COSCO Shipping issues first electronic bill of lading for bulk cargo
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers has joined the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) and successfully issued the... 
Swissport adds Mombasa to its African network
Swissport announced that it is adding Mombasa, Kenya, to its growing African network. With the new presence at...
Evergreen Line announced that the 20,000 TEU-class container vessel that has blocked the Suez Canal
ANA strikes new deal for SAF procurement
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ITOCHU Corporation and Raven SR Inc. for...
HAROPA PORT records increased traffic and investments in 2022
HAROPA PORT have shown resilience amid an international environment marked by numerous crises as it reported increased...
Challenge Group to launch Istanbul freighter flights
Challenge Group will conduct the inaugural freighter flight out of Istanbul, Türkiye on January 25. The freig...
PSA reports steady volumes in 2022 – notes "transitions to new realities" in 2023
PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) saw relatively steady cargo volumes in 2022 as countries slowly emerged from the...
CMA CGM deploys largest regular boxship to call in Japan
CMA CGM has deployed its biggest containerships to call in Japan regularly on a route connecting to ports in Central...
Frankfurt Airport reports cargo decline in 2022
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) saw cargo volumes decline in 2022 as the continuing war in Ukraine, restrictions in China and...
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
