CTD sets night shift, barges and rail to reduce Hamburg truck traffic

HAMBURGER Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) subsidiary Container-Transport-Dienst (CTD) is now...

9,365-TEU APL Danube runs aground in Suez Canal, stopping all traffic

THE 9,365-TEU APL Danube ran aground in Suez Canal while south-bound en route from Istanbul...

US pork exports to China hit record high as African swine fever spreads

CHINESE buyers have greatly increased purchases of pork from the US in recent weeks to replace...

Hong Kong airport's Q1 dives 5.4pc to 1.1 million tons after flat March

HONG KONG International Airport (HKIA) recorded just 0

High water levels on Mississippi River impede normal vessel traffic flow

HIGH water on the Mississippi River is continuing to impact the flow of vessels, while a flood...

Four shipping firms, 9 ships, carrying Venezuelan oil fall afoul of US law

THE United States has placed more sanctions on shipping companies transporting oil from Venezuela,...

China exports rebound after Chinese New Year holiday, but imports slide

CHINA's exports rebounded after Chinese New Year, but imports continued to slide, Bloomberg...

Isuzu designs craft beer on wheels

ISUZU, together with partners Supreme and Delivery Concepts, have designed the body of a truck,...

Malta charges 3 African teenagers with hijacking an oil tanker

THREE teenage African migrants have been charged by Maltese authorities with committing an...

OOCL cancels Asia-Europe sailings after May Labour Day holiday

HONG Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has announced Asia-Europe...

Clarksons inks agreement to buy Safe Harbour Tanker Chartering

CLARKSONS Platou Shipping Services USA and Safe Harbour Tanker Chartering of Connecticut have...

North American rail traffic falls 7.9pc, but boxes up 1.3pc

NORTH American rail volume for the week ending March 23 on 12 reporting US, Canadian and Mexican...

Still a way to go, but East African ports catching up to South Africa

EAST African port earnings grew between 2013 and 2017, as their southern African rivals slipped,...

US port box volume slows in February after red hot 2018

AMERICA's biggest ports were off to a mixed start compared with 2018's record year,...

Imperial Logistics' operations in Africa lands it accolades

THE London Stock Exchange Group has honoured Imperial Logistics' healthcare business in...

Ethiopian Airlines honoured as 'African Champion of the Year'

AFRICA's Ethiopian Airlines has received the African Champion of the Year Award at the...

Boeing staff appear to have certified 737 Maxes that crashed, killing 346

BOEING staff potentially certified large sections of the two B737 Max 8 aircraft that crashed,...

Man critical after hit in face with cargo plane propeller in Ohio

A YOUNG man in his 20s was hit in the face by a cargo plane's propeller at the Davis Air...

Germany's Rhenus acquires World Net Logistics in South Africa

GERMANY's Rhenus Group has continued its takeover spree by acquiring Johannesburg-based...

HAFFA stresses active policy as an influential industry body

THE Hongkong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) chairman Brian Wu has...

TT Club campaigns for more container safety handling dangerous goods

CONTAINERSHIP fires have once more focussed attention on the poor processing of dangerous...

Ethiopian Airlines CEO has faith in Africa spirits, vows to work with Boeing

ETHIOPIAN Airlines CEO Tewolde GebreMariam has declared his countrymen were heartbroken by...

Safe transport of lithium batteries needs to be tackled: IATA chief

THE transport of lithium batteries stands to be the top issue for protecting the safety of...

Li Keqiang offers EU olive branch after sparking strategic rivalry

CHINESE Premier Li Keqiang has offered an olive branch to the European Union by saying that...

East, S Africa & India Ocean box trade to recover from slowdown: study

DYNAMAR's study, East and Southern Africa (worldwide) Container Trades 2019, has found...

CMA CGM hikes Asia-Southern Africa rate US$300/TEU from April 1

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has announced a US$300/TEU Asia-South Africa rate hike from...

Boeing grounds entire fleet of 737 Max aircraft

US President Donald Trump and the Federal Aviation Administration (F) have ordered the grounding...

NYK promotes seafaring career among Japanese youths

NYK highlighted the role of a shipping company and the responsibilities of seafarers at a...

IATA cuts air cargo traffic growth rate due to US-China trade row, Brexit

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has halved its annual forecast for air...

Italian-flagged Grande America sinks off French coast after onboard fire

THE fire-stricken Italian-flagged ConRo vessel Grande America sank on Tuesday about 180 nautical...

Cathay Pacific back to profit after two years of losses

HONG Kong's flag carrier, Cathay Pacific returned to profit in 2018 following two consecutive...

Singapore bans Boeing 737 Max aircraft over its airspace

SINGAPORE has become the lastest nation to ban the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, after two crashes...

MSC adds Liverpool call after 2M Alliance puts it on TA4 transatlantic route

MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company (MSC) plans to begin calling at the port of Liverpool

China grounds domestic Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets after Air Ethiopia crash

FOR the second time in less than five months, a brand new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft has crashed...

Cargolux takes stand against disturbing rise in trafficking of lion bones

CARGOLUX has outlawed the transport of lion bones, a rising trend in wildlife trafficking...

US rail traffic drops slightly by 1.1pc in February: AARA data

US weekly rail traffic totalled 522,630 carloads and intermodal units in the week ending February...

Asia Pacific airports see cargo traffic drop 2.5pc in December

AIRPORTS in Asia Pacific suffered a collective 2

Ethiopian named African Cargo Airline of the Year and top brand

ETHIOPIAN Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa's largest cargo operator, has been crowned...

Saudi Cargo win two awards at Air Cargo Africa in Johannesburg

TWO awards, the International Cargo Airline of the Year in Africa and the International Air...

Houston Amazon-Atlas crash sparks air cargo safety concerns

THE fifth fatal crash in 10 years has revived concern about air freight safety, reports Bloomberg

FedEx gets new second in command after sudden exit of old COO

FEDEX Corp named a new 2i/c after founder and CEO Fred Smith's top deputy resigned abruptly...

Aero Cargo to be GSA for fledgling Air Senegal's cargo in Africa

GSA AeroCargo, part of the ECS Group, has landed a contract to sell the freight capacity of...

African air cargo crippled by lack of infrastructure, regulatory reform

AIR cargo is vital to intra-African trade but the continent's poor performing land-based...

Restrictive air accords big barrier to thriving intra-African trade

RESTRICTIVE air transport agreements are big barriers to a thriving African logistics sector...

Hapag sends ship to Venice after 2,700-TEUer suffers engine failure

PROMPTED by an engine failure while docking in Venice, German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd is...

South America's container trade bounces back after 3 years decline

DUTCH maritime research house Dynamar has released its latest South America Container Trades...

Troubled South African Airways restructures into three business units

TROUBLED South African Airways will create three units, domestic, pan-African and international,...

Rotterdam port sees box traffic rise to record 14.5 million TEU

THE Port of Rotterdam Authority saw 469 million tonnes of cargo pass through its gates in...

FAA says Vietnamese civil aviation authority meets ICAO safety standards

THE Federal Aviation Administration (F) has announced that Vietnam complies with international...

CMA GGM hikes rate US$150/TEU from India west coast to East Africa

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM will levy a general rate increase of US$150 per TEU from India...