FREIGHT NEWS
08/12
2021
Bangladesh has made mandatory the e-payment of any kinds of duty-tax, fees, and charges, linked to export and import trade, through Chittagong customs house (CHC).
30/11
2021
While India’s Shipping and Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has assured an early solution to the country’s container shortage problem that has kept both importers and exporters on the edge, the shippers and freight-forwarders are now moving towards more unconventional methods like breakbulk to survive the demand boom and capacity imbalances.
24/11
2021
November 2021 total fleet values in the following Top 10 Ship Owning Nations list include the following vessel types: Bulker, Tanker, Container, Reefer, Small Dry, LNG, LOC, Vehicle Carriers, RoRo, Cruise, OSV, OCV, MODU and CTV.
17/11
2021
2M Alliance, comprising Maersk and MSC, has decided to adjust the sailing programme on its Asia to US and Canada network to match the actual departure dates from Asia.
02/11
2021
AP Moller - Maersk has signed an agreement with Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) to invest US$136 million over a period of 25 years for the establishment of an Integrated Logistics Park at the Jeddah Islamic Port in Saudi Arabia.
02/11
2021
The Alliance, which comprises Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and HMM, has announced it will temporarily remove calls at the Port of Savannah from its East Coast 2 Loop (EC2) service rotation.
31/10
2021
Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (NYNJ) has announced that two critical policies will be presented to the agency Board for formal adoption in November.
31/10
2021
Maersk has warned that the energy crisis in China and the consequent delays and congestion caused by Covid-19 is disrupting services, but some believe the power problems may lead to falling demand following the rush to get goods to market for Christmas.