on key issues'

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden blasted the 'phase one' trade deal...

CMA CGM offers matchmaking Networking Intermediation Services

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has announced the launch of its Networking Intermediation Services,...

2019 cargo volumes at Port of Los Angeles fall short of record levels

THE Port of Los Angeles fell short of record year in 2019 at 9,337,632 TEU, making it the...

Porsche chooses DB Schenker to run its new Ontario parts distribution hub

DB Schenker Canada has set up a third parts distribution centre for Porsche Cars Canada in...

Qatar Airways narrows loss 50pc with revenue surge and cost cutting

Qatar Airways surge in revenue from higher load factors, plus stringent cost cutting has narrowed...

China's economic growth slows to 6.1pc in 2019, near three decade low

CHINA's economy grew 6

Ocean Alliance revises east-west service schedules for greater capacity

THE Ocean Alliance has been making amendments to its Day 4 product on its east-west trade...

THE Alliance unveils expanded service network for 2020

SOUTH Korea's largest shipper Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has become a full member of...

Enhanced patrols in Singapore Strait needed to curb robberies spike

INCIDENTS of robbery in the Singapore Strait and the waters off Malaysia spiked sharply in...

SC Ports lifts 2.44m TEU in 2019 as it gets readly for big ship trades

SOUTH Carolina Ports Authority handled 2

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

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

SATS lands contract to operate second cargo terminal at Riyadh airport

CARGO handler SATS Saudi Arabia has been awarded a 25-year cargo terminal concession at King...

Shanghai port retains top box billing, while HK keeps slipping in the ranking

SHANGHAI port has maintained its top position for a tenth consecutive year in the world in...

HMM to lead the pack with the largest box ships ever to take to the water

HYUNDAI Merchant Marine (HMM) is to launch the world's largest containerships of 24,000...

FMC raises fines on violations of the US Shipping Act by box carriers

THE US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has bumped up civil penalties for violations of the...

Prince Rupert port sees cargo volumes surge 12pc to 29.9mt in 2019

THE Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) handled a record 29

Trump boasts trade pact with China, but some say it's too little, too late

US President Donald Trump has signed the first phase of a new trade agreement with China after...