CMA CGM ups Asia-West African rates $500/TEU on September 1

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has increased Asia to West Africa rate US$500 per TEU from September...

Cathay CEO Hogg, chief commercial officer Loo quit after Beijing rebuke

HONG KONG's Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg resigned after the carrier was rebuked by China...

Oil retreats after biggest jump in five weeks as stockpiles rise

OIL prices declined after the biggest spurt in five weeks as an industry report showed American...

Retired Delta safety veep heads FAA on GOP party line vote

Stephen Dickson, recently retired Delta vice president in charge of operations and safety,...

US lawmaker drafts bill to attract and train more women truck drivers

US Republican Senator from Kansas, Jerry Moran, is crafting legislation - the 'Promoting...

HAFFA warns Hong Kong airport disruption hurts cargo hub reputation

THE Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) has warned that the...

Most Hong Kong freighter flights unaffected by cancellations

HONG KONG freighter flights have continued to depart and arrive at Hong Kong airport as usual,...

Beijing tells Cathay to ban protesting staff from China flights

CHINA's aviation authority ordered Cathay Pacific Airways to remove all employees involved...

Newly opened Tanger Med now biggest capacity box port in Africa

MOROCCO unveiled a big extension to its Tanger Med port in Tangier at the end of June, signalling...

South Korean shipbuilders brace for fight after China mergers

KOREA's shipbuilders are bracing for a new era of fiercer competition from China after...

Malaysia restarts China's Belt and Road rail project with after cost reduction

MALAYSIA has restarted its East Coast Rail Link Belt and Road project with China after reducing...

Heathrow ground-staff strike is again put off as settlement hopes persist

A STRIKE by ground staff at London's Heathrow airport is still threatened as last-ditch...

World shipowners urge restraint after Iran seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz

THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the European Community Shipowners' Associations...

Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport sees H1 cargo traffic rise 2pc

SHEREMETYEVO International Airport processed 148,000 tonnes of cargo and 22,000 tonnes of...

Lufthansa Cargo uses CSafe RAP coantainers to transport pharma cargo

GERMANY's Lufthansa Cargo is the latest carrier to offer CSafe RAP active temperature-controlled...

Port of NY/NJ is US second busiest port after LA

THE Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) says traffic and activity at its seaport,...

Box volumes on Asia-Med trade route bounce back after 2018 slump

WESTBOUND liftings from Asia to the west Mediterranean (including North Africa) rose by 5

Tanger Med port essential for Morocco-EU as bridge to Africa

MOROCCO has become even more important for the EU as a bridge to Africa thanks Tanger Med,...

DP World's Q2 box traffic up 1.6pc, despite dip in M-East East cargo

DP World handled 18

ONE comes to the aid of cyclone victims in Africa

JAPAN's Ocean Network Express (ONE) has provided free transportation of two containers...

African continent agrees to landmark free-trade agreement

A MILESTONE free-trade agreement has just gone into effect on the African continent, stripping...

Lax rules for all-cargo airlines pose safety risk for crew

CREW of all-cargo airlines face comparatively greater safety risks than those employed on...

Tex-Mex mayors want truck traffic cross the Rio Grande accelerated

TEXAS border town Laredo (pop 235,809) has a mayor who wants to remodel and expand the World...

CMA CGM increases Asia-Med/North African rates from August 1

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates as will increase from August 1...

Nike supplier quits Vietnam after quitting China - finding tariffs inescapable

NIKE sportswear supplier Eclat Textile of Taiwan quit China in 2016 having found it unsuitable...

Hapag-Lloyd and ONE announce Mideast-India-Africa Express service

GERMANY's Hapag-Lloyd and Japan's Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) will...

Weekly rail freight traffic for week ending July 6 down 5.3 per cent

NORTH American rail volume for the week ending July 6 fell 5

New services afoot in European rail freight with focus on China expansion

CHINA Railway Container Transport Co and the Czech Republic's CD Cargo have signed a memorandum...

BIMCO backs US plan to patrol Mideast waters to safeguard shipping

BIMCO has voiced its support for US calls to set up a coalition to patrol and safeguard shipping...

Capital boxships get new MSC charters after fitting scrubbers

MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company (MSC) has negotiated long-term time charters for two 8,266...

Menzies Aviation follows IATA's ULD code of conduct for safe handling

IN a move designed to limit damage to air cargo containers Menzies Aviation has become a signatory...

Shanghai slips to 4th in world ports after Singapore and Hong Kong

A NEW ranking of the world seaports and shipping centres has set the standard listing on its...

Oakland port boss Chris Lytle retires July 19 after 53 years in sector

THE Port of Oakland has announced that its executive director Chris Lytle will retire July...

Warships escort British tanker in Mideast waters after Iran levels threat

WARSHIPS are reportedly escorting a British tanker in the Middle East Gulf region after senior...

Port Klang rolls out 2 new systems to ease container lorry traffic

MALAYSIA's Port Klang Authority (PKA) will implement two new systems to enable freight...

CMA CGM levies US$200/TEU Asia-S Africa rate hike August 1

FRENCH shipping container liner CMA CGM is implementing a rate restoration programme next...

Southwest Air keeps Boeing Max aircraft grounded until October

SOUTHWEST Airlines Co will not deploy the Boeing 737 Max aircraft in its fleet at least through...

Tanger Med opens new terminals to attract more box traffic

MOROCCO's Tanger Med port has inaugurated new terminals in a move to surpass Mediterranean's...

Trade tariffs are blamed for ongoing drop in APAC air cargo traffic in May

ASIA Pacific air cargo demand in May contracted by 6

Dubai's DAE to lease freighter aircraft to Russian cargo carrier

DUBAI Aerospace Enterprise's (DAE) leasing division DAE Capital and AirBridgeCargo have...

Marseilles commemorates Jacques R Saade naming boulevard after him

FOLLOWING his passing last year, the city of Marseilles has paid tribute to the founding president...

US combat ship strikes berthed dry bulk vessel in Montreal, crew safe

AN advanced US Navy combat ship has collided with a 665-TEU dry bulk vessel at berth in Montreal,...

Tanker freight rates soar in aftermath of Oman tanker attacks

FREIGHT rates for modern tanker tonnage have soared almost 40 per cent in the first market...

US bans flights over parts of Iran's airspace after downing of drone

THE US Federal Aviation Administration has banned US airlines from flying in an overwater...

136-yr old German historic sailboat sinks after colliding with containership

THE recently restored historic No 5 Elbe sailing ship sank recently after colliding with the...

Most Asian carriers report cargo traffic declines for May

TAIWAN-BASED EVA Air and China Airlines reported year-on-year cargo declines, while China...

Amazon leases 15 planes to achieve a 70-aircraft fleet by 2021

AFTER losing an air-shipping contract of global courier company FedEx amid competition, e-commerce...

South Africa awards Tambo Springs US$168 million terminal deal

SOUTH AFRICAN rail, port and pipeline company Transnet has awarded a 20-year concession to...

MarineTraffic joins exactEarth to deliver better vessel tracking

INTERNATIONAL ship tracking service MarineTraffic is joining satellite AIS data provider exactEarth...

May sees cargo traffic declines for LATAM and Delta Cargo

SANTIAGO-BASED LATAM Cargo and Atlanta's Delta Air Lines reported continued year-on-year...