FREIGHT NEWS
05/10
2021
The Port of Oakland has announced it will land the fourth first-call service in 2021, as the Swiss shipping line MSC will use the Californian port as the initial US stop for its transpacific Sentosa service, a weekly service that links Oakland with ports in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
05/10
2021
The world's largest container line, Maersk will apply a new Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) from East Asia to African destinations.
04/10
2021
As members of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Vietnam and Singapore are signatories to various free trade agreements (FTAs), presenting them with significant cooperation potential to tap pacts with the EU and the UK, especially since their strong products do not compete directly with each other.
04/10
2021
Launching a direct shipping service between Bangladesh’s Chittagong Port and Thailand’s Ranong Port has received a fresh push as trade between the two countries is growing.
25/09
2021
Top 10 series of articles and this time we have noted the ten busiest container port and terminal operators in the world, according to 2020 figures.
23/09
2021
Bangladesh’s second-largest seaport Mongla is building six more jetties to handle increased volume of cargoes as the port’s connectivity is improving following the construction of Padma Multipurpose Bridge that will directly link the capital city of Dhaka with the port.
23/09
2021
Busan New Port will build a dedicated feeder terminal as part of the development of its west container pier.
23/09
2021
The Swiss shipping company MSC has published new Freight All Kinds (FAK) rate increases for shipments travelling from Africa to Europe which will be effective from 11 October.