India reducing carbon emissions from running trains Indian Railways has introduced a clean diesel project to reduce carbon emissions from diesel locomotives and to bring them in line with the international emission standards. As par...
Rickmers-Linie calling at Myanmar The German shipping company Rickmers-Linie is once again able to offer calls at Myanmar (Burma) after the lifting of trade sanctions. The country's main port, Yangon, will be serve...
New motorway for freight transport in New Zealand The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has announced the preferred route to build a new motorway between Puhoi and Warkworth, just north of Auckland. The new route will form part ...
OTS appoints co-CEOs in Los Angeles and Hong Kong The board of OTS Logistics, a global logistics provider acquired by ManCapital LLP in January 2012, has announced changes to its senior leadership team. Charlie Brennan, CEO, will ...
Etihad Rail unveils locomotive livery and branding The locomotives of Etihad Rail, the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network, will be finished in a durable light grey paint scheme, relieved...
New guide for European road haulage The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has published a new European Road Transport Guide especially for UK's road transport operators visiting countries in the EU and beyond....
Air and Ocean Freight in new hands at DB Schenker Logistics The German service provider Schenker AG has announced that Dr Thomas C. Lieb, its chairman of the board of management, redefined his activities with effect from 1 May. Until then h...
AFL suspends North American feeder service on east coast AFL American Feeder Lines, a company that was established by König & Cie of Hamburg (Germany), has ended its feeder service on the North American east coast. The intention was ...
Swissport starts cargo handling services in Copenhagen Ground service provider Swissport International is to start offering cargo handling services in Denmark from July after coming to an agreement with several airlines, including laun...
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company expands N'Djamena freighter flights Saudi Airlines Cargo Co has announced that it is increasing its freighter services to N'Djamena (Chad) via Jeddah to twice weekly. The airline, which began operating flights to N'D...
Cargo volumes at Dubai World Central up sharply in Q1 Cargo volumes at the UAE airport Dubai World Central (DWC) surged in the first three months of 2012, according to the quarterly traffic report issued by Dubai Airports last we...
Dachser expanding in Czechia The German logistics service provider Dachser is expanding its existing premises in Kladno, near Prague, by adding a new cross-docking hall for industrial goods and zero degrees-pl...
ITX Cargo obtains AEO-F status The Italian forwarding company ITX Cargo Srl, based in Milan, has reported that it was recently granted the authorised economic operator (type F) status. This certification ensures...
Kerry Logistics acquires Trustspeed Medicine Logistics in Taiwan Kerry Logistics has acquired Trustspeed Medicine Logistics (TML) in Taiwan through its member company Kerry TJ Logistics, which specialises in pharmaceutical logistics and distribu...
New COO for Hansa Heavy Lift Hansa Heavy Lift, a heavylift shipping company based in Germany, has chosen Joerg Roehl to be its chief commercial officer, responsible for global sales, strategic business develop...
MOL proposes changes to board of directors and executive officers The Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd has decided on the following changes to its board of directors, executive officers, and their responsibilities. These changes ...
K Line proposes changes to board of directors At a board meeting on 27 April, the Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line) decided to make the following changes: ...
NAT losses widen NYSE-listed Nordic American Tankers reported higher than expected losses today and revealed a new deal with ExxonMobil for its Orion Pool.
Steady Year-Over-Year Growth in Imports Forecast Imports at the nation's top container ports will be flat this month compared to May 2011, but imports will then...
Panama Approves New Colon Container Terminal Panama will get a fourth container terminal, a new one in Colon at the Atlantic entrance to the canal, under...
Jury Indicts 11 in $75 Million Warehouse Theft A federal grand jury in Miami indicted 11 men for sale and distribution of $100 million in stolen freight, including...
Naatz Leaves YRC's Holland for Kansas City Southern Michael J. Naatz resigned as president of less-than-truckload carrier Holland, a regional subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, and joined railroad Kansas...
UPS Expands Air Freight Reach to Nicaragua, Honduras UPS is expanding its premium air freight service into Nicaragua and Honduras, as the parcel giant taps the growing economies...
Trucking Industry Slow to Adopt LNG, Survey Says The trucking industry is reluctant to add natural gas-powered vehicles to its fleets despite the lowcost and abundant supply of...
Hyundai Merchant Marine Posts $177 Million Loss South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine said higher fuel costs and lower container volumes widened its first quarter operating loss to...
India Releases Italian Flag Oil Tanker Indian authorities released the Italian-flag merchant ship Enrica Lexie after an 80-day detention off the Kerala coast, easing a standoff...
Maersk CEO Andersen Returns to Work The chief executive of A.P. Moller-Maersk, Nils Smedegaard Andersen, returned to work on Monday after recovering from heart...
