ROTTERDAM : Samskip launches shortsea container service connecting Santander, Tilbury and Rotterdam, delivering the service reliability, security and sustainability advantages of intermodal transport to customers throughout Spain, supported by dedicated local customer support. The
MARSEILLE : French shipping tycoon Rodolphe Saade has agreed to buy France’s leading rolling news channel BFM TV off Patrick Drahi’s debt-laden Altice Group, their respective companies said on Friday, as billionaires vie to control the
RIYADH : The Saudi Ports Authority ‘Mawani’ announced that VASI Shipping Pte Ltd has introduced the new shipping service ‘IMS’ at King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam, connecting the Kingdom to Southeast Asia and
SHANGHAI : COSCO Shipping has recently announced that its 20,000 TEU containerships will begin regular calls at the Port of La Spezia. The COSCO Shipping Aries is expected to dock at the port of
SINGAPORE : OCEAN Alliance, consisting of CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen and OOCL, has announced the launch of its updated service network, called “DAY 8 Product”. After extending their partnership for an additional five years, the
MUMBAI : Shipping Corporation of India Land and Assets (SCILAL), a demerged entity of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), will debut exchanges on March 19, 2024 under the T2T category. According to reports, SCILAL
MUMBAI : Container carriers appear to have abandoned plans to hike freight rates on Indian trades to the United States, as they are facing a slump in cargo bookings. MSC, Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM
LONDON : The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index declined on last Thursday, as a fall in capesize rates overshadowed gains in the panamax segment. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize,
TOKYO : ClassNK has granted its “ELW” (Excellent Living and Working Environment) notation to “ELETTRA”, a bulk carrier owned by Fuyo Kaiun Co.,Ltd. The vessel becomes the first in ClassNK registry to have the
NEW DELHI : The Indian Navy responded to an SOS by a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship that was seized by pirates off the Somalia coast and took 23 of its crew members hostage earlier this