Ship carrying two NZ crew members and live export missing in East China Sea
A ship carrying two New Zealand crew members and more than 5800 cows has gone missing in a typhoon in the East China Sea. Minister...
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Ports will need to double or quadruple in size by 2050, climate study says | 2020-09-02
Seaport footprints will need to double or quadruple in size by 2050 to cope with the combination of sea-level rise and increased freight demand, according to...
Seaport expansion costs will greatly exceed sea-level rise adaption costs through 2050
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Seaport footprints will need to expand by up to 3,689 square kilometers (1,424 square miles) worldwide in the next three decades...
Maersk folds Damco business line into main logistics and services unit | 2020-09-02
Shippers will notice changes at containership giant A.P. Moller – Maersk in coming months, as the Danish company announced yesterday that it would combine its...
Throughput of port Azov in 8M’2020 fell by 14% YoY
Grain shipments grew by 15% In January-August 2020, seaport of Azov handled 5.802 million tonnes of cargo, down 14%, year-on-year. According to the stevedoring companies’...
Baltic index falls on weaker capesize, panamax rates
Sept 2 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index dropped on Wednesday, pressured by a dip in capesize and panamax vessel rates. *...
Blume Global announces initial members of Ambassador Program
Blume Global is recognizing partners and customers that epitomize the best in innovation and customer focus among trucking companies in the supply chain with its...
Digital forwarder Beacon shines a light on its finance USP
In June this year, UK-based digital freight forwarder Beacon made logistics headlines when it secured $15m in its Series A fundraising round, from investors including,...
Maersk Leads Way at Ocean Carriers actually Making Money Despite Falling Demand
There have long been financial challenges at ocean container carriers, in a sector that since the Great Recession has seen chronic conditions of supply significantly...
How foreign shipping lines milk Nigerians dry with arbitrary charges — Business — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
PHOTO: AFP • Importers spend N1.7 billion yearly on container deposits• Shippers’ Council moves to end unethical practices in ports Nigeria consumers may need to...