The news comes three days into an eight-day strike at the UK’s largest container port of Felixstowe, from where Cosco and Maersk are rerouting services, causing headaches for forwarders struggling to move goods overland. CMA CGM said: “The dates of the strikes have yet to be announced. However,...

Bank holiday working at the port would normally be possible with overtime, but as part of its increasingly acrimonious spat with the Unite union, the port management is refusing to work ships already alongside, or that could be alongside on Monday morning. They include the 17,816 teu Evelyn Maersk�...

He joined the company in July 2020 as senior advisor and, since March last year, has been co-president and executive director. “Since Lars joined us he has kickstarted various commercial and operational initiatives which have enabled the company to benefit from the strong market,” said PIL exec...

It has ordered two 4,600 teu ships at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, at $40m each, to be delivered in the first quarter of 2025. Trawind said it would either operate the vessels itself or charter them to other operators. The company expanded its liner services in March, starting a joint domestic servic...

The 56-year-old began his career at Transports Graveleau and then moved to Dachser, where he held various business development and site management positions. He joined Geodis in 2011 as key account sales director for its Distribution & Express business, and in 2018, Mr Melaine was appointed interna...

Ms Hobson left Ligentia, where she was group marketing director, in December after six years. She has also founded consultancy Shape Tomorrow and is an ambassador for logistics charity Transaid. In her new role, she will be responsible for creating and implementing Cardinal’s global marketing an...

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said yesterday the deal would have combined two of the world’s four suppliers of insulated containers and give China’s state-owned enterprises a 90% market share. DoJ antitrust division assistant attorney general Jonathan Kanter explained: “American consumers...

The effect of industrial action on the UK could be far-reaching and long-lasting, according to some industry figures. And the dockers have been true to their word, withdrawing their labour in support of their pay claim. As one forwarder told Logistic-News: “The port’s management was either conned...

It has joined CMA CGM’s India East Coast Express 2 service, with its 2,034 teu Safeen Pioneer joining the French carrier’s 1,732 teu Songa Tiger. on the route, calling at Singapore, Port Klang, Colombo and Chennai. It is Safeen’s first service to call in South-east Asia, which signifies i...

Ansheng’s holding company, Antong Holdings, announced the move during the release of the group’s H1 22 results on Friday and follows a co-operation agreement with CULines signed in May. Antong became state-controlled after a government-led bailout in 2020, after unauthorised guarantees issued by...