BIFA urges government to deal with delays at Felixstowe port

HUTCHISON's UK Port of Felixstowe has come under renewed attack for its stance on delays at the facility with the British International Freight...

Freight forwarders up in arms over Port of Felixstowe's congestion

THE Port of Felixstowe is facing severe congestion at the facility due to an increase in container volumes in the rush to beat China's Golden...

Sydney's container congestion sparks anger all round Down Under

SYDNEY's pile up of empties, sorely needed in China ports if liners would only take them there, are causing massive congestion in Botany Bay,...

China witnesses uptick in air cargo as economic activity resumes

AIR freight rates from China to Europe, the US and Japan are rising as China takes the lead in resuming production after the impact of the Covid...

Maersk breaks ranks and drops Nigerian peak season surcharge

DENMARK's Maersk Line, the world's biggest container carrier has broken ranks with the European Community Shippers Association (ECSA) and...

HK Competition Commission okays box shops' Seaport Alliance plan

HONG KONG's Transport and Housing Bureau is expected to decide on August 26 whether to accept remedies proposed by container terminal operators...

MSC disputes veracity of eco lobby's analysis of its CO2 emissions

THE Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) says it has been falsely accused of backsliding in cutting carbon emissions, reports MarketScreener, of Annecy,...

Chennai reduces port charges to rival Kattupalli and Krishnapatnam

CHENNAI Port Trust (ChPT) has offered increased concessions to feeders that containers that transship at Chennai to and from bigger ships from...

Cathay Pacific delays Airbus deliveries, in advanced talks with Boeing

HONG Kong's Cathay Pacific says it has reached agreement with Airbus to delay the delivery of A350s and A321neos and was in advanced talks with...

Cathay Pacific anticipates historic loss of US$1.28 billion due to virus

HONG Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific says it expects to incur a substantial loss of HKD9

Delta Cargo partners with PayCargo to offer new online payment system

DELTA Cargo has partnered with online payment platform PayCargo and Unisys to offer customers an additional payment option, reports the American...

Rolls-Royce's Dreamliner sounds safety alert over turbine cracks

AIRCRAFT engine maker Rolls-Royce has been hit with complaints of design faults in its Trent 1000 turbine that powers the already troubled Boeing 787...

IATA: Air cargo picked up in May, demand still weak

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported air cargo volume fell 20

MSC introduces Instant Quote function for online cargo bookings

MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company (MSC) has upgraded its e-business platform myMSC with the addition of a new online Instant Quote function

Oil tankers carrying two months of Venezuelan output stuck at sea

Tankers carrying nearly two months’ worth of Venezuelan oil output are stuck at sea as global refiners shun the nation’s crude to avoid...

APL England heads for Chinese repair yard after losing 50 boxes

SINGAPORE-FLAGGED 5,780 TEU APL England that lost 50 boxes off the coast of Australia has been allowed to leave Brisbane, heading for a Chinese...

Ship operators spending more on Covid measures for crewing sector

IMPORTANT measures taken by ship operators to ensure the safety of seafarers around the globe are proving costly as well as tricky, warns Henrik...

Fourteen Ukrainian sailors back home after three-year Libyan captivity!

The president thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Security Service of Ukraine, and all those who helped citizens be released and brought...

Huawei's Meng Wanzhou extradition hearings to continue into 2021

CANADIAN extradition hearings in Vancouver for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, wanted on fraud charges in the United States, are expected to continue...

E-commerce airfreight volumes the 'saviour' for last-mile logistics firms

AS much as PPE shipments have become the mainstay for air cargo during the pandemic, e-commerce volumes have also broken records