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‘Don’t over think it. Shipping is simple’

Fifteen years into his career, Charlie Du Cane, commercial director at Mandarin Shipping, has just been provided with valuable advice while chewing over matters ad i...

Multipurpose cargo demand growth outlook dimmed by coronavirus

The multipurpose vessel (MPVs) and heavylift vessel segments are expected to experience a weak demand in the second half of this year on the back of reduced Chinese...

Nine shipping and port companies sign up to global digital collaboration

Nine shipping companies and terminal operators have signed an agreement indicating their intention to become shareholders of the proposed Global Shipping Business Ne...

SM Line signs with MSC and Maersk on the transpacific

As MSC and Maersk prepare to bid farewell to partner HMM, they’ve found a new Korean liner to help out on the transpacific. HMM, South Korea’s flagshi...

How the coronavirus impacts container availability

Everyone is talking about the coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Thousands of people have been infected all over the world with the number of deaths from the virus now in...

Fighting Shipping Pollution Is Bad For the Planet

Cleaner marine fuels with less sulfur will cut premature deaths and morbidity, but reduce the ability of clouds to reflect heat. Ships will have to burn cl...

Empty container movements signal freight shift to the East Coast

  Chart of the Week: Inbound Empty Rail Containers – Elizabeth, NJ, Inbound Empty Rail Containers – Los Angeles, Outbound Tender Volume...

Booming of E-Commerce, Reliable Shipping Services Are Needed

The development of e-commerce in the world and also in Indonesia shows the trend of rapid increase. Two main factors that support the growth of e-commerce are the lo...

MTL Investment in Taicang Terminal Pays Off

Hong Kong-based operator Modern Terminals Ltd (MTL) is enjoying the results of its investment in Taicang International Gateway, a deep-water terminal, as manufacture...

22 more Maersk ships to fly Hong Kong flag

Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk is strengthening its presence in Hong Kong by more than doubling its Hong Kong-registered fleet from 17 to 39 ships. Maersk...

MOL selects Descartes to manage Customs filings

MOL has selected Descartes Systems Group, a global logistics solutions provider, to help manage its container division’s European Union (EU) Import Control Sys...

Dock strike in Australia over death

Hundreds of Western Australian wharfies and more than 1500 around Australia, have walked off the job for 24 hours in protest at a death at Melbourne Port yesterday m...

US provides Vietnam with container scanners

A memorandum of understanding (MoU), under which Vietnam's Ministry of Finance and the US Department of Energy will cooperate to prevent the illegal transport of...