Davies Turner restructures China Rail operation
BRITISH freight forwarder Davies Turner has announced changes to its fixed-day, weekly rail import service for less-than-container-load cargoes from China. This follows...
Kalmar forklifts help ensure drilling continues in extreme weather
LOGISTICS equipment company Kalmar has delivered 18 forklift trucks to Algerian drilling contractor Entreprise Nationale des Travaux aux Puits (ENTP). Kalmar is to support ENTP...
Global logistics business acquires an air cargo operation
FREIGHT forwarding and logistics chain specialist Ligentia Group has announced the acquisition of Air & Cargo Services Ltd. The deal sees Ligentia provide a home to Air & Cargo...
HHL files for insolvency
TOUGH operating conditions have been listed as a reason for Hansa Heavy Lift to this week file for insolvency. The application was made in a German court. In a statement emailed...
New initiative to promote responsible ship recycling
“A TOOL for sharing information on ship recycling” is how a new initiative aimed at encouraging responsible ship recycling has been hailed. The Ship Recycling Transparency...
Confront biofouling with technology, says industry figure
HARMFUL effects of foreign aquatic organisms no longer can be ignored, HullWiper managing director Simon Doran says. Mr Doran spoke in Mauritius recently, with that country being...
President Xi inspects Panama Canal locks
PRESIDENT of China Xi Jinping has inspected the new neo-panamax locks at the Panama Canal as part of a visit to the small Central American nation. President Xi and his Panamanian...
Logistics company awarded for finance solution
LOGISTICS company Kuehne + Nagel has been awarded the transport and logistics award during the Supply Chain Finance Awards in Amsterdam. Kuehne + Nagel was said to have leveraged...
CMA CGM’s joins forces with online freight marketplace
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has teamed up with online freight marketplace Freightos to provide information about online bookings, pricing and capacity. CMA CGM (the parent...
Austal building a big, fast cat for Trinidad and Tobago
AUSSIE shipbuilder Austal announced it has inked a $97m contract to build a 94-metre high-speed ro-pax catamaran ferry for the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The contract,...
Maersk aims for carbon-neutral vessels by 2030
MAERSK aims to reach “carbon neutrality” by 2050, and to achieve this goal, the company said “carbon neutral” vessels must be commercially viable by 2030. An announcement from the...
Australian appointment to Global Shippers Forum
AUSTRALIAN Peak Shippers Association secretariat and board member Travis Brooks-Garrett has been elected to the board of the Global Shippers Forum. In a move billed as a boost for...
Aussie exporters honoured at awards night
WINNERS at the 56 th annual Australian Export Awards included Inpex for its Ichthys LNG project, a mining company and a winemaker. The top award, 2018 Australian Exporter of the...
New product aims to provide “single point of access”
EUROPEAN logistics business Kuehne + Nagel has announced a new product with which it hopes to provide easier access to all services for customers. The product, entitled myKN, aims...
Contact confirmed with Glarus pirates
MANAGERS of the bulker MV Glarus have confirmed contact with pirates who took 12 crew members hostage last weekend. The incident occurred off Bonny, Nigeria on Saturday 22...
