Hanjin Shipping adds new service between South Asia/Middle Eas..
07-16-2009
- Hanjin Shipping is pleased to announce that it is adding a new service between South Asia/Middle East and the U.S. East Coast effective from the end of July. Named AWZ (All Waters Suez), this service is currently operate..
Russian approval for Wilhelmsen Ships Service
07-15-2009
- The Russian Register (RR) has accepted and approved the ISO 9001:2008 certificate held by Wilhelmsen Ships Service for their fire, rescue and safety services network.
In addition and as part of the same approval process..
Singapore June container traffic steadies from May
07-15-2009
- Singapore port terminals handled 17 percent fewer containers in June from a year ago but traffic was steady from May, data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore showed.
The numbers show trade at the world's ..
Dubai creates multi-modal logistics platform
07-14-2009
- Dubai's Economic Zones World, through its flagship entity Jafza, and Dubai Aviation City Corporation have entered into a collaboration that could result in doubling industrial and logistics infrastructure here.
An agre..
Chinese firms eye Thailand's logistics plan
07-14-2009
- China's giant state enterprises are chasing investment opportunities in Thailand's ambitious logistics development plan.
China Railway Construction Corporation and China Railway Engineering Corporation have expressed in..
US Airways chooses Swift Air and Globe Air Cargo as GSA partne..
07-13-2009
- US Airways has awarded contracts for air cargo GSSA in Belgium and the Netherlands to European Cargo Services (ECS).
In Belgium, the airline is now represented by Swift Air while Globe Air Cargo has taken over as US Air..
Throughput of Ust-Luga port up 27% to 4.38 mln t in H1 09
07-13-2009
- In the first half of 2009, Ust-Luga port (Leningrad region) handled 4.380 million tonnes of cargo (+27%, year-on-year), Administration of Big Port of St. Petersburg states. In June the port handled 882,100 tonnes (+30%, ..
International traffic volumes up at Orlando International Airp..
07-13-2009
- An increase in international traffic of 13.6 percent helped lift the reported passenger count in May at Orlando International Airport (MCO). For the month, overall traffic decreased 8.6 percent with over 2.8 million pass..
Shipping Rates Will Decline After Record Rally, Survey Shows
07-10-2009
- The cost of transporting coal, iron ore and grain by sea will decline this quarter, ending a record rally, a survey showed. The Baltic Dry Index will average 2,950 points in the third quarter, according to the median est..
DHL launches new LCL service during down cycle
07-10-2009
- DHL has announced the launch of its guaranteed weekly LCL services connecting Bangkok to Los Angeles; Hamburg; Germany and Tokyo, further validating that shippers and intermediaries are showing more reliance on Less than..