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Electric vehicles tipped to boost waterfront productivity
QUICK vessel turnarounds and improved terminal efficiency are tipped to be benefits from a fleet of 15 electric internal transfer vehicles (eITVs) being deployed at Manila South...
Mixed news for OOCL in Q2, H1 results
ORIENT Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has seen second quarter financial results slide year-on-year, although liftings and capacity both increased. However, the picture was much...
CMES reworks Sinotrans-Antong deal
AN ABANDONED deal under which Sinotrans Container Line would have been shifted from parent China Merchants Energy Shipping to Antong Holdings has been revived – but with a twist....
Swire opens Nagoya office, shows ‘confidence’ in Japan market
SWIRE Shipping’s move to open an office in Nagoya reaffirms confidence in the Japanese market, regional general manager Chris Robertson says. The office opening occurred this week...
WA premier heads to Japan for energy talks
WEST AUSTRALIAN premier Roger Cook is travelling to Japan to encourage LNG imports and to discuss clean energy transition. Since 1989, WA has shipped liquified natural gas to...
DHL and MIDA extend strategic partnership
LOGISTICS giant DHL is at the centre of an effort to promote foreign investment in Malaysia. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has just been signed between DHL’s four Malaysian...
DHL seeks growth in Indonesia market
LOGISTICS giant DHL says it is keen to foster trade growth from Indonesia, with electric vehicles being central to its plans. According to the DHL Trade Atlas 2025, Indonesia is...
Western Australia targets CO2 as projects boom around the world
CARBON dioxide projects are booming around the world with Western Australia aiming to become a key player in the market. State government funding is contributing to several...
Australia and Indonesia encouraged to strengthen trade ties
INDONESIA and Australia should strengthen trade ties as both nations seek to navigate a regime of tariffs imposed by a seemingly erratic Trump administration in Washington DC....
X-Press Feeders and COSCO sign partnership and leasing agreement
CARRIER company X-Press Feeders Group and COSCO Shipping Lines have signed two agreements aimed at expanding network coverage and strengthening mainline-feeder coordination. The...
Nippon Paint Marine and RightShip agree on environmental cooperation
MARINE coatings business Nippon Paint Marine has announced it has agreed with RightShip to join its Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program as a strategic partner. This is part of...
Blume Global scores ICTSI as first terminal client
BLUME Global, a US-based digital supply chain specialist acquired by WiseTech in 2023, has released a digital appointment scheduling platform designed specifically for ocean...
Hanwha renews efforts to take over Austal
SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Hanwha is renewing its efforts to take over Perth-based shipbuilder Austal. In a notice to the Australian Stock Exchange Austal said it had received...
PSA joins GCMD as strategic partner
THE GLOBAL Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and PSA International (PSA) have today (5 June) announced a five-year strategic partnership to advance collaboration on...
Inbound Connect expands, both north and south
IT HAS been a busy time for Inbound Connect, which has continued its vehicle booking system (VBS) expansion in Singapore and New Zealand. Inbound Connect is a software as a...
