The claim alleges that the two carriers have benefited so far by around $2.2m, with the amount still accruing as the lines continue to gain from what shipper MSRF Inc considers illegal practices. It amounts to a refutation of the US Federal Maritime Commission’s two-year Fact Finding 29 inves...

The banana business was, and to a lesser extent still is, dominated by a handful of household names and, while Lidl’s creation, Tailwind Shipping, may not be a deliberate imitation of the shipping traditions of firms such as Geest, Dole, Fyffes, Chiquita and Del Monte, it does come from the same d...

Chittagong still has some 2,064 teu of dangerous goods (DG) in containers in its yards and CPA has issued 17 directives or recommendations to port users, which include taking delivery of DG containers/cargo within three days of its arrival. Last week, CPA, at a meeting with all stakeholders – expo...

Glen Cameron Group operates a fleet of 1,000 trucks and trailers, and has more than 820 employees around Australia, and DHL said the takeover would “strengthen DHL’s position in the evolving Australian road freight market and create one of the largest logistics companies in the country with comb...

Carriers are planning to quadruple the charges. MSC has pumped up its PSS for shipments from India to the US and San Juan (Puerto Rico), after already hitting this tradelane with a $1,500 per box GRI on 4 July and raised a $500 per container PSS, also scheduled for 4 July, to $1,000 from 15 July. An...

Three days of rail disruption in the UK started today, with similar action on Thursday and Saturday to follow, causing havoc for commuters. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Railway workers have been treated appallingly and, despite our best efforts in negotiations, the rail industry, with t...

SM Line is now HMM’s third-largest shareholder, after state-backed financial institutions Korea Development Bank and Korea Ocean Business Corp, which held 20.69% and 19.96%, respectively, as of 31 March. Yesterday, SM Line, also known as SM Merchant Marine, said it and affiliates had purchased the...

According to CN, the unresolved issues are primarily about wages and benefits. Management has implemented a contingency plan, saying this would allow it to operate at a level of safe operations across its network as long as required, but the union has challenged that view. The workers on strike main...

Transport and logistics consultancy Informall BG said Varna’s port and terminals, some 150km south of Constanta, were not currently congested and  it had been told by some transport stakeholders Varna was a more reasonable option for Ukrainian exporters shipping cargo in ocean containers. Dan...

The pair are said to be looking at ways to transfer the 747 fleet to Etihad’s AOC and set up a new entity for the aircraft, with remaining crew and staff moved to Abu Dhabi and European operations relaunched. AirBridgeCargo has a fleet of 16 747s, 10 of which are leased with six leasing companies....