Consultations on FTAs planned with UK, EU to start in July
A careful balance needs to be struck between offensive, defensive interests to ensure the talks don’t get stalled, say officials NEW DELHI : The Commerce Ministry is ready
‘Crazy rates’ to ship a container out of India – after a 100% premium to get the box
MUMBAI : With the severe shortage of containers and capacity, Indian forwarders are being quoted “crazy” freight rates by carriers that “won’t honour” contracts. According to the Federation
The Supply Chain of the future
GEREMANY : DB Schenker and Volocopter have successfully conducted a joint static proof of concept (Link zur PI) for VoloDrone ground operations in logistic centers at Messe Stuttgart,
Brussels needs to be bolder in tackling shipping emissions
BRUSSELS : Almost 25 years ago, the Kyoto protocol set binding commitments for industrialised countries to cut carbon emissions. Sixteen years ago, the EU launched the world’s first
Maersk signs shipbuilding contract for world’s first container vessel fueled by carbon neutral
Hyundai Mipo Dockyards to build the 2100 TEU feeder vessel. It will be deployed on the Baltic shipping route and fly the Danish flag. Expected delivery by mid-2023.
Commencement of Transworld Group and DP World Strategic Partnership
DUBAI : In line with the Transworld Group’s earlier correspondences on its strategic partnership with DP World and its subsidiary Unifeeder Group, it has informed in a communiqué
CMA CGM SORBONNE: Ninth 23,000 TEU LNG-powered vessel
LNG, the best available solution to improve the environmental performance of shipping. CMA CGM SORBONNE, a name symbolizing French excellence. A fleet of 44 LNG vessels by end-2024.
Wärtsilä and Tanger Med carry out First Digital Vessel port call
MOROCCO : Tanger Med Port Authority, Wärtsilä Voyage, Hapag-Lloyd, and Anglo-Eastern Ship Management have succeeded in enabling the world’s first digitally controlled port arrival. The container vessel Kobe Express owned
DP World is approaching $ 1.2 billion in logistics firm Syncreon
According to people familiar with the matter, DP World is Syncreon Holdings Ltd in a deal that could value a US supply chain services company at around $
Alliance MD2 service returns to APM Terminals Barcelona
BARCELONA : The Alliance, a shipping alliance between Hapag Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Yang Ming and HMM, has once again entrusted APM Terminals Barcelona with calls from