DHL 2Q operating profit up 16pc to US$1 billion after revenue loss

EXPRESS delivery giant Deutsche Post DHL's second quarter operating profit rose 16 per cent to EUR890 million (US$1

Senior banker: Japanese shipping must unite - one for all, all for one

THE Japanese people must make a concerted effort and raise their voices to a significant level to again have an impact on world shipping, said a...

PSA and DP World in line for major port projects in Chittagong

TWO global port operators - Singapore's PSA and Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) - have been shortlisted to build Bay Terminal,...

Governments must protect trapped seafarers' human rights

As the Covid-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions put in place to attempt containment drag on, around 200,000 merchant seafarers are trapped...

DHL Express to open new US$79m cargo facility at Munich Airport

DHL Express Germany is planning to build a new cargo facility, covering more than 8,000 square metres, at Munich Airport

Qatar Cargo volume boosted by bellyhold and freighter operations

QATAR Airways Cargo has continued to head the market in April as volumes hit 900 million cargo tonne kilometres (CTK), according to IATA data,...

YTO inks agreement for planned huge Jiaxing air cargo hub

CHINESE express firm YTO's plan for a huge CNY6

ONE to offer more direct sailings from China to Southeast Asia

JAPAN's Ocean Network Express (ONE) has added two new direct services connecting China and Southeast Asia

Cranfield Research sees a smaller, slow recovery in air transport industry

RESEARCH led by the UK's Cranfield University, in Bedfordshire, has found that the Covid 19 pandemic will lead to a smaller, more consolidated...

Seafarer's Day Message from the Maritime Safety Association: "Seafarers are Key Workers"

Captain Cahit Istikbal, the President of the Marine Safety Association (DEDER), issued a congratulatory message on the occasion of 25 June, Day of...

IMO CONGRATULATES THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

IMO CONGRATULATES THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA AND TAKES IT AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER MARITIME ADMINISTRATIONS GIVEN ITS HARD WORK IN THE REPATRIATION OF...

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...

Kenya insists on dry port use over Ugandan objections

THE Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) plans to construct an administration block and create more facilities at the Naivasha dry port as usage of the...

Covid-19 spawned ecommerce prompts DHL to add 400 jobs

DHL Express, a leading provider of international express shipping services, is adding 400 new jobs in the United States due to a double-digit volume...

SF Express first cargo flight into Beijing Daxing International Airport

A CARGO flight carrying a shipment of fresh waxberries has landed in the Beijing Daxing International Airport, marking the launch of the...

Major 'right-sizing' afoot, warns Cathay boss in wake of Covid blow

HONG KONG's Cathay Pacific Airways chairman Patrick Healy has warned that 'tough decisions will need to be made' by the fourth quarter of...

Covid-19 lockdown cuts Mumbai's JNPT labour supply 70pc

MOST dockers, factory hands and truckers servicing Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) have left for their hometowns impacting the...

Legal issues arising from use of tankers as floating storage

In recent years, international oil markets have witnessed collapsing oil prices as a result of an excess in supply and a corresponding decrease in...

Greece and Italy sign ‘historic’ maritime borders accord!

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday inked a maritime borders agreement delimiting an exclusive...

Nippon Express pays US$51m for MD Logistics to boost pharma

JAPAN-BASED logistics firm Nippon Express has acquired Indiana-based MD Logistics in a deal worth JPY5