WFS sets up Project Coldstream to handle 16b doses of Covid-19 vaccine

PARIS, France-headquartered cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has launched Project Coldstream to co-ordinate its response to the...

Cathay Pacific's airfreight demand ramping up

HONG Kong's Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried a total of 109,453 tonnes of cargo and mail in September, a decrease of 36

Nearly 10 tonnes of protected wood in container seized by HK Customs

HONG Kong's Customs and Excise Department seized nearly 10 tonnes of rare, protected wood with an estimated value of HKD6 million (US$774,000)...

Trump contemplates adding China's Ant Group to trade blacklist: report

THE United States Department of State has submitted a proposal for the administration of US President Donald Trump to add China's Ant Group to a...

A-E rates off US$65 to US$1,084 per TEU, USWC stable at $3,841/FEU

SPOT rates for shipping containers from Asia to northern Europe in the week ending last Friday eased back by US$65 per TEU to $1,084 per TEU, 86 per...

Alibaba inks deal with Atlas Air to serve South America e-commerce market

CHINA's Cainiao Smart Logistics Network - a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba - has inked a freighter charter deal with Atlas Air as...

Swire Shipping's Oz-PNG service to run fortnightly

SWIRE Shipping will deploy 2,750-TEU newbuilds to support the newly upgraded fixed-day fortnightly service, connecting North Asia with Papua New...

Emirates SkyCargo reaches milestone of 15 years of operations in Vietnam

EMIRATES SkyCargo has marked 15 years of airfreight operations in Vietnam, during which time it 'has helped to facilitate trade between the...

Boeing plans a quiet comeback for 737 Max as grounding nears end

BOEING Co is planning a comeback for the 737 Max, the grounded jetliner that has spent almost two years in controversy and tragedy after two fatal...

Geodis has new managing director in Vietnam

GLOBAL logistics service provider Geodis has announced the appointment of Simon Vandekerckove as country managing director in Vietnam

CMA CGM revises West Africa Express service

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has introduced call changes to its West Africa Express (WAX) service, which operates on the Asia-West Africa trade

HK tops cargo busiest hub list in H1 2020: ACI

HONG Kong maintained its place as the world's busiest cargo hub in a difficult first half of the year that saw demand decline across the...

Regulators hold up Vancouver terminal decision on environmental issues

SUPPORTERS of a new Vancouver container terminal have received extra time to address what a government review deemed a 'significant''...

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...

China's exports up 10pc as trade growth accelerates in September

CHINA's exports increased year on year by 9

Singapore welcomes world's largest LNG powered containership

THE world's largest LNG-powered containership - the 23,000 TEU CMA CGM Jacques Saade - made its maiden call in Singapore early this week

The tugs built by Sanmar have reached the Orkney Islands!

Tugboats named Odin of Scapa and Thor of Scapa, built at Sanmar Shipyards which is the world-famous construction facility, reached Orkney Islands and...

Unions press Ottawa for US$5.3 billion bailout of Canadian airlines

UNIONS representing airline workers are calling for CAD7 billion (US$5

Saudi Global Ports takes over management of King Abdulaziz Port

SAUDI Global Ports Company (SGP) has officially taken over the management of both First and Second Container Terminals in King Abdulaziz Port Dammam...

Halifax clears container pile-up from Covid and Montreal dock strike

CANADA's Port of Halifax has been working to clear a backlog of containers that have been accumulating at its terminals because of a rebound in...