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MSC outmuscles Maersk on the Asia-Europe tradelane

Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has overtaken 2M partner Maersk as the largest carrier on the Asia-Europe tradelane in terms of tonnage deployed according to new ana...

COSCO Shipping Ports enjoys profit boom in 2022 first quarter

COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP) has achieved significant year-on-year increases in both revenues and profits during the first quarter of the year, reporting US$329.7 mill...

TT Club: Improper Shipping of Li-Ion Batteries Puts Vessels at Risk

The international insurer TT Club is calling for increased vigilance in shipments of lithium batteries to help curb a troubling increase in cargo fires. Recently,...

UWL and Swire Shipping partner on “fastest” service between Vietnam and US

The American-owned Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) and provider of global 3PL services, UWL has contracted with Swire Shipping, a multi-purpose liner ser...

Feng Boming leaves Cosco Shipping Ports

Hong Kong-listed terminal operator Cosco Shipping Ports announced that Feng Boming has resigned as its executive director and chairman to take up the position of dep...

Swire Shipping buys Westwood Shipping Lines

SSPL US, an affiliate of Singapore-based Swire Shipping, is buying US-based Westwood Shipping Lines from J-WeSco, a subsidiary of The Sumitomo Warehouse Co. &ldqu...

CMA CGM Opens Transportation and Logistics Tech Incubator in Arlington, Virginia

French container shipping group CMA CGM has opened it’s new startup incubator in Arlington, Virginia that will focus on developing technologies within the tran...

Hapag-Lloyd to equip entire container fleet with real-time tracking devices

Hapag-Lloyd has decided to equip its entire container fleet with real-time tracking devices, after successfully introducing real-time monitoring for its reefer fleet...

MSC orders 20 boxships in Asia

In its latest weekly report, Clarkson Research Services carries news of a bumper set of orders in Asia by Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest...

To Ease Supply Chain Delays, Christie’s and the Shipping Company Crozier Are Teaming Up to Open New Sea Freight Routes

Can a new partnership between the auction house Christie’s and the shipping company Crozier help ease the supply-chain woes caused by the pandemic and Rus...

OOCL puts on full sail for Asia-Europe market growth in 2022

OOCL’s first-quarter operational numbers not only confirm the unflagging colossal profitability of the liner industry, but also reveal the Hong Kong-based carr...

Air Canada Cargo adds second freighter and expands network

Air Canada Cargo has added its second freighter aircraft allowing it to start ramping up its freighter network with new destinations in Canada and Europe. The air...

Vietnam logistics association plans to set up container line

Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA) wants to set up a new container shipping line to compete with international lines and renovate Vietnam’s old fleet...

MSC’s lead over Maersk surpasses 100,000 teu

Mediterranean Shipping Co’s lead over 2M partner Maersk at the top of the liner rankings has stretched beyond the 100,000 teu mark, a gap that is set to widen...

Containers pile up at Chinese ports as lockdown blocks trucks

Containers full of frozen food and chemicals are piling up at China's biggest port in Shanghai as a Covid lockdown in the city and compulsory virus testing means...