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Global shipping has been hit by the coronavirus, Now goods are getting stranded
The arteries of global trade are clogging up. Shipping companies that carry goods from China to the rest of the world say they are reducing the number of seaborne...
Medics refusing to board ships arriving from China?
Strange news, or rumors, from Greece – mega container ship YM WARRANTY can’t enter Piraeus port on arrival from China, via Singapore and Suez, because me...
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...
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...
Brussels Airport to restructure and expand cargo team
10 / 01 / 2020 By Damian Brett Brussels Airport has centralised the entire responsibility of all activities in the cargo zone within the cargo...
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...
Tanker owners face insurance headache as Mideast war risk haunts shipping trade
By Jessica Jaganathan and Koustav Samanta SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Even as the United States and Iran appear to signal a keenness to avoid further conflict, oil and...
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...
Maersk opens logistics centre in Vietnam to meet sourcing demand
Maersk has opened a new logistics centre in North Vietnam as it looks to capitalise on the dominant ‘China plus one’ sourcing strategy in South-east Asia...
24 February 2024
