On a roll with new technologies
NewsThe automotive industry is at a crossroads as the move towards battery-powered and driverless vehicles gains momentum...
Another 14,000 TEU vessel for K Line
NewsKawasaki Kisen Kaisha has announced the delivery of MILANO BRIDGE. Separately, Milaha has acquired its biggest container vessel to date, the...
Cold comforts for CLK
NewsJapanese carrier-backed CLK Cold Storage Company in Vietnam has obtained ISO22000 certification...
XVELA lands Japan’s ONE line
NewsTerminals handling calls from K Line, NYK and MOL should get ready to integrate with the XVELA cloud-based stowage platform....
Breakbulk’s improving fortunes
NewsThe past six months have seen something of a turnaround in the breakbulk market, driven by improved prospects in the multipurpose and heavy ...
Harren, SAL update
NewsConfirming our report in June, Harren & Partner has now completed its purchase of Germany's SAL Heavy Lift from K Line...
South Africa Competition Commission throws out ONE
NewsThe Pretoria-based Competition Commission of South Africa has ruled against the merger of the Japanese liner shipping companies, K Line, Mit...
Enter Ocean Network Express
NewsThe proposed Japanese container carriers' merger would be known as Ocean Network Express...
ONE target is missed
NewsAs this edition of WorldCargo News was going to press, it was announced that K Line, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), and NYK Line had missed their d...
K Line faces a heavy fine
NewsK Line is facing prosecution in South Africa as a result of alleged collusion and anti-competitive practices related to a tender to move Toy...
K Line/SITC cooperate on new link
NewsChina-based SITC Container Lines, which largely focuses on carrying perishable product exports out of Shandong province to markets throughou...
Zim/The Alliance expand
NewsZim Line and The Alliance (Hapag-Lloyd, K Line, Mitsui OSK Lines, NYK Line and Yang Ming) have agreed a