Carriers Cautiously Optimistic on Eastbound Pacific Recovery What a difference four months can make. When 2012 dawned, a sense of doom prevailed in the containing shipping industry....
China Cracking Down on Corruption Lead the people by laws and regulate them by penalties, and the people will try to keep out of jail,...
Re Salvaging Damaged Goods: Watch Out for Lawsuit Q: As an attorney, I have to take issue with the advice in your April 5 online column ("Salvaging a...
Railroads Profit by Marrying Capacity and Demand Much of the reason the North American railroad industry continually leads other freight modes in profitability is its ability to...
In Mapping Strategy, UPS Freight Watches the Sea Jack Holmes, president of one of the largest trucking companies operating on U.S. highways, keeps an eye on the sea,...
Marine Highway Suffers a Blowout The failure late last month of American Feeder Lines and its 9-month-old service in the U.S. Northeast marks the latest...
China's Manufacturing Industry Looks Inward China weathered the global financial crisis of 2008-09 better than most countries, but the downturn still had a profound effect...
The Hill Ramping Up Dredging Efforts The push by U.S. ports for more federal dredging dollars is finally beginning to make waves in Congress. ...
FMC Revisits Rules Governing NVOs Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard Lidinsky Jr. says the FMC is at a "key moment" in its regulation of non-vessel-operating...
On Container Shipping: The Evolution Continues Recent comments by Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., are being compared to the rants of Sen. Joe McCarthy. President Truman's Secretary...
Prince Rupert Leads the Way in N. America Port Growth Prince Rupert, British Columbia, was the fastest-growing container port in North America in 2011, ramping up its export strategy and...
Logistics Challenges Force Shippers to Think Outside the Box Shippers normally opt for the expense of air service only when they need to expedite high-value cargo such as computer...
TC Buen to expand its Buenaventura terminal TC Buen, which operates the Buenaventura Container Terminal in Colombia, is to commence its second phase expansion programme much earlier than expected. The project ...
Maersk ceo back at his desk The chief executive officer of Danish shipping and oil group, AP Moller-Maersk, Nils Smedegaard Andersen, returned to work today [Monday] after corrective heart ...
Kerry acquires pharma logistics company Hong Kong-headquartered Kerry Logistics has acquired Trustspeed Medicine Logistics - a Taiwanese pharmaceutical logistics and distribution services company.Kerry ...
More big ships that need to be filled
Let the port productivity battle commence According to APM Terminals' head of project implementation, Soren Sjostrand Jakobsen, productivity at terminals will be the new 'battleground' and the winners will ...
OECD says freight volumes to rise four-fold by 2050 The International Transport Forum (ITF), which is a research and think tank unit of the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), ...
Border controls block intra-Africa trade The African Development Bank (AfDB)claims that border controls in Africa are curtailing inter-continental trade as duplicated procedures by customs authorities, ...
Hapag blazes the GRI trail Once again Germany's Hapag-Lloyd is leading the way on the rate restoration path asking for a further USD400 per TEU on the Asia [excluding Japan] to north Europe ...
On-board tools undergo integration Technology has features designed to help ship captains and fleet managers reduce fuel costs and curb carbon dioxide emissions.
Canada oil spill reponse questioned Canada marine oil spill response comes under spotlight as resource development projects move forward.
Fujairah prices at lowest for four months South African markets see sharp price falls.
Bunker prices falling by double digits in European ports Piraeus sees a fall of $36.50 pmt for 380 cSt material.
Superstructure design will 'cut bunker consumption by 2%' Japanese shipyard says 'Aero-Citadel' will also provide refuge for seafarers during a pirate attack.
Bunker spill exercise in Middle East port Sohar drill imagines rupture in bunker hose.
New ships failing to meet fuel-efficiency needs 'The fact there is surplus tonnage is not the issue,' says industry veteran.
SITC profit down 20% on higher operating costs Increased costs, including bunker and vessel charter costs, eat into Q1 earnings.
Bunker prices continue to slide in Asian ports WTI crude oil falls below $100 per barrel.
Chemoil confirms CFO resignation Mats Berglund ceases to be CFO and Chief Operating Officer of Chemoil as of May 7, 2012.
Alfa Laval unveils 'game-changing' waste fuel recovery system Technology may reduce fuel bills by up to 2% and almost eliminate waste oils that can be costly to dispose of.
Chinese state-owned trader to import Iranian fuel oil Khorfakkan to load 80,000 mt of fuel oil from Bandar Mahshahr on May 15.
Testing of scrubber systems 'takes time' Leading shipowners Maersk and APL talk about their 'game plan' ahead of stricter ECA sulphur limit in 2015.
Titan reduces stake in oil storage operator Receives notice that Warburg Pincus's subsidiary will exercise its subscription rights for China StorageCo.
Sinopec expands Chinese bonded bunkering operations Player is supplying at ports in China's Bohai Bay.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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