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Logistics company Kuehne + Nagel was named top customer for the 2018 business year at yesterday’s Planet Award of Excellence prize-giving cer...
Read MoreFinnair starts codeshare cooperation with Juneyao Air
Finnair and the Shanghai-based Juneyao Air have agreed on a new codeshare cooperation on the route operated by Juneyao Air and Finnair between Hels...
Turkish Cargo flies into Porto
As one of the fastest growing global air cargo carriers, Turkish Cargo included Porto (OPO), the second largest city and the most crucial industria...
ICTSI Ecuador starts servicing larger ships with deeper access
Contecon Guayaquil, the Ecuadorian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), set a new operational benchmark after ser...
CMA CGM launches first direct service between Adriatic Sea & Algeria
The CMA CGM Group has announced the launch, on May 13, 2019, of its new short sea service: ADRINAF. The first direct service between the Adriatic ...
Freight & Logistics
Redwood Logistics acquires Eminent Global Logistics
Redwood Logistics, a strategically-integrated North American logistics company based in Chicago, Illinois, announced that it acquired Eminent Globa...
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DB Schenker opens first low-carbon distribution terminal in Norway
Global-leading logistics service provider DB Schenker opens its first low-carbon city distributio...
CEVA Logistics signs three-year deal with LUSH in UK and Ireland
As it is embarking on a new adventure with the CMA CGM Group, CEVA Logistics is pleased to announ...
Panalpina launches China-Europe rail service
Panalpina has launched a high-speed rail Less than Container Load (LCL) service direct from Shang...
Agility signs Porsche Carrera Cup Asia partnership
Agility has signed a two-year logistics partnership agreement with Porsche Motorsports for the ei...
Airports
dnata gains IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification at its new Dallas facility
dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has been certified by IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators ...
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Auckland Airport welcomes new seasonal Air Canada service
Auckland Airport welcomes the announcement of Air Canada’s new seasonal direct flight betwe...
HKIA sees continuous growth in passengers volume and flight movements in January
Passenger volume and flight movements at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) continued to incr...
Swissport to acquire Heathrow cargo handling ltd. from air France
Swissport recently agreed to increase its shareholding in Heathrow Cargo Handling Ltd. (HCH) to 1...
dnata strengthens position in freight forwarding industry
dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, strengthens its position in the U...
Container
APL enhances Japan Thailand Vietnam service
APL announced that the Japan Thailand Vietnam (JTV) service is extending its port rotation to the Philippines and within South China. The refined s...
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HMM to expand cooperation with FESCO
HMM (CEO Jae-hoon Bae) announced that it will expand cooperation with FESCO. HMM has been joint...
APL strengthens Trans-Pacific portfolio of services
APL announced the introduction of the new Central China - Loop 3 (CC3) service; and enhancement o...
MSC offers a new dedicated intra-Asia Service
MSC is pleased to announce a new service connecting Vietnam and Thailand with China in few days. ...
APL unveils new Asia Australia Express 2
APL announced the launch of a new weekly Asia Australia Express 2 (AAX2) service that will direct...
Sea Ports / Terminals
Port of Los Angeles April cargo volumes set new record
April cargo volumes surged 8.9 percent at the Port of Los Angeles compared to the same month last year. It was the best April in the Port’s 1...
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Dell Technologies to accelerate Abu Dhabi Port’s digital transformation journey
Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dell Technologies that will s...
DP World reports flat gross volume in first quarter of 2019
DP World PLC handled 17.5 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio ...
Gulftainer handles container volume of two million TEUs at Iraq Container Terminal
The Iraq Container Terminal (ICT) at Umm Qasr Port in southern Iraq, operated by Gulftainer, has ...
KIZAD brings DHL logistics services to Abu Dhabi
DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international air, sea and road freight services provider has ...
LNG / Bulk / Tanker
Scorpio Bulkers announces the sale of Two Kamsarmax vessels for $48 Million
Scorpio Bulkers Inc. announced that the Company has entered into a financing transaction in respect of one of the Company’s Kamsarmax vessels...
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Japan's NYK charters two LNG carriers with Total
NYK signed a long-term contract with Total Gas & Power Chartering Limited (TGPCL), a subsidia...
Stolt-Nielsen, Golar LNG and Höegh LNG to create small-scale LNG company
Stolt-Nielsen Limited, Golar LNG Ltd and Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. announced a combined invest...
New wood-chip carrier for Hokuetsu Corp.
A new wood-chip carrier for Hokuetsu Corporation was delivered on September 11 at Oshima Shipbuil...
NOVATEK shipped first LNG cargo to Brazil
PAO NOVATEK announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, NOVATEK Gas and Power Asia Pte. Ltd. has ...
Safety
Panalpina scores high marks in sustainability tests
International logistics and freight forwarding company Panalpina has achieved an A- for climate change from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), hi...
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Containers caught fire on board the Yantian Express
On 3 January, a fire broke out in one container on the deck of the Yantian Express and spread to ...
Stena Bulk attempted piracy attack on vessel west of Yemen
3rd November the Stena Imperial reported a suspected pirate approach whilst on northbound passage...
NYK holds annual Dry Bulk Safety Conference
NYK held its annual Dry Bulk Safety Conference at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo last ...
NYK PCTC receives award from the association for rescue at sea
The NYK-operated pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Hercules Leader has been recognized with a spe...
Featured News
AirBridgeCargo reports growth in oversized and heavy cargoes shipments
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), one of the leaders in the provision of specialty air cargo services, has seen demand for its ‘abc XL’ pr...
Hamburg Süd strengthens major service
The trade between Europe and Central America, Caribbean and South America West Coast has always been a key element in Hamburg Süd’s glob...
Yang Ming sets up subsidiary in Indonesia
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (Yang Ming) will form a new subsidiary with partners in Jakarta Indonesia named PT Yang Ming Shipping Indone...
APL adds Honolulu to Eagle Express X Service
APL, part of the CMA CGM Group, announced the addition of Honolulu as a port of call to its Eagle Express X (EXX) service. Directly connecting Cent...
HMM to join Digital Container Shipping Association
HMM announced it's joining of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) with CMA CGM, Evergreen, Yang Ming and ZIM as members. CMA CG...
Air Arabia announces direct flight to Bishkek
Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), has announced the launch of a direct flight from Sha...
PSA, SATS Partner up to boost Singapore’s multimodal transport capabilities
TRANSPORT HUB PSA International Pte Ltd. (PSA) and SATS Ltd. (SATS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide cargo owners and log...
Hapag-Lloyd Adria Express Service (ADX) – Structural Service Changes
Hapag Lloyd is pleased to inform about their latest service enhancement of the Hapag-Lloyd Adria Express Service (ADX). As from week 20, the ADX w...
Sovcomflot concludes USD 297 million credit facility
Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has signed a new USD 297 million limited recourse credit facility, for up to ten years, with three leading international ban...
Diana Shipping announces direct continuation of time charter contract
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned ...
Airlines - Freighter
Delta Cargo's digital innovation continues to improve customer experience
Since the re-launch of deltacargo.com, a significant shift from traditional booking channels to digital platforms has occurred. With a 15 percentag...
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Virgin Atlantic welcomes cargo potential of new Tel Aviv route
Virgin Atlantic’s new daily flights between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv will provide more ...
Emirates SkyCargo announces freighter services to Bogota, Colombia
Emirates SkyCargo has announced that it will be opening a new trade lane to South America with th...
Nippon Cargo Airlines expands agreement with Atlas Air
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) announced that the airline will add three additional B747-400F aircra...
Etihad Cargo expands global network with launch of services to Barcelona
Etihad Cargo now provide freight forwarders and cargo customers greater access to its global netw...
Airlines - Passenger
Air Arabia launches direct flights between Sharjah and Tunis
Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), announced the launch of a direct flight from Sharjah...
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Emirates announces codeshare agreement with LATAM Airlines Brazil
Emirates has announced a new codeshare partnership agreement with LATAM Airlines Brazil covering ...
flydubai launches flights to Sochi in Russia
Dubai-based flydubai has announced the start of flights to Sochi, Russia. Flights between Dubai a...
Virgin Atlantic set to soar in South America for the first time
Virgin Atlantic is delighted to announce it will be launching flights between London Heathrow and...
flydubai marks start of flights to Uzbekistan with Tashkent inaugural
flydubai inaugurated its new service from Dubai to Tashkent becoming the first carrier based in t...
Ship Operation
Yang Ming to charter four more 11,000 TEU new container ships
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) and Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (Shoei Kisen) signed charter agreements for four 11,000 TEU containerships...
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RCL replaces its Partner Vessel on Central China to Thailand Service (RBC)
RCL is pleased to announce that it will take over CNC's existing vessel operation on the RBC1...
Diana Shipping Inc. announces Time charter contract for m/v San Francisco with Koch
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels,...
Diana Shipping Inc. announces time charter contract for m/v Houston with Koch
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels,...
Euronav sells Suezmax felicity for Offshore Project
Euronav NV is pleased to announce that the Company has sold the Suezmax vessel Felicity to a glob...
Aircraft Manufacturing
Flynas becomes first Saudi carrier to receive the A320neo
Flynas, Saudi Arabia’s first low-cost airline, has begun taking delivery of its first of 80 A320neo Family aircraft. This follows an agreemen...
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Boeing, Safran joint venture to start operations
Boeing and Safran have received regulatory approvals for a joint venture so they can begin desi...
Airbus announces new FHS contract with All Nippon Airways
Airbus confirms the growing success of Flight Hour Services (FHS) in the Asia-Pacific region with...
Air New Zealand takes delivery of its first A321neo
Air New Zealand has become a new operator of the A321neo, following the delivery of its first air...
Delta Air Lines takes delivery of its first Airbus A220
Airbus welcomed Delta Air Lines as the first U.S. carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A220 air...
Ship Building / Shipyards
Hamburg Süd christens containership Polar Mexico
Hamburg Süd christened the “Polar Mexico” container ship in the Mexican port of Veracruz on the weekend. The sponsor of the &ldquo...
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CMA CGM signs two strategic partnerships with China State Shipbuilding Corporation
Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader ...
Yang Ming launching two last 14.000TEU container vessels
Two new 14,000 TEU full-container vessels built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and chartered b...
Hapag-Lloyd first in world to convert large container ship to LNG
Retrofitting of the 15,000 TEU vessel “Sajir” to use LNG propulsion / Pilot project p...
New VLGC for Astomos Energy named Laurel Prime
On December 13, a naming ceremony was held in Nagasaki at the Koyagi Shipyard of Mitsubishi Shipb...
Insurance / Finance
Flex LNG signs $550m of financing for four LNG carriers
Flex LNG Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a sale-charterback transaction with Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd. for the vessels Flex End...
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Diana Shipping sold a 2004-built panamax bulk carrier for $7 million
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels,...
Belships ASA acquires supramax bulk carrier
Belships ASA has agreed to acquire the 55,866 dwt bulk carrier M/V SEPHORA from Prospero Marine L...
Hamburg Süd closes sale of dry bulk business to China Navigation
Hamburg Süd and The China Navigation Company (CNCo), a subsidiary of the Swire Group, have c...
Contship Italia S.p.A. has entered into negotiations for sale of MCT
Contship Italia S.p.A. has entered into negotiations with MSC for the sale of its 50% shares in C...