Cathay Pacific Cargo targets South American, African markets

HONG Kong's Cathay Pacific's wants to expand its reach to South America and Africa, says the airline's new director of cargo Tom Owens

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)...

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...

Record Q3 container volume of 2.7m TEU at the Port of Los Angeles

CONTAINER throughput at the Port of Los Angeles hit an all-time high in the third quarter and showed few signs of slowing as year-end holiday...

Moscow's ZIA Cargo obtains RA-3 certification to fly freight to EU

ZHUKOVSKY International Airport cargo handler ZIA Cargo JSC has completed the RA-3 certification process making it easier for airlines to transport...

1st A321 converted freighter completes initial test flight

JOINT-VENTURE company between Aircraft Transport Services Group (ATSG) and Precision Aircraft Solutions (PAS), 321 Precision Conversions, has...

MSC's executive says hydrogen, biofuels are the key to future fuel mix

SWISS international shipping carrier Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has forecast that hydrogen and biofuels are to become key components of...

Vietnam plans second container port near Ho Chi Minh City

THE Vietnamese government is planning to build another container port on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, with several sites under consideration,...

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...

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...

Containership sailing to scarpyard runs aground in Vietnam

THE 2002-built 1,118 TEU feedermax containership CMA CGM Jakarta ran aground on the east coast of Vietnam after encountering heavy weather and sea...

Global container ship companies cash in on higher rates: Fitch

NEW York-headquartered ratings agency Fitch Ratings says the recent increase in spot container freight rates, driven by shipping companies'...

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

Hapag-Lloyd's CE warns of longer-term Covid-19 impact on global economy

GERMAN container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd is benefitting from a rebound in transport demand but its chief executive, Rolf Habben Jansen, warned...

Maersk revises upwards full-year financial forecast

DANISH shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk A/S has raised its full-year guidance amid a surprise recovery in demand and sweeping efforts to cut costs

New services at Brussels Airport as carriers gear up for vaccine flights

BRUSSELS Airport has welcomed new cargo flights with DHL's subsidiary European Air Transport Leipzig (EAT) and All Nippon Airlines Cargo adding...

Global freight forwarding market to shrink by 10.2 per cent in 2020

UK's Transport Intelligence's (Ti's) latest projections for 2020 show that global freight forwarding market will contract by 10