CEVA Logistics clinches 3-yr contract with Brazil's largest toy retailer

SWITZERLAND-HEADQUARTERED CEVA Logistics has won a three-year contract to provide warehousing, logistics and e-commerce services to Brazil's...

Maersk levies LA-LB congestion charge in peak season assessment

MAERSK is to levy an LA-Long Beach Port Congestion Fee to recover costs from a surge of import volumes and their impact on processing capacity...

Mike Honious promoted to take charge of Geodis operations in America

FRENCH logistics giant Geodis has announced the promotion of Mike Honious as president and CEO of Geodis in Americas, under the responsibility of the...

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...

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

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

Congestion free Louisiana port looks to docking 23,000-TEUers

LOUISIANA's Port of Plaquemines plans a 1,000-acre site capable of handling up to three 23,000-TEU ships, with an annual capacity of two million...

GTA dnata groundhandler nabs 5-year contract in Vancouver

GTA dnata has been awarded a five-year ground handling licence and will establish operations at Vancouver International Airport (YVR)

Agility facility to be leading retailer's central warehouse and distribution centre

KUWAITI logistics major Agility has leased warehouse space in the Agility Logistics Park (ALP) in Abidjan to CDCI (Compagnie de Distribution de Cote...

Kalmar wins mega reachstacker order from Australian logistics firm

CARGOTEC's subsidiary Kalmar has received a significant order for ten Kalmar Eco reachstackers, five empty container handlers and one medium...

Indonesia industrial park to spearhead bid to lure China supply chains

INDONESIA plans to build one of its largest industrial parks on the north coast of Java island in a renewed drive to attract manufacturers relocating...

Imperial wins contract to store batteries for German car manufacturer

DUISBURG's Imperial chemical logistics division has captured the contract to store and handle lithium-ion traction batteries for the German...

India's ports are 'free warehousing' as imports eat into export space

THE Container Shipping Lines Association of India (CSLA) says tens of thousands of uncleared import containers are clogging supply chains amid...

Increasing risks form the accumulation of cargo: TT Club warns

THE current pandemic has disrupted global supply chains in a wide variety of ways and in particular the significant build-ups of goods produced in...

China's checks on PPE exports push up air cargo rates, capacity shortage worsens

THE Chinese Central Government's crackdown on poor quality medical exports has driven up air cargo costs and worsened congestion in South China

Port Economic Impact Barometer reports stabilization or slight improvements

Of the seventy six ports surveyed across the globe in this week’s WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer Report, the majority report a relatively...

UK imports pile up without pick up, devouring warehouse space

A SURVEY by the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) shows that 90 per cent of respondents reported facilities at full capacity and suggested the...

Second World Ports COVID-19 survey: some ports seeing significant changes in storage utilization at ports with some overcrowded car terminals

Results show COVID-19 crisis has 35% of ports reporting an increase in utilisation of warehousing and distribution facilities in the last week for...

Canada's Delmar acquires Rotra to expand US footprint, capabilities

CANADIAN freight forwarder Delmar International has acquired Rotra LLC and Rotra Brokerage Services Inc

Maersk sets up Inland Container Depot in Maduran 93 miles from Tuticorin

MAERSK has established the Inland Container Depot (ICD) Madurai in Tamil Nadu as a new acceptance point 93 miles from the Port of Tuticorin, to get...