Hapag-Lloyd’s new weekly service to enhance Asia-C. America connection
Hapag-Lloyd will start offering a new weekly service between California and Central America West Coast, replacing its current MXC. The new CCE (California-Central America…
NetFreight – the browser-based multi-modal freight management system from Impatex – has just undergone its largest-ever upgrade, embodying many new and enhanced features.…
January 27, 2012
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Maersk Line leads fuel switch at the Port of Virginia
Maersk Line will switch to low-sulfur fuel while at berth for all of its containerships calling the Port of Virginia starting in February. This…
SDV International Logistics recently took a minority interest in the FAST Overseas group, present in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Italy. With a turnover of…
Maersk Line has joined forces with Ericsson to bring global mobile telecommunications to the oceans. Introducing extended connectivity to vessels will allow Maersk Line…
Rickmers-Linie’s latest vessel named Rickmers Tianjin in the port of Mumbai
As part of its upgrading program for its Europe India service, Rickmers-Linie, has added the 17,000dwt newbuilding Rickmers Tianjin to the schedule. The base…
ICTSI orders new container handling equipment for Philippine, Mexican operations
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently placed orders for new state-of-the-art container handling equipment for its operations in Mexico and the Philippines. “The…
Zim eyes rate hike on Indian subcontinent-Europe/ Mediterranean loops
Zim announced a general rate increase (GRI) on the Indian subcontinent-North/South Europe, Mediterranean and Black Sea trades from February 1, 2012. The GRI will…
FedEx enhances service capability from Kyushu to Asia
One-day transit time improvement for outbound shipments from Fukuoka, Saga and Kumamoto FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the…
arl-shipping.com complements portfolio of ports and terminals tools with cloud-based collaborative business support apps with mobile access available on a pay-as-you-go scheme. arl-shipping.com launches…
Safmarine welcomes new year with appointment of Grant Daly as new CEO
Safmarine has announced the appointment of Grant Daly as its new CEO, effective February 1, 2012. South African-born Daly, currently Safmarine’s Head of MPV…
Maersk Line, Limited brings the first of two project cargo ships under the US Flag
Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) completed the reflagging under US registry of Maersk Illinois, its newest multipurpose heavy-lift vessel. The ship is one of two…
TNT Express has been shortlisted as a finalist at the 2012 Franz Edelman Award for its successful application of operations research in network optimisation.…
Weiss-Röhlig Japan takes over Japanese air and sea freight shipping company JHB Express
Weiss-Röhlig Japan, an international joint venture of Gebrüder Weiss and Röhlig Logistics, takes over the Japanese air and sea freight shipping company JHB Express.…
Kids get Christmas gifts from ICTSI Foundation, Toys ‘R Us
ICTSI Foundation, Inc, the corporate social responsibility arm of Philippine-based International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI), and toy store Toys ‘R Us of Robinson’s…
Fairmount Sherpa delivers rig Noble Paul Romano in Egypt
Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Sherpa has safely towed the semi-submersible drilling rig Noble Paul Romano from the Gulf of Mexico to Egypt. The tow…
