Emirates SkyCargo marks 15 years of flights to China

EMIRATES SkyCargo has marked 15 years of operations to mainland China through which it has provided a 'continuous and robust trade link' and...

AirBridgeCargo celebrates 10 years of service to and from Zhengzhou

VOLGA-DNEPR Group's subsidiary AirBridgeCargo (ABC) is celebrating its 10th anniversary of flights to and from Zhengzhou

DHL to pump in US$30m to expand and update US operations

A SUBSIDIARY of major logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group, DHL eCommerce Solutions, plans to invest approximately US$30 million this year to...

Irate maritime industry critical of EU's vote to include shipping in the ETS

INDUSTRY associations and regulators have criticised the European Union following the recent vote in the European Parliament to include shipping in...

Port of Savannah records best-ever August for container throughput

THE Port of Savannah handled 441,600 TEU in August, marking not only the best August on record, but the best overall month on record in the history...

HMM commissions 12th and final giant box ship depoyed on Asia-N Europe trade

SOUTH Korean shipping giant HMM announced that it has completed the commissioning of its twelfth and final giant box ship, the 24,000 TEU HMM St...

T S Lines H1 profits soar 50pc on rising rates, increased volumes and falling costs

TAIWANESE vessel operator T S Lines announced that net profits for the first half of 2020 surged 50 per cent year on year to TWD1

CMA CGM imposes US$150/TEU congestion charge on Felixstowe

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM is to levy a US$150 per TEU port congestion surcharge from October 1 on all Asian containers imported or exported...

Arctic Sea Ice Loss: World Leaders Must Arrest Arctic Climate Change Impacts!

Reacting to news of the Arctic summer sea ice minimum reaching its second lowest extent in the 42-year satellite record on September 15, and to...

Cainiao links up with BEST to boost China-Malaysia e-commerce services

ALIBABA's logistics arm Cainiao is to partner BEST Inc, a leading integrated smart supply chain solutions and logistics services provider from...

CMA CGM's first of nine LNG-powered 23,000 TEU box ships enters service

THE world's largest LNG-powered ship, the 23,000 TEU CMA CGM Jacques Saade, has entered into service plying the carrier's French Asia Line...

How rescuing drowning migrants became a crime!

The Iuventa ran hundreds of missions to save migrants from drowning off the coast of Libya. But after Europe cracked down on migration, its crew...

Seafarers are facing a Covid-driven humanitarian crisis!

Thousands of mariners are unable to sign off from their ships, causing considerable mental agony to them and their families

WFS expands cargo handling operations at OR Tambo with new contracts

MAJOR global ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has expanded its cargo handling operations at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International...

Boeing to open new freighter conversion lines, receives two orders for 737-800BCF

AMERICAN aircraft manufacturer Boeing says it has received an order for two 737-800BCFs from an unidentified customer while announcing that it had...

Kerry Logistics wins major logistics award for service excellence

HONG Kong's Kerry Logistics Network Limited has been crowned the winner of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong...

Hyundai delivers world's first LNG-powered box ship, the CMA CGM Tenere

SOUTH Korea's Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has delivered the world's first very large containership powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

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...

FMC warns of court action if there are signs of 'collusion' on transpacific trade

US ocean regulator the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has fired a warning shot across the bows of container shipping lines, saying it will head to...

2M restores transpacific capacity and requests for return of empties

THE 2M Alliance has become the latest container shipping bloc to return more capacity to the transpacific trades after the two partners, Maersk and...