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MOL Logistics (Japan) Co., Ltd. announced that starting in January, its subsidiary in Thailand, MOL Logistics (Thailand) Co. Ltd. will orchestrate ...
Read More2020 Bulkers adds sixth new build 208,000 DWT Newcastlemax
2020 Bulkers is pleased to announce that it took delivery of the sixth of the eight 208,000 dwt Newcastlemax newbuildings. The remaining two vess...
Airbus to add A321 production capabilities in Toulouse
Following its strategy to keep its overall production system at the leading edge of technology and to increase industrial capacity and flexibility,...
APM Terminals signs partnership with Brasco for oil exploration support
Brasco, a Wilson Sons Group company, has partnered with APM Terminals Pecém to set up a temporary logistics base at the Pecém Industr...
Tigers Australia opens new facility in Sydney to support e-commerce growth
Tigers has opened a new omni-channel facility in Yennora, Sydney, Australia to meet rising demand in domestic and cross-border e-commerce for B2B, ...
Freight & Logistics
CSafe expands service centre in South Korea
CSafe Global, the innovation leader in active temperature-controlled container solutions for the transport of life-enhancing pharmaceuticals, widen...
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Mammoet completes acquisition of ALE
Mammoet is happy to confirm that the acquisition of ALE has been completed, and the businesses wi...
SOL becomes new majority shareholder in Scanlog
Svenska Orient Linien, SOL, becomes new majority owner in the Swedish logistics company Scandinav...
WiseTech acquires South Korean customs solutions provider, Ready Korea
Global logistics solutions group, WiseTech Global, announced the acquisition of Ready Korea, a le...
GAC India handles massive project cargo in Cochin
GAC India is working on a massive project involving customs clearance, handling and logistics sup...
Airports
Swissport and Lufthansa renew cargo handling contract at Brussels and Liege airports
Swissport and Lufthansa signed a 5-year contract for cargo handling at Brussels and Lie?ge airports. The agreement covers Brussels Airlines, Luftha...
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Ontario International Airport: November another high-flying month
Southern California’s Ontario International Airport (ONT) continued to attract more air tra...
AirAsia ground handling unit opens Kuala Lumpur airfreight hub
The AirAsia and SATS’ ground handling joint venture, Ground Team Red (GTR), is looking to o...
Hong Kong Airport welcomes Air Cargo Terminal Charge Concession
To reinforce Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)’s competitiveness and its global status...
dnata completes green turnaround of flydubai’s aircraft at Dubai International (DXB)
dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has achieved a significant milest...
Container
THE Alliance unveils expanded service network for 2020
The members of THE Alliance, Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express, and Yang Ming are happy to welcome Hyundai Merchant Marine as a new core member of...
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Maersk unlocks agro export potential in India with cold chain solution
Maersk, the leading global integrated logistics company, recently successfully delivered its firs...
Maersk strengthens port coverage in Spain
In order to further improve the service level and port coverage for local customers, Maersk conti...
Ocean Alliance unveils new unmatched service offer, Day 4 Product
CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen and OOCL signed the launch of Ocean Alliance Day 4 Product. The new of...
Navios Maritime Partners takes delivery of 5 boxships
Navios Maritime Partners L.P., an international owner and operator of dry cargo vessels, announce...
Sea Ports / Terminals
Panama Canal to adopt to sustain the operational water level
Due to changing rainfall patterns and historic low water levels at Gatun Lake, the main source of water for the waterway, the Panama Canal announce...
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SC Ports reports best volumes yet in 2019
South Carolina Ports Authority had its best calendar year in its history, handling 2.44 million t...
Adani to acquire 75% stake in Andhra’s Krishnapatnam Port
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer, operator...
ICTSI Poland hits milestone 500K TEU move
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), the Polish unit of International Container Terminal Services, In...
DP World awarded 30-year concession for Jeddah South Container Terminal
Global trade enabler DP World has been awarded a 30-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession ...
LNG / Bulk / Tanker
Bow Odyssey enters the Odfjell fleet
Odfjell SE, a company specializing in worldwide seaborne transportation and storage of chemicals and other speciality bulk liquids, said that it t...
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LNG Carrier for Yamal LNG project named LNG MERAK
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.announced that a naming ceremony for a LNG carrier, jointly ordered by M...
Maersk Tankers launches a new standalone digital business
In an acceleration of its digital strategy, Maersk Tankers is launching a new standalone digital ...
Swire Shipping extends South Pacific network
Swire Shipping announced it will be entering a new vessel sharing partnership from New Zealand to...
MOL takes delivery of newbuilt LNG carrier
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the delivery of the LNG carrier Marvel Pelican. Before the d...
Safety
Bamboo Airways passes IATA operational safety audit
Bamboo Airways was added to the IOSA Registry. The IOSA Registration Certificate Awarding Ceremony was also officially held in January 2020, in Han...
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Bahri Joins Maritime Anti-Corruption Network
Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, has become an official member of the Mari...
MSC becomes first major shipping line to use 30% biofuel blends
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is pleased to announce that the company is now starting ...
ABS issues industry’s first fire-fighting guide for containerships
The ABS Guide for Fire-Fighting Systems for Cargo Areas of Container Carriers has just been publi...
Hapag-Lloyd introduces IMO2020 Transition Charge (ITC) for short-term contracts
Hamburg, Germany-based shipper Hapag-Lloyd plans to introduce an IMO 2020 Transition Charge (ITC)...
Featured News
DP World and Swissterminal enters strategic partnership
DP World and Swissterminal Holding AG, the leading container terminal operator in Switzerland, have entered a strategic partnership. With effect f...
