PIL launches new South China India Express (SIX) service

SINGAPORE : Pacific International Lines (PIL) announce the launch of a new weekly direct service between South China -

First private train cargo arrives in Nepal from India

KATHMANDU : Two months after the revision of the Nepal-India Railway Service Agreement, a private sector cargo train arrived in Nepal

Dredging Corp opens ‘Soil Lab’ to assess quality of dredged material

NEW DELHI : Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) has opened a modern ‘Soil Lab’ to help assess the

IMO’s Women in Maritime programme supports women to take part in the first Maritime SheEO

MUMBAI : The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will sponsor a number of women from developing countries to follow a

TS Lines re-enters Pacific trades and expands its order book to $1bn

The Taiwanese intra-Asia carrier TS Lines has added five more ship orders at the Chinese shipyards and said it

No sign of freight market easing this year : Maersk CEO

 COPENHAGEN : Chief Executive of Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk said, “no indication that the current red-hot shipping market will

Hapag-Lloyd inaugurates its own representation in Morocco

MOROCCO : Hapag-Lloyd opens its own offices in Morocco. With this additional presence in the country, the company continues

GEODIS partners with AHS to implement Exotec robotic solution to optimize ecommerce fulfillment

LEVALLOIS-PERRET : GEODIS, a leading transport and logistics provider, and Advanced Handling Systems (AHS), a provider of integrated fulfillment and

ICTSI Pakistan reaches 10 million TEU milestone

KARACHI : The International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary, Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) has recorded a milestone

CEVA Logistics offering ground transport solutions from China using 9710, 9810 eCommerce customs

CEVA Logistics first to use eCommerce customs codes at Alashankou port Customs codes intended to encourage international, cross-border business

Chittagong shipping agents to pay higher bills as labour wages went up

CHITTAGONG : Shipping agents in Bangladesh from now on have to pay an additional 4.5% bill for container handling

Seafarer welfare issues – shipping needs one voice

LONDON : This was one of conclusions reached by experts at an Inmarsat event . On the first day

bp and NYK Line join forces to help decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors

TOKYO : bp and NYK Line have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on future fuels and transportation

Shipping cost surge are companies’ latest inflation puzzle

Transportation prices—usually a fraction of a completed product’s worth—are rising as one other supply-chain hurdle, overwhelming some firms already

Five Rules for the Next Supply Chain Crisis

Supply chain interruption is not uncommon. Natural disasters, human errors, political unrest and climate change have always impacted procurement.

Container shortage hits exporters as box prices soaring

Hamburg-based Container xChange says that the continued surge in container prices and growing imbalance of container availability in India is

Freight future needs certainty on planning

A “tsunami of freight” has flowed through Australia’s ports and supply chains throughout the Covid-19 pandemic period, but supply

Swachhata Pakhwada 2021 at Paradip Port Trust

NEW DELHI : Coinciding with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Celebrations, PPT began the observance of “Swachhta Pakhwada” It started