Cargo throughput at China's Ningbo Zhoushan port top globally in 2022
China's busiest port, the Port of Ningbo Zhoushan in the eastern province of Zhejiang, maintained its rankin... 
DHL HK: Shippers notes "improved outlook" on int'l trade as air trade index stabilized in Q1
Local air traders in Hong Kong noted an "improved" outlook for overall air trade in the first quarte...
Evergreen Line announced that the 20,000 TEU-class container vessel that has blocked the Suez Canal
China remained as top global shipbuilding market in 2022
China remained the world's top shipbuilder in 2022, marking the 13th year Chinese ship manufacturers held...
SEKO Logistics announces new senior vice president, global e-commerce
SEKO Logistics (SEKO) announced its latest advancement in its global e-commerce business with the appointment of...
Zongteng Group taps WFS to handle new Paris freighter
Zongteng Group has tapped Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to handle its new B-777F services as it boosts its e-commerce...
Air France-KLM orders four A350Fs to modernise the fleet of Martinair
The Air France-KLM Group has placed a firm order for four A350Fs, the brand-new Airbus widebody freighter, to be...
Carriers to increase blank sailings as demand continues to cool
Container rates on the transpacific edged down slightly last week just ahead of Lunar New Year (LNY) at a time of year...
Air Canada appoints Jon Turner as vice president, cargo
Air Canada announced that Jon Turner, currently vice president of inflight services, has been appointed vice president,...
The Suez canal blockage seen from an Airbus satellite. Airbus photo (March 25, 2021). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/AirbusSpace/status/1375078054884749318
The ultra-large containership stuck in the Suez Canal could take “weeks” to be moved, blocking one
As the pandemic disrupted supply chains in multiple areas, visibility emerged as a vital instrument to identify problems and plot possible alternatives. Greg Orr, president of trucking firm CFI, says that the company’s drivers spend 15-18 hours a week on average waiting, which translates into more than 30,000 hours of idling for the firm. Visibility is key to reduce this unproductive time, he said.
Today’s market offers an abundance of opportunities for small and mid-sized forwarders to arm
It isn’t just humans who are avoiding contact with each other during the pandemic: Pre-Covid, 80% of containers were moved contacted, with the remaining 20% moving contactless. These proportions are now reversed, said Aparna Jayadevan, Group QHSE manager for Gulftainer UAE.
Industry sources have outlined a variety of responses to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, ranging
