Strong Q1 for CAI
NewsBox leasing company CAI International had a strong Q1 2017, lifting its average owned container fleet utilisation rate to 95.7%, compared to...
People on the move
NewsLatest round-up of arrivals and departures known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and allied sectors...
Shipping set for digital disruption
NewsSpeaking at the recent TPM conference in Long Beach, Rodolphe Saadé, CEO of CMA CGM, said the carrier plans to launch an e-commerce platfor...
People on the move
NewsLatest round-up of appointments and departures known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and allied sectors...
JB Hunt on track
NewsOrbcomm and JB Hunt have announced that, after successful pilot projects, JB Hunt will install Orbcomm tracking and monitoring sensors on 90...
European Rail Shuttle in trouble
NewsAlthough reports that it will be closing down have been denied, ERS Railway (European Rail Shuttle) needs to restructure, in order to stay i...
Better times ahead in box leasing
NewsWhile 2016 was a year to forget, Textainer CEO Philip Brewer hinted the Hanjin crisis may have been the silver lining that forces the contai...
Mantle Ridge closing in
NewsMantle Ridge, the investment firm that owns 4.9% of CSX Corporation, appears to be gaining traction in its bid to have Hunter Harrison appoi...
Shore power for Auckland?
NewsPorts of Auckland (POAL) in New Zealand has commissioned a feasibility study into “alternative methods” for powering cruise ships, inclu...
Duqm set for 2020
NewsA new container terminal being developed at the port of Duqm, Oman, is scheduled to open in early 2020. The new facility will have an initia...
Traxens in progress
NewsRodolphe Saadé, CEO of CMA CGM, said it will be the end of 2017 when the carrier is able to start offering cargo tracking services to custo...
Hunter Harrison eyeing CSX railroad
NewsUS and Canadian media are reporting that railroading icon Hunter Harrison is eyeing up CSX Corp as his next target for a dose of so-called ...
Brisbane calls for multimodal strategy
NewsIn an interview with the Australian Logistics Council, Roy Cummins, CEO of the Port of Brisbane, said the port is at risk for becoming a fut...
Italian sea port manoeuvres
NewsBefore Christmas, Italian media were reporting that UK-based private equity fund Infracapital, part of M&G, was poised to take a majority st...
Copenhagen Malmö picks PICit
NewsCopenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) and software company PICit recently entered into a new agreement, whereby PICit will supply CMP with the PIC TO...