Dubai halts cargo imports for six days to clear backlog
Dubai will restrict cargo imports for six days next week in a bid to clear a backlog caused by “extraordinarily high” volumes of shipments. Dnata, the cargo handling
Logistics companies fully ready to meet challenges during festival demand
MUMBAI : The new-age logistics companies expect multi-fold growth in shipments and are fully geared to meet the challenge with measures such as capacity expansion and additional hiring, according
WISTA International elects new board members
The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) executive committee held its election for three executive positions during their International AGM . The AGM was hosted in Hamburg
WAL calls on industry doyens to mentor a new generation of female leaders
LONDON : A mentorship scheme has been launched by Women in Aviation and Logistics (WAL) in a bid to support the next generation of female leaders. Free to
New €48m Dublin Inland Port set to open next month
A unit of ferry group Irish Continental has secured the first licence to operate at the new €48m Dublin Inland Port, which has been developed near Dublin Airport
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM ‘temporarily’ steering 2 services away from Savannah
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have announced two services are “temporarily” bypassing Savannah, Georgia. CMA CGM said that its Amerigo service, which connects the western Mediterranean to the U.S.
MSC becomes first major carrier to fully adopt standardised Depot Codes
All MSC depots globally can now be easily referenced with a standardised 9-character code; The codes are the BIC Facility Codes (BFC), which were recently harmonised in a
Portuguese high tech for the world: Kuehne+Nagel opens IT Hub in Porto
More than 200 jobs for highly skilled software engineers New hub contributes to Kuehne+Nagel’s goal of accelerating digital technologies for its global customers As one of the world’s
NYK First: Indonesian Seafarer Appointed as Captain of LNG Carrier
TOKYO : NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd.* appointed Indonesia seafarer Asep Dadang Kurniawan as the first Indonesian captain of an NYK LNG carrier. Captain Asep Dadang Kurniawan has been
US largest publicly-listed shipping company is born
Dry cargo vessel owner and operator Navios Maritime Partners has completed the acquisition of tanker owner Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation after securing unitholder approvals. As Offshore Energy previously