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...

Abu Dhabi Ports introduces new initiative to cut emissions by half

ABU Dhabi Ports has launched the Smart Container Initiative that will house its digital solutions in a resilient, safe and optimised eco-friendly...

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...

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...

Mike Duggan to steer Eastern Airlines' international cargo business

US carrier Eastern Airlines has appointed Mike Duggan as director of international cargo business development as it prepares to expand into freighter...

Volga-Dnepr Group H1 revenue up 40pc

RUSSIA'S Volga-Dnepr Group reported that total revenue across its three airlines - Volga-Dnepr Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and ATRAN...

Halifax PSA docks biggest containership to call at Canadian port

THE Port of Halifax claims to have docked the biggest containership ever to call at a Canadian port, the 15,072-TEU CMA CGM Brazil, reports the...

China winning trade war with US as trade surplus widens to over US$300b

CHINA's trade surplus with the US has grown almost 25 per cent since the start of the Trump presidency, exceeding US$300 billion on an annualised...

Box throughput at eight major Chinese ports up 7pc in early September

STATISTICS released by China Ports and Harbours Association show that container volume at eight major Chinese ports increased 7

IATA's head of cargo Glyn Hughes takes voluntary redundancy

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has confirmed that head of cargo Glyn Hughes will leave the organisation as part of a wider...

Starlux Airlines utilises IBS Software's iCargo platform

TAIWAN-BASED Starlux Airlines has deployed IBS Software's iCargo platform as it prepares to expand operations

Trump again raises idea of decoupling economy from China

US President Donald Trump again raised the idea of separating the US and Chinese economies, also known as decoupling, suggesting the United States...

New box terminal at Namibian Port is fully operational

THE new container terminal at the Namibian Port of Walvis Bay, built between 2014 and 2019 and commissioned in August 2019, is now fully operational

ZIM sets up ZKCyberStar with Konfidas to combat maritime cyber-attack

ISRAEL's major shipping carrier Zim is deploying its vast experience and long-standing cooperation with cybersecurity experts Konfidas to...

DP World collaborates with Israeli firm in bid for Haifa Port

DUBAI's DP World is partnering with an Israeli group to bid for one of Israel's two main ports and to examine opening a direct shipping line...

This new technology can save whales from ship collisions

A newly developed tool uses AI, a mobile app and big data to help mariners avoid whale strikes.

Thousand of seafarers stuck on ships with no internet

THOUSANDS of seafarers visiting New Zealand are stranded on their ships due to the 28-day quarantine restrictions in the Covid-19, reports the New...

Port of Colombo's SAGT celebrates 21 years of maritime excellence

SOUTH Asia Gateway Terminals (Pvt) Ltd (SAGT), Sri Lanka's first private public partnership (PPP) and a flagship venture of the Board of...