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Even saving a few dollars per order on shipping fees can free up capital for other parts of a business, UniUni Chief Revenue Officer Sheila Berry said.
BG Freight Line has reinstated a weekly container service between the Port of Greenock and Rotterdam, providing Scottish exporters with a regular connection to one of Europe’s main shipping hubs. The weekly call resumed on 19 September and will be operated by the 1,002-TEU BG Emerald and BG Jade, which will alternate on the route. […] The post BG Freight
When Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Crimean Platform summit at the UN on 23 September that Ukraine was ready for a maritime truce, he was responding to a crisis unlike anything the Black Sea has seen since 2022. The post A truce at sea: Can diplomacy reopen the Black Sea? appeared first on Container News.
Cargo theft across Europe is becoming more organised, more selective and increasingly dependent on information gathered before a shipment begins moving. Rather than relying only on opportunistic attacks, criminal groups are adopting structured methods that include surveillance, document fraud, identity theft and the use of commercially sensitive cargo data, according to Nick Long, European Commercial […] The post Why freight
With the last sailings before China’s Golden Week begins on 1 October, container spot rates on the transpacific trades finally began to tail off. Spot rates from Asia to the US west and east coasts have been consistently rising since the end of August in a late peak season pricing rally – last week they breached $10,000 per 40ft to
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is looking to capture more Vietnamese export traffic through a new road-air corridor that takes cargo from Hanoi through mainland China before connecting with flights from Hong Kong. But while Hacis, the value-added logistics arm of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl), has completed the first trial movement, a regular scheduled service has yet to
Dutch winch manufacturer Dijvler is expanding into the seagoing vessel market with a new range of anchor and mooring winches, having already secured orders from Damen Cargo Vessels and Briese Schiffahrt. The move follows Dijvler’s acquisition of C-Nautical’s designs, drawings, certifications and related rights. The company has spent the past two years reviewing and standardizing […] The post Dijvler enters
IATA has advocated for a layered approach to tackle the emerging threat environment posed by primarily undeclared and mis-declared dangerous goods in its latest white paper titled: ‘Safety and Security in the Cargo Supply Chain: Prevention, Detection, Management and Resolution of Risks with Dangerous Goods.’ A new International Air Transport Association (IATA) white paper […] The post IATA warns isolated
Global container shipping reliability is at its lowest level for four years, as the congestion in Asia continues to disrupt liner operations. According to Sea-Intelligence, schedule reliability fell by 5.9 percentage points month on month in August, to 49.9%, marking the second consecutive monthly decline. The analyst said: “In the backdrop of severe port congestion in Asia, global schedule has
Inland routes offer a stable alternative to heavily utilized routes, APM Terminals Mobile managing director Brian Harold told Supply Chain Dive.
Container freight rates on the India-Middle East trade have continued to climb, as ports in the conflict-affected region grapple with operational challenges. According to data from market sources, spot rates from India to the Middle East have spiked by 25%, to 40%, since the last week of August, as vessel capacity pressures persist. For example, container booking rates from JNPA
Cathay Cargo has become the latest airline to shift its Mumbai freighter flights to the recently opened Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). The Hong Kong carrier said that it would operate three flights to the Indian airport per week using its Boeing 747-400ERF and 747-8F aircraft. The carrier had previously been operating its dedicated cargo…
The container shipping market could face increasing supply pressure in 2027 as fleet growth accelerates and new vessel deliveries continue to enter the market, according to BIMCO’s latest Container Shipping Market Overview & Outlook. BIMCO published its September 2026 outlook on 23 September under the headline “Supply pressure is mounting.” The organisation expects container fleet […] The post Container ship
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond its role as a digital assistant, but people are still central to logistics operations, according to new DHL research. The DHL Logistics Trend Radar 8.0 report found that advances in AI, robotics, and automation mean that intelligent systems are becoming increasingly capable of planning, deciding and acting autonomously, meaning…
Qatar has ramped up liquefied natural gas tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to the highest in more than two months, a sign it’s becoming more comfortable moving ships through the waterway.
A US-sanctioned oil tanker, Sibu 1, has been freed after being hijacked by Somali pirates in August, the maritime police force in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said on Friday.
SF Airlines has added a freighter flight between Shanghai and Singapore as it ramps up the use of its Southeast Asian hub. The new flight is operated with one of the express airline’s Boeing 767 freighters and will enhance “connectivity between Singapore and China, our largest air cargo market, while supporting the movement of fast-growing…
Unrelenting congestion and rising bunker prices have pushed intra-Asia rates up for a month. Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index climbed for a fourth straight week, with typhoon and geopolitical disruptions combining with pre-Golden Week (1 October) demand to drive up spot rates across key routes. On 17 September, intra-Asia rates edged up 6% from 10 September, to $1,402 per 40ft, as
Recent container service launches are showing increased activity across regional trades connecting India, Southeast Asia, Africa and smaller emerging markets. Individually, these are relatively modest network developments. Taken together, however, they reveal a notable cluster of carriers adding connections between developing production and consumption markets through regional services. The post Regional container networks expand as trade patterns shift appeared first
NYK has ordered an offshore wind service operation vessel from PaxOcean Group for deployment in Taiwan and other Asia-Pacific markets from around 2029. The 89.6 m vessel will provide accommodation, logistics and offshore access for personnel working on the construction and maintenance of wind farms. It will have capacity for up to 120 people, a …
Dan Air’s new Bucharest services to Yerevan, Tbilisi, Amman and Aleppo expand direct connectivity between Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Middle East, with the A320 fleet adding regular belly capacity for time-sensitive freight The Yerevan and Tbilisi routes give forwarders an alternative to hub connections through Istanbul, Vienna and Frankfurt, supporting cargo flows that […] The post A New
SCHIPHOL – Schiphol start vijf grote aanbestedingen voor vaste bouw- en onderhoudspartners. De luchthaven wil langdurige samenwerkingen aangaan voor onder meer het onderhoud en de vernieuwing van terminals, technische installaties, platformen en operationele gebouwen. De nieuwe raamovereenkomsten moeten in 2028 ingaan en krijgen een looptijd van negen jaar. Tussen 2025 en 2035 investeert Schiphol in […]
Taiwanese owner Sincere Navigation has agreed to pay $38.5m for a 2019-built kamsarmax as it continues reshaping its mixed tanker and dry bulk fleet. The Taipei-listed company disclosed that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Majestic Bloom will acquire an 81,770 dwt bulker from Panama-registered MTO Maritime. Handover is scheduled between late November and February 2027. …
Air freight division of the CMA CGM Group, air, land and sea logistics solutions provider, joins the BARIG Air Cargo Community. The international airline association Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) has welcomed CMA CGM AIR CARGO as another new and globally connected member. Founded in 2021, the airline is now part of the […] The post CMA CGM