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IMO will open its seventh Regional Presence Office, in Suva, Fiji, to serve countries and territories in the Pacific Islands region. IMO Se...
Read MorePIL enhances presence in East Coast South America
With the aim of improving and enhancing their presence in East Coast South America, Pacific International Lines (PIL) is pleased to introduce two r...
cargo-partner opens its first warehouse in UK
Leading international transport and logistics provider, cargo-partner, proudly announces the opening of its first warehouse facility in the UK, mar...
Port Houston surpasses 1M TEU mark in first quarter
Container volumes at Port Houston have skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, Port Houston handled 1,069,917 twenty-foot ...
Himalaya Shipping took delivery of a Newcastlemax
Freight & Logistics
Vitesco Technologies and DHL enter into strategic partnership
Vitesco Technologies focuses on maximum sustainability, resilience and efficiency in logistics. Key to this is a new strategic partnership with DHL...
Read MoreUnited Cargo opens new EWR facility
United team hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their brand-new state-of-the-art, 165,000-square...
Kerry and Menzies speed up e-commerce shipments in Macau
Kerry Logistics Network Limited, through its subsidiary Kerry eCommerce Limited, has signed a mem...
GEODIS invests in new container freight station in Singapore
GEODIS, a global leading transport and logistics services provider, has announced the opening of ...
Maersk inaugurated its brand new warehouse in Sri Lanka
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) inaugurated its brand new warehouse in Sri Lanka at Wattala, ...
Airports
HKIA crowned world’s busiest cargo airport again in 2023
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has been named once again the world’s busiest cargo airport for 2023 in terms of total volume, accordi...
Read MoreBelgrade Airport transfers ground handling services to Menzies Aviation
Menzies Aviation in charge of managing ramp handling and baggage, de-icing and passenger services...
Autonomous drones propel dnata’s cargo services to new heights in Dubai
dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, announced the successful integration of...
Hactl’s seamless Cool Chain Complex is largest at HKIA
Hactl has launched its new Cool Chain Complex (CCC), providing a seamless handling process for te...
Hamad International Airport welcomes DHL’s new flight
In line with its ongoing expansion strategy, Hamad International Airport (DOH) welcomes the first...
Container
Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan to retrofit five vessels to methanol propulsion
Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation enter into a partnership agreement to retrofit and convert five 10,100 TEU container ships powered by conventio...
Read MoreMaersk restructures Europe-West Africa service network
Maersk is constantly seeking ways to expanding their network and improve the efficiency of servic...
Dachser boosts Asia-Rotterdam trade with new LCL services
DACHSER's air and sea freight division is significantly expanding its services. This involves...
ONE enhances Scan Baltic feeder service network
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is pleased to announce some further service updates in the Scan Balti...
ONE revamps its Adriatic Feeder Service
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is pleased to announce a service update to its Adriatic Feeder Servic...
Sea Ports / Terminals
ICTSI to operate and develop Iloilo Port in Philippines
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has received regulatory approvals to operate and develop the Visayas Container Terminal (VC...
Read MoreAstrid Maersk arrives in Shanghai for 1st methanol bunkering in China
Maersk, a global leader in integrated container logistics, achieved a milestone as the large meth...
X-Press Feeders signs MOU with six European Ports for Green Shipping Corridors
X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, signed of a memorandum of ...
AD Ports Group partners with General Company for Ports of Iraq
AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics and industry, entered into a pre...
AD Ports subsidiary unveils Saadiyat Marina & Ferry Terminal
The Integrated Transport Centre, of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), in coop...
LNG / Bulk / Tanker
MOL Chemical Tankers completes acquisition of Fairfield Chemical Carriers
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, chemical tanker operator MOL Chemical Tankers Pte. Ltd., has completed the ac...
Read MoreSeaside LNG announces two milestone first deliveries
Seaside LNG announces its first delivery to the Carnival Jubilee, an LNG propelled cruise ship st...
DNV to class Purus’ first VLEC newbuilds
DNV has been selected to class ship owner Purus’ newbuilding order of two Very Large Ethane...
Maersk Tankers and Penfield Marine to create a tanker company
Maersk Tankers has acquired Penfield Marine to create a large-scale crude and product tanker comp...
MOL signs T/C with Yara for a new ammonia carrier Green Pioneer
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the signing of a time charter contract for the ammonia carrie...
Safety
DHL and Prada Group contribute to more sustainable air freight with SAF
DHL Global Forwarding announces the first investment of the Prada Group in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) credits, utilizing DHL Global Forwarding...
Read MoreHMM signs MoU with Shanghai International Port Group on clean marine fuel bunkering
HMM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai International Port Group(SIPG) o...
MOL and Rio Tinto signed agreement for collaboration
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Rio Tinto, a leading mining and metals company and largest dry bulk...
Cargolux launches aerial firefighting unit
Cargolux is pleased to announce that it has launched a new business unit, Aquarius Aerial Firefig...
NYK conducts long-term trial use for full-scale introduction of biofuels
Starting in fiscal 2024, NYK will conduct full-scale trials of long-term use of biofuels, which a...
Featured News
CMA CGM to strengthen and reshuffle its SEAS1 & SEAS2 services
CMA CGM is pleased to introduce its new Asia-East Coast South America set up that will start in May 2024. A major milestone in CMA CGM developme...
AD Ports Group collaborates with ADNOC Distribution for marine lubricants
AD Ports Group, the leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, has announced that its Ports Cluster is expanding its business re...
Stena Bulk completes sale of Stena Blue Sky
Leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has announced the successful sale of Stena Blue Sky to an undisclosed Asian buyer. The sale of Stena...
DHL Group expands GoHelp program to Europe
In partnership with the United Nations, DHL Group volunteers its logistics expertise and global network to help provide global relief efforts in di...
British Airways resumes daily route to Abu Dhabi, strengthening UK-UAE connections
British Airways returned to Abu Dhabi this morning as it touched down at Zayed International Airport. Customers and crew received a warm welcome f...
SAS partners WFS for cargo handling at a fourth major airport in North America
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has awarded a cargo handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at a fourth major airport gateway in North Ame...
Emirates SkyCargo launches direct connection with DB Schenker
Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo arm of the world’s largest international airline, has established an API connection with DB Schenker, a global l...
Port of Los Angeles finishes first quarter up 30% over previous year
The Port of Los Angeles handled 743,417 container units in March, a 19% increase over the previous year. It was the eighth consecutive month of yea...
Swissport adds Forwarder Handling in Germany
Following the expansion of the partnership with JAS Worldwide at Frankfurt Airport, Swissport now also provides freight forwarder handling in Germa...
Etihad Cargo celebrates a decade of strategic partnership with Envirotainer
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, is celebrating the carrier's ten-year strategic partnership with Envirotainer, a g...
Airlines - Cargo
CMA CGM opens trans-Pacific route, orders additional Boeing cargo plane
MA CGM AIR CARGO will begin operating a transpacific route connecting Asia to North America in summer 2024. The launch on a strategic air freight r...
Read MoreEtihad Cargo introduces cool dollies to enhance cool chain capabilities
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has enhanced its Abu Dhabi tarmac tr...
DHL Express introduces dedicated flight between Sydney and Hong Kong
DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, has introduced a d...
Embraer completes first flight of E190 E-Freighter conversion aircraft in Brazil
The first E190F, a converted jet from passenger transport to freighter (E-Freighter), has success...
Swissport receives TAPA FSR-C certification for its Cargo Services in Vienna
Swissport Cargo Services Austria has been awarded the TAPA FSR-C certification for its air cargo ...
Airlines - Passenger
Ethiopian Airlines to expand widebody fleet with up to 20 Boeing 777X Jets
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines announced an agreement for the East African airline to purchase eight 777-9 passenger airplanes and the potential for...
Read MoreAmerican Airlines orders 85 additional A321neo aircraft
American Airlines, has signed a firm order for an additional 85 A321neo aircraft, taking its tota...
Three new 787-9 Dreamliners join the Etihad Airways fleet
Etihad Airways is celebrating the arrival of three new Boeing 787-9 aircraft this weekend. The na...
Joby to launch Air Taxi Service in UAE
Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service,...
BOC Aviation signs finance leases with IndiGo for 4 Airbus A320neo aircraft
BOC Aviation Limited is pleased to announce that it has entered into a finance lease transaction ...
Ship Operation
QatarEnergy, Nakilat enter time charter agreements to operate 25 LNG vessels
QatarEnergy signed time-charter party (TCP) agreements with Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) for the operation of 25 conventional-size...
Read MoreStena Line officially commences Dublin-Liverpool freight route
Leading Swedish ferry operator, Stena Line has officially commenced its new Dublin – Liverp...
Diana Shipping announces time charter contract with Ming Wah
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter...
Diana Shipping announces time charter contract with Stone Shipping
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter...
NYK concludes time charter for transport of ammonia
NYK signed a time charter contract with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. for the transport of ammonia. The ...
Aircraft Manufacturing
Korean Air finalises order for 33 A350s
Korean Air has become a new customer for the A350 Family following the signature of a firm order with Airbus for 33 aircraft. The order covers 27 A...
Read MoreAmerican Airlines orders 85 Boeing 737 MAX jets
Boeing and American Airlines announced the carrier will further modernize its global fleet with i...
American Airlines places order for up to 133 Embraer aircraft
Embraer has secured a major order for 133 aircraft from American Airlines Group Inc. to meet dome...
Royal Brunei Airlines orders four Boeing 787 dreamliners
Boeing and Royal Brunei Airlines announced the airline's purchase of four 787 Dreamliners to ...
Vietjet to order 20 A330neo widebodies
Vietjet Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for the purchase of 20 A33...
Ship Building / Shipyards
Wan Hai Lines names new boxships
Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremonies for WAN HAI 372 and WAN HAI 376 accompanied by a charity donation event at Japan Marine United Corporatio...
Read MoreNaming and launching of MOL's 3rd LNG-fueled ferry
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and its group company MOL Sunflower Ltd. announced that the naming and ...
AtoB@C Shipping takes delivery of Stellamar
AtoB@C Shipping, a subsidiary of ESL Shipping, has today 5 April taken delivery of Stellamar, the...
Maersk names second large methanol-enabled fleet vessel in Japan
In a ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan, the world's second large methanol-enabled container ve...
Wan Hai holds christening ceremony for eighth 13,100 TEU boxship
Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremony for WAN HAI A15 accompanied by a charity event at Samsung...
Insurance / Finance
DAE signs new US$420 million 5-year unsecured term loan
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd, the global aviation services company, announced that it has signed a US$420 million 5-year unsecured term loa...
Read MoreESL Shipping to sell its Supramax vessels
ESL Shipping has signed a memorandum of understanding to sell its two Supramax class vessels Arka...
KEZAD Assets Management Company set to manage Group assets
KEZAD Group, a subsidiary of AD Ports Group under the Economic Cities & Free Zones, and the l...
MPCC secures USD 100m in new undrawn revolving credit facility
MPC Container Ships ASA (MPCC) has entered into a new USD 100 million four-year revolving credit ...
Inchcape Shipping Services successfully invests in a major share of Leth Suez Transit Ltd AS
Global shipping leader Inchcape Shipping Services is proud to announce the successful investment ...