Cuba's Mariel Container Terminal achieves 2m TEU handled

CUBA's PSA-managed Mariel Container Terminal (TC Mariel), which began operations in January 2014, has achieved the milestone of handling 2...

CMA CGM adds new calls on Kingston-Trinidad-Venezuela service

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has expanded its 12-day service on the Kingston-Trinidad-Venezuela, 'Veneziola' route, to the Netherlands...

New container terminal at Itori, Lagos to ease congestion at Apapa port

BUSINESSES operating around Apapa in Lagos will soon heave a sigh of relief, as indigenous firm, International Bulk Cargo Logistics (IBCL), has...

Mexico's MasAir Cargo starts B767F operations for DHL Express

MEXICAN freighter operator MasAir Cargo has started operations for DHL Express utilising one of its Boeing 767 freighters

CMA CGM launches new East Med-Black Sea Express service

CMA CGM is to launch a new short sea weekly service between Southern Turkey and Black Sea

Cathay Pacific axes 8,500 jobs and shuts down Cathay Dragon

HONG Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific has confirmed that it will cut 8,500 jobs across the entire group, including 5,300 local staff and 600...

American Airlines keeps cargo-only flights to Beijing through March

TEXAS-BASED American Airlines will continue to operate cargo-only flights to Beijing Capital International Airport with passenger aircraft through...

Russia's new icebreaker reaches North Pole for ice trials

RUSSIA's future flagship icebreaker, the 33,500-tons displacement Arktika, reached the North Pole during its first sea ice tests, reports...

Charleston, SC will soon have deepest harbour on US East Coast

THE 15,000-TEU CMA CGM Brazil, the biggest ship ever visit the US east coast, sailed into South Carolina's Charleston Harbour because of its...

Antong Holdings auctions general cargo ship after government bailout

CASH-STRAPPED Chinese domestic liner operator Antong Holdings has begun selling assets to raise cash, a day after securing a government bailout

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

Works start on developing Saudi Arabia's KAPD mega container port

EFFORTS are proceeding to develop Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Port Dammam (KAPD) into a mega container terminal and regional hub for shipping

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...

HMM aids exporters adding two sailings from Busan to LA

SOUTH Korea's HMM announced that it will dispatch two more container ships to support South Korean exporters that are struggling to ship out...

Canada-China trade up 6.9pc while trade with US shinks 17pc this year

CHINA's share of Canadian trade has risen to record levels, as exports and imports with China represented 6

Seychelles Ports Authority takes delivery of new tug from Sanmar!

Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) recently completed technical acceptance of a new azimuth stern drive (ASD) tug from Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey.

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...

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...