BIMCO sets sights on a global electronic bill of lading standard
COPENHAGEN : As part of a major initiative to accelerate digitalisation in the shipping industry, BIMCO has teamed up with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and other
Chennai Port pitches in to handle trains bringing liquid oxygen
The liquid oxygen, loaded from Dolvi Steel Plant of Jindal Steel Works, Maharashtra, was received in cryogenic vessels, according to a press release here CHENNAI: The Chennai Port has
Logistics firms hire tens of thousands as e-commerce booms in second wave
MUMBAI : Logistics companies have hired tens of thousands of people in recent months and plan to employ more people as the pandemic has crippled traditional sales channels
GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo handles big consignment of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccines
HYDERABAD : The 56.6 tonnes vaccine shipment is the single largest import shipment handled in IndiaGMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) today received a major import shipment of Russian
Airlines hit after India stops Covid vaccine exports
KENYA :The decision by India to halt the export of AstraZeneca vaccine has had an adverse impact on local freighters who had signed a contract with UNICEF for
Maersk Calls for Carbon Tax on Ship Fuel
NEW YORK : The world’s largest container shipping line has called for a $150-a-ton carbon tax on shipping fuel that would drive up the costs for an industry
SAP Expanding World’s Largest Business Network
WALLDORF : At its global SAPPHIRE NOW® conference, SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announced a bold vision to create new business communities able to improve business outcomes, better navigate changing economic and geopolitical conditions and
Brazil bans disembarkation of international crew at its ports
BRAZIL : Brazil’s federal government has restricted the arrival in the country of foreign seafarers working onboard vessels or platforms to prevent the circulation of new Covid-19 strains
Ever Given compensation battle stretches into June
EGYPT : A court hearing was postponed on Saturday as the two sides in the ongoing Ever Given saga in Egypt edge closer to resolving their differences on the scale
The Suez Canal is being widened. Will it be enough to stop another ship getting stuck?
EGYPT : In March, world trade was thrown into chaos by a boat. The Ever Given, a container ship nearly as long as the Empire State Building is