Viva Aerobus enters air freight market with Viva Cargo
Viva Aerobus, Mexico's ultra-low-cost carrier, announced its entry into the air freight market with Viva Cargo, a service given through the pro...
Hapag-Lloyd signs space charter agreement with Maersk and MSC
Hapag-Lloyd will expand its product offering on the Asia-North Europe trade starting in March 2020. As a member of THE Alliance, Hapag-Lloyd alrea...
Port of Los Angeles moved near-record cargo in 2019
The Port of Los Angeles moved near-record cargo in 2019 with a total of 9,337,632 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), just short of the second-bes...
CALC signs purchase agreement for 40 additional A321neo aircraft
CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited), a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, has reached an agreement ...
DAE signs new US$300 million 4-year unsecured term loan
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. announced that it has signed a US$300 million 4-year unsecured term loan with China Construction Bank (DIFC B...
Kuehne + Nagel to accelerate development in Asia Pacific
Following the successful combination of the former three European regions into one Europe, the significant growth and successful integration of thr...
Port of Zeebrugge 2019: 14.2% growth
The port of Zeebrugge handled a total volume of 45.8 million tonnes in 2019. This 14.2 percent growth is the result of advancement in all important...
AEI announces additional three B737-400sf freighters for VX Capital Partners
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) announced the company has signed a contract to provide Vx Capital Partners (Vx) with three additional B737- 400S...
Kalmar and MCT celebrate long-standing partnership
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and Italy's Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT), are celebrating the delivery of the terminal's 200th straddle car...
Airlines - Freighter
Airbus BelugaXL enters service, adding XL capacity to the fleet
The BelugaXL has entered into service, providing Airbus with 30% extra transport capacity in order to support the on-going production ramp-up of co...
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Emirates SkyCargo poised to support global trade in 2020
At the start of a new decade, Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is geared up t...
EmbraerX and Elroy Air collaborate on unmanned air cargo
EmbraerX, Embraer’s disruptive business subsidiary, announces its expansion into the commer...
Icelandair Cargo partners with FedEx and TNT
Icelandair Cargo handles all shipments to and from Iceland for FedEx and TNT, following a new thr...
SF Airlines opens a second route to India
SF Express has opened a second direct air freight route to India. Airlines, the cargo airline of...
Airlines - Passenger
ANA and Virgin Australia sign commercial partnership agreement
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Virgin Australia announced that the two carriers signed a partnership agreement to enhance connectivity between Japan ...
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AEI receives CAAC Certification for B737-800SF conversion
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is pleased to announce the CAAC has issued a VSTC (VSTC0933) f...
Etihad Airways and Easyjet enter into new partnership
Etihad Airways (Etihad), the national airline of the UAE, has become the most recent airline to p...
Icelandair and JetBlue extend and strengthen cooperation
Icelandair has renewed an agreement with the US airline JetBlue on the airline's scheduled fl...
BOC Aviation orders 20 more A320neo aircraft
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation Limited has placed a firm order with Airbus for 20 A320neo ai...
Ship Operation
Bahri extends liner shipping network to South India
Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, has reached a new milestone in its efforts aimed at expanding market footprint and enhancin...
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Diana Shipping enters time charter contract with Phaethon
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels,...
NORDEN continues fleet optimization
NORDEN has sold one Handysize tanker, which was delivered to her new owners in late November 2019...
SAAM Towage enters El Salvador
The Managing Director of SAAM Towage, Felipe Rioja, celebrated the company’s upcoming launc...
Diana Shipping sells panamax dry bulk vessel, the m/v Calipso
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels,...
Aircraft Manufacturing
STS Aviation Group acquires Airbase Services
STS Aviation Group (STS), a leading global aviation solutions company, acquires Airbase Services, Inc. / Les Services Airbase, Inc., (Airbase), an ...
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Spirit Airlines finalises order for 100 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft
U.S.-based Spirit Airlines has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for 100 A320neo Family ...
Air Canada takes delivery of its first A220
Air Canada has taken delivery of its first A220-300, designed, built and delivered from the Mirab...
Boeing appoints Golightly to lead communications
The Boeing Company named Niel Golightly as the company's senior vice president of Communicati...
First Airbus A350-1000 joins Air Caraïbes’ fleet
Air Caraïbes (a member airline of Groupe Dubreuil) has taken delivery of its first A350-1000...
Ship Building / Shipyards
Tomini receives three further ultramax newbuilds into the fleet
Tomini has greeted the New Year by boosting its shipping fleet with the delivery and naming of three ultramax carriers, the vessels named Tomini En...
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Steel cutting for UECC’s first battery hybrid LNG-powered PCTC
As reported earlier, United European Car Carriers (UECC), jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki...
MHI christening the second passenger / cargo ship in Shimonoseki
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group based in Yokohama,...
Finnlines orders eco-friendly Superstar ro-pax ships
After the order of three hybrid sto/ro ultra large green vessels at Jinling Shipyard back in 2018...
DSME wins $771m order for 6 box ships
South Korean shipbuilding and offshore contractor Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co...
Insurance / Finance
Safe Bulkers refinances $105.2 million of existing loan facilities
Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced that the Company has entered into sale and lease...
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TORM obtains USD 496m bank financing for the refinancing of existing debt
TORM has obtained commitment from leading ship lending banks for two separate term facilities and...
NIB finances new hybrid electric ferries in Norway
NIB and the Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 ASA have signed a seven-year loan agreement of NOK 75...
Euronav offloads three VLCCs in sale and leaseback deal
Euronav NV announces that it has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement for three VLCC vesse...
Diamond S obtains $525 million credit facility
Diamond S Shipping Inc., announced that it has closed on a five-year $525 million credit facility...