South Africa will still provide LNG despite environmental opposition

THE founder of an upcoming liquefied natural gas bunkering facility in South Africa is confident...

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...

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...

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...

Drewry expects freight rates will increase ahead of the holiday season

PROVIDED container shipping lines 'refrain from returning too much capacity, there is...

Shipping costs will eat into Amazon's profits with more pain to come

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N American railroads predict headwinds will impact volumes through year-end

THE Union Pacific railroad anticipates its rail volume in the second half of the year will...

New gates at APM's New Jersey terminal will cut truck turn times by 40pc

APM Terminals plans to open new truck gates at its New Jersey facility at the end of the first...

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...

Speculation mounts APM Terminals will sell Rotterdam terminal

RUMOURS are rife that APM Terminals will sell its straddle carrier-operated facility at Rotterdam's...

Container volumes will continue to grow despite trade war threat: Alphaliner

PARIS-BASED container research house Alphaliner says that despite the United States' escalation...

Container rate weakness will continue into Q4: Alphaliner forecast

ANALYST Alphaliner has forecast that spot container shipping rates will continue to subside...

Boeing anticipates Chinese airlines will require 8,090 new aircraft by 2040

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing predicts Chinese airlines will need 8,090 new airplanes in...

IMO confident maritime industry will meet new low sulphur fuel regulations

INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim says the maritime industry...

New round of US tariffs on Chinese imports will hit US consumers

THE latest escalation in the US-China trade war adds import taxes on US$112 billion in Chinese...

Canadian west coast dockers: Port automation will eliminate 9,200 jobs

A REPORT by Canada's International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has concluded...

40th Marintec China will come to Shanghai on December 3-6

THE 40th anniversary celebration of Marintec China will be held at the Shanghai New International...

Ocean shipping will be able to ride out a global recession: report

SIGNS of an impending global recession are piling up with a world map littered with potential...

China's retaliatory duties on US agricultural products will hurt America more

US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Chinese agricultural products are likely to...

Goldman Sachs doubts trade war will end amicably soon

INTERNATIONAL bank Goldman Sachs lowered its fourth-quarter US growth forecast by 20 basis...

Alphaliner: Box ship fleet will be dominated by mega ship orders

GROWTH of the global containership fleet will continue to be led by mega ships with demand...

SpiceXpress will fly on Mumbai-Sharjah freighter flights from August

INDIA's budget carrier SpiceJet will have its cargo arm SpiceXpress introduce Mumbai-Sharjah...

Atlas Air CEO William Flynn retires to be succeeded by John Dietrich

ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings announced that president and CEO William Flynn is to retire from...

China will be hurt more than the US by the trade war: Larry Kudlow

DIRECTOR of the US National Economic Council Larry Kudlow has said that the China trade war...

Manufacturing meltdown in Europe will affect rest of economy

INDUSTRY in Europe is in trouble and there's a risk it will infect other parts of the...

Government initiatives will help boost cold chain market size

THE cold chain market size is likely to grow at a steady rate from 2016 to 2024 due to increasing...

Shipping has multi-fuel future as trades differ and one size will not fit all

A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL approach to containership fuel compliance with the UN's low-sulphur...

Atlas Air's Southern Air unit will operate first two 777Fs for DHL

ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings, the parent of Southern Air, announced it has secured a contract...

HK will remain a global aviation hub in Greater Bay Area over rival Shenzhen

HONG Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, has stressed that Hong Kong has been designated...

FMC doubts overcapacity or IMO 2020 will cause carrier bankruptcies

THE US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has assured the industry that it sees no bankruptcies...

ICS says shipping will enjoy improvement if overcapacity ends

KEEPING a lid on container shipping capacity and preventing freight rates from slipping to...

Scrubber retrofit to meet IMO sulphur rule will cut 380 box ships

SOME 380 containerships with a combined capacity of 4

Presidential executive orders will limit state's power to obstruct pipeline

USING executive orders, US President Donald Trump is ready to re-start the long-stalled Constitution...

Electric vehicles will revolutionise logistics industry: Ti research

NEW research from UK's Transport Intelligence (Ti) has found that automotive supply chains...

Boeing exec re-assures IATA symposium freighter role will expand

DESPITE yawning bellyholds in the giant passenger aircraft, dedicated freighters will continue...

US-China trade dispute will not end in March - maybe in April with luck

A MEETING with US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping to sign an agreement to...

Enforcement will be hardest part of US-China deal as 'there is no WTO jail'

ENFORCEMENT will be the hardest part of making a trade deal between the US and China, says,...

Beijing denies Shanghai's 3rd airport will be in Nantong, Jiangsu province

CHINA's transport authorities have denied that the location of the proposed third airport...

Freight forwarders will clear up mess left behind by Brexit politicians: BIFA

BRITISH International Freight Association director general Robert Keen says that with 'just...

Maersk says it will stop using CO2-emitting fossil fuels in 31 years

MAERSK, the world's biggest shipping concern, has announced its intention to achieve carbon...

Morgan Stanley: Watch out FedEx/UPS - Air Amazon will eat you up

MORGAN STANLEY investment bank says Amazon's new air network poses a serious threat to...

MSC, CMA CGM lay out new fuel rules that will apply from January 1

EUROPEAN shipping giants MSC and CMA CGM have published customer advisories on how they will...

Ecuador's longest bridge will cut travel distance to Guayaquil port

THE Ecuadorian government's landmark infrastructure project that involves the construction...