Hapag-Lloyd opens IT centre in India

Jansen highlighted the network’s design, where two or three calls are made on both ends of origin and destination, reducing the likelihood of disruptions.

US-headquartered Lineage Logistics, one of the world’s leading operators of cold stores and providers of cold chain solutions, has announced its membership of the ‘Join the Move to -15C’ coalition.’

Container shipping companies are responding to the rising cost of using the Panama Canal by charging their customers additional fees.

Recent investments include the takeovers of Nile Dutch and DAL and the purchase of Maersk’s share in JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven

In an interview with WorldCargo News, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) chief commercial officer Søren Johannsen was highly optimistic about the prospects for the reefer container industry in 2018. The lull in the reefer market felt during 2016 continued into the first six months of 2017, with the notable exception of Maersk Line, which continued to place orders. In the second half of this year, however, other lines resumed ordering, and the year finished strongly, with MCI on target to build 105,

Hamburg-based shipowner Peter Offen has acquired Munichbased Conti Group, and has taken a controlling interest in the ship management company Bremer Bereederungsgesellschaft (BBG). The price of the transaction has been kept confidential, although it has been confirmed that Conti will continue to function as an independent entity within the CP Offen group.