VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Check out some cool footage from the Dover-Calais ferry
INTRIGUING footage has been uploaded to YouTube showing the Dover-Calais ferry crossing the English Channel on a stormy day. The footage was uploaded last year and apparently...
CBFCA releases Blockchain white paper
INDUSTRY body the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia has released a white paper into the role of Blockchain technology in the international supply chain. The...
U-Freight talks up e-commerce logistics growth
COMMENTING on a recent report that suggests the global e-commerce logistics market is likely to exceed EUR500bn by 2024, Simon Wong CEO of the U-Freight Group says his company is...
Cruise ship to make extended stay in Tauranga
IT IS rare for a cruise ship to spend more than one night at Port of Tauranga in New Zealand – but there will be no passengers on board on this occasion. The 286-metre Noordam and...
K + N sells chunk of UK logistics business
EUROPEAN logistics business Kuehne + Nagel has announced it has entered into “a definitive agreement” to sell a major part of its UK contract logistics portfolio to XPO Logistics....
Cruise industry steps up efforts to prevent coronavirus spread
THE Cruise Lines International Association issued a statement on Saturday, following a roundtable discussion with United States vice president Mike Pence and acting homeland...
CMA CGM happy with 2019, but virus looms large in year ahead
AN IMPROVEMENT in profitability for the 2019 fourth quarter was driven by a development strategy and an ability to cut costs, CMA CGM chairman and chief executive Rodolphe Saadé...
DNV GL launches venture fund
DNV GL Ventures will build a portfolio of between 15-20 startups in the next four years – addressing the challenges of energy transition and the fourth industrial revoluition -...
Express rail container service from China to UK re-commences
ONE company not deterred by the threat of Covid-19 coronavirus is the United Kingdom’s Davies Turner, that has been operating an express rail service for containers from Wuhan to...
A challenging review of maritime support for human rights
LONDON-BASED advocacy group Human Rights at Sea has issued a new independent briefing note and report on the state of play for the incorporation of business and human rights...
UK Chamber of Shipping launches competition
THE ‘Innovation Showcase’ competition will see new entrants to the shipping and maritime industry, such as MNTB cadets and apprentices, preparing and sending in an idea or concept...
Wärtsilä to supply cargo handling system for new LNG bunkering vessel
THE technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the cargo handling system for a new 18,000 cbm LNG bunkering vessel. The ship is being built for Korea Line at Hyundai...
Rhenus takes over Malcolm Total Logistics Group
THE Rhenus Group has entered into an agreement to buy 100% of the shares of the operating companies in the Malcolm Total Logistics Group effective from 28 February 2020. The...
Coronavirus leads RBA to lower cash rate
RESERVE Bank Governor Philip Lowe has cited the global coronavirus outbreak as the reason for lowering the cash rate by 25 basis points to 0.50%. “The coronavirus has clouded the...
Freight forwarders urge common sense over Brexit
FREIGHT forwarders have urged common sense and compromise as negotiations get underway regarding the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. British...
