EL AL Cargo expands air freight operations with Dubai service

ISRAEL's EL AL has further expanded its cargo operations through a new service to Dubai and by entering into a new partnership with CargoJetX on...

Annual peak air cargo season at full tilt all the way to Christmas

THE peak season is in full swing for international air freight when shippers pay more for less, reports New York's FreightWaves

World's biggest LNG-powered ship docks at Shanghai port

THE world's largest liquefied natural gas-powered containership was put into operation at Shanghai's Yangshan Port, loading 1,900 containers...

OOCL restores one transpacific sailing in October due to demand

HONG Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced that it has restored one transpacific sailing in October which was cancelled in...

T S Lines H1 profits soar 50pc on rising rates, increased volumes and falling costs

TAIWANESE vessel operator T S Lines announced that net profits for the first half of 2020 surged 50 per cent year on year to TWD1

Cathay launches 12-week cargo service to Pittsburgh linking Southeast Asia

HONG Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has temporarily expanded its operations in the Americas, with a 12-week cargo service linking...

Kerry Logistics wins major logistics award for service excellence

HONG Kong's Kerry Logistics Network Limited has been crowned the winner of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong...

Freight forwarders up in arms over Port of Felixstowe's congestion

THE Port of Felixstowe is facing severe congestion at the facility due to an increase in container volumes in the rush to beat China's Golden...

DHL Express announces 2021 rate hike of 5pc for Hong Kong and Macau

MAJOR international express service provider DHL Express has announced an average price increase of 4

Box throughput at eight major Chinese ports up 7pc in early September

STATISTICS released by China Ports and Harbours Association show that container volume at eight major Chinese ports increased 7

DP World collaborates with Israeli firm in bid for Haifa Port

DUBAI's DP World is partnering with an Israeli group to bid for one of Israel's two main ports and to examine opening a direct shipping line...

OOCL cancels Asia-Europe sailings due to low demand after National Day holidays

HONG Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has announced Asia-Europe sailing cancellations over the next two months

DHL Global Forwarding connects three continents with dedicated flights

THE freight forwarding specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, DHL Global Forwarding, has launched an air freight charter connecting Asia Pacific to...

Carriers suspend trans-Pacific rate hikes after Chinese ministry comments

COSCO Shipping and Hong Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) have suspended planned September 15 general rate increases (GRIs) on the...

Dachser expands charters from Hong Kong to Frankfurt

GERMAN forwarding giant Dachser Air & Sea Logistics is expanding its premium charter programme to include the Hong Kong-Frankfurt route which started...

OOCL cancels two more October transpacific sailings, restores six sailings

HONG Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has announced the cancellation of two more transpacific sailings in response to a reduction in...

ONE's launches new JCV service with direct link to Vietnam from Japan and China

JAPAN's Ocean Network Express (ONE) is to launch a new service next month connecting Japan and China to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

TS Lines places US$91m order for four box ships at Huangpu Wenchong

TAIWANESE intra-Asia carrier TS Lines has commissioned the building of up to four 1,900 TEU containerships with a price tag of US$22

AUTOPLAN project kick-off meeting in UZMAR

The AUTOPLAN (Automatic Navigation Assistance System for Planing and Semi-planing Crafts) project kick-off meeting was held on 10th September 2020...

Sydney's container congestion sparks anger all round Down Under

SYDNEY's pile up of empties, sorely needed in China ports if liners would only take them there, are causing massive congestion in Botany Bay,...