China firm's IPO raises 14.7b yuan China Shipbuilding Industry Co raised 14.7 billion yuan (S$3 billion) in the nation's third largest initial public offering this year after drawing orders for more than 50 times the stock available.
CargoLine now offers certified contract logistics services CargoLine, the general cargo association based in Dietzenbach (Germany), obtained certification in the contract logistics field in November. This formalises and highlight...
DHL expands in Kenya The global mail and logistics service provider Deutsche Post DHL is investing more than KES 3 million (EUR 26,800) to upgrade DHL Express Kenya's gateway facility at Jomo Keny...
Mercator closes acquisition of Toti Berg Freight Services The Mercator Transport Group Corporation has announced the closing of the acquisition of all the assets of Toti Berg Freight Services Limited (Toti Berg), a Ghanaian corporation&nb...
South Korea orders tunnel studies to Japan and China South Korea's President Lee Myung Bak has authorized studies on two massive underwater tunnel projects that would link his nation with Japan and China, according to Korean new...
Streetcars bound for Vancouver shipped from Bremerhaven to Tacoma Two modern streetcars arrived at the port of Tacoma WA (USA) on 2 December. The freight arrived on board the Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel "Tomar" after a 10,460 mile journ...
French transport secretary endeavours to prevent road transport strike Dominique Bussereau, the French secretary of state for transport, has appointed three intermediaries in an attempt to prevent the road haulage strike that has been threatened to st...
Khor Fakkan performs record 343 moves per hour on UASC's "Deira" Gulftainer, a leading international ports management and logistics company, recently announced that the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, which it operates on behalf of the Shar...
Davies Turner offers greener modes for Turkish freight The independent UK freight forwarder Davies Turner is offering re-engineered supply chain services using greener transport modes and increasing the exports and imports of general f...
Minister: Iran ships dodge Dutch IRANIAN government-owned ships are avoiding Dutch ports because the country carries out more intensive vessel searches than other EU members, according to Dutch foreign minister Maxime Verhagen
On the rocks, captain? SHIPS IN the Southern Ocean were reportedly warned today watch out for an iceberg twice the size of Hong Kong island
Risks mounting for GSL GLOBAL Ship Lease confirmed in a filing today that it faces pressures on multiple fronts, including delayed payments from charterer CMA CGM
IMO seeks support on carbon THE IMO has appealed to its members for support as it continues to assert itself as the right body to control shipping's carbon strategy at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen
Corpus Christi fees up 500% CORPUS Christi port commissioners have raised the Texas harbour's fees more than 500%, in the face of stiff opposition from terminal operators
Palestinians weigh Aqaba PALESTINIAN cargo would shift from Israeli ports to Jordan's Aqaba, under a proposal by the Palestinian Shippers Council
Two Tärntank ships to Angola Stena Oil charters two of Tärntank Rederi AB's ships, the Tarnsjo and the Tarnfors, for twelve months. From the beginning of 2010, the vessels will be employed off Angola. "We
2008 record year for maritime transport Despite the depression and the financial crisis that hit the world economy during the autumn, 2008 became a record year for the world's maritime transports. According to the UN agency
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