#Cargo

Freight forwarders feel the US$10k heat, in red-hot Asia/Europe market

Freight forwarders say that with Asia-Europe rates rising at least fivefold year-on-year, and total rates for some cargo having topped US$10,000/FEU, shippers are de...

Air Cargo Demand Surges in Face of Passenger Downturn

At the height of the pandemic, air cargo transportation firms have seen a huge surge in demand, to assist struggling global supply chain networks. Airlines which...

The Port of Halifax receives the largest container vessel to call at a Canadian port

Thursday morning, the largest containerized cargo vessel to call at a Canadian port arrived at the Port of Halifax. The CMA CGM Brazil, 366 metres length,...

Gantry crane contacted by container ship, collapsed

Container ship MOUNT CAMERON contacted gantry crane at Pier 2 of Chittagong Container Terminal in the afternoon Aug 20, while maneuvering to berth at Pier 5. Gantry...

Japanese mega container ship hard aground, South China sea UPDATE

Aug 20 UPDATE: Owner Statement: The owner and manager of the container ship Mackinac Bridge (152297 GT, 2015 built) report the vessel went aground in heavy weather...

Hapag-Lloyd Containership Quarantined in South Africa After Crew Members Test Positive for Virus

A Hapag-Lloyd containership has been ordered to quarantine at a Durban, South Africa anchorage after two crew members on board tested positive for COVID-19, Hapag-Ll...

Air freight specialists see business boom as shipping gets constrained over virus fears

As factories across China continue to come on line in the coming weeks after a month-long shutdown from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, the manufacturing sector i...

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...

Cargo Facts Asia conference moves to Singapore in wake of coronavirus

Cargo Facts Asia 2020 has moved to Singapore in response to the novel coronavirus that began in China in December. Royal Media Group, Cargo Facts Asia’s pro...

Hamburg denies it will lose volumes in shipping alliance network shifts

By Gavin van Marle  24/01/2020 The German container gateway of Hamburg won’t see a drop in throughput after the shipping alliance network reshu...

A tough end to the year for cargo at Europe’s major airlines

By Damian Brett The end of year traffic figures from European airlines sum up what a tough year 2019 was for the air cargo business. Figures just released by L...

Qatar Cargo to launch freighter service to Japan

10 / 01 / 2020 By Damian Brett Qatar Cargo will enter the Japanese market with a new freighter service to Kansai International Airport. The scheduled servic...

Exclusive: Transparency call as IATA is rapped over CASS cargo payments

Forwarders are calling for greater transparency in CASS as concern rises over IATA’s running of the cargo payments system. The news comes after a GSSA ...

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...