NEWS
06/08
2021
The Port of Long Beach had its best July on record last month as strong consumer demand continues to drive high volumes of cargo across its docks.
06/08
2021
The Chittagong Port Authority has stopped providing priority berthing to Chittagong-Colombo vessels after export container backlog eased at off docks.
05/08
2021
When one thinks of shipping cargo by sea it immediately brings up pictures of gigantic freight cranes lifting containers onto giant freight carriers, that traverse the seas connecting different ports of the world. An estimated 85% of global trade is carried out by sea freight.
04/08
2021
US west coast port Los Angeles has reported a 27% year-on-year increase in the number of containers handled last month, closing its year at just under 11m teu.
04/08
2021
Airlines are switching European airports as severe staff shortages keep freighters on the ground for hours, while others are having to fly before they are fully loaded.
04/08
2021
Airfreight rates ex-China are soaring after Covid cases prompted the closure of Nanjing Airport.
04/08
2021
Ships involved in two of container shipping’s worst accidents this year met in Felixstowe yesterday.