More air cargo finds its sea legs during COVID-19
Escalating airfreight transportation rates and capacity shortages out of China in recent months due to the coronavirus pandemic have led many shippers to try hybrid...
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FROM MAGAZINE: Digital reforms for smooth sailing in African waters
By Shalini Nair Ocean trade which dominates 90 percent of African imports is tasting the success of digitalisation due to pandemic. Learning from the deficiencies...
Ghana: Clearing Agent, 44 in Court for Duping State of Gh¢16.4 Million
A 44-year-old clearing agent, Francis Yaw Terrison is facing trial at an Accra High Court for allegedly duping the state of an amount of GH¢16,369,908.10....
Container fleet to shrink with prices and rates on slow recovery
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will lead to a contraction in the shipping container fleet and keep prices and lease rates under pressure in 2020,...
Bike restock priority presents dilemma for global businesses
It’s becoming apparent to that the Covid-19 related bike boom will have two distinct phases and that the second phase will be larger and longer...
The little black soap causing a stir at Priceline
Carbon Theory founder and CEO Philip Taylor Launching a product into retail at the height of a global pandemic could be seen as a risky...
Regular fish transportation by Northern Sea Route: incentives and conditions – Business & Economy
ST. PETERSBURG, May 28. /TASS/. Specialists say the best way in terms of quality and effectiveness to transport fish products from the Far East to...
Beer market at sea as COVID, barley tariffs turn tides
A bus in China advertises Yanjing, one of the country’s most popular beers. A CHANGING beer market and China’s imposition of tariffs on Australian barley...
China, India soak up oil from floating storage as demand recovers – business news
The volume of crude stored on ships in Asia has come off the peaks seen earlier this month on a recovery in demand in China...
Port Strategy | First container call at new Swedish port
Unifeeder vessel ‘SCA Tunadal’ was the first container ship to arrive at the newly opened Stockholm Norvik Port. Photo: Ports of Stockholm The first container...