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...

E-commerce growth leads to rise in shipping and investments: CMA CGM chief

THE head of French shipping giant CMA CGM says the future of the world's fourth-largest container line will increasingly be built on e-commerce

Liftings at Port of LA reach record 961,833 TEU in August

THE Port of Los Angeles had its best month ever in August, processing a record-setting 961,833 TEU in August

Hong Kong's Seaspan takes delivery of two 9-year-old 13,000-TEUers

HONG Kong's Seaspan Corporation, a unit of Hong Kong's New York listed Atlas Corp, has announced it has taken delivery of two 13,000-TEU...

China-Indonesia-Philippines loop makes first DaChan Bay call

THE arrival the 1,740-TEU Singapore-flagged Ludwig Schulte of the Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) at western Shenzhen's DaChan 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...

Cargolux takes to the sky with surgical mask on nose of B747-8F

LUXEMBOURG-BASED all-cargo airline Cargolux has updated the livery of one of its Boeing 747-8 freighters to include a surgical mask on the nose door

Swire Shipping takes delivery of second 2,400 TEU containership

SWIRE Shipping, the liner division of Singapore-headquartered China Navigation Company (CNCo), has taken delivery of its second 2,400 TEU newbuild...

HHLA takes a beating from blank sailings

GERMANY's Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has posted significant falls in volume and revenue in the first half of the year brought about...

Volga-Dnepr takes delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter

RUSSIA's Volga-Dnepr has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777 in partnership with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), the Middle East's...

Sydney Airport in Australia plagued with cargo congestion

THE same cargo congestion issues that have paralysed big airports in the US, China and Europe during the pandemic have materialised in Australia

US soothes feuding Japan and South Korea to unite on China

A KOREAN court has enabled the selling of assets of a Japanese company to compensate Koreans conscripted during the Japanese 1910-1945 colonial...

Experts say 'preighters'- all-cargo pax planes - are here to stay

THE introduction of passenger aircraft in dedicated freighter roles has been a key development during the coronavirus pandemic - one that cargo...

India-China trade falls 7pc as diplomatic chill takes hold to darken prospects

A GROWING chill in the diplomatic climate, plus the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, has resulted in a seven cent fall in trade between India and...

Aussie parliament look into Australia-China trade reliance

AUTRALIA's reliance - and potential over reliance - on China as a trade partner is being put under the microscope of a parliamentary inquiry

Hamburg's SMM trade fair rescheduled from September to February

SEPTEMBER's leading international maritime trade fair SMM has been rescheduled for February 2-5, 2021, because of the Covid-19 crisis, but with...

New ISO standard coming for marine fuels

With the varied parameters in VLSFO there is a need to revise the ISO 8217 marine fuel standard, which could take three years to complete

Some Chinese ports are jammed again on intensive testing

CHINA Customs inspectors are taking three times as long to test meat, seafood and other imports for Covid-19, at some major Chinese ports, reports...

MSC charters 11 vessels at discounted rates

MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company, MSC, was quick off the mark to take advantage of the depressed charter market, agreeing to snap up eleven 8,000-8,800...

TS Lines in search of new ships as Q1 profits soar 170pc to US$21.5m

CHAIRMAN of TS Lines, Chen Te Shen says controlling costs and services additions on routes with growing demand have led to the Taiwan carrier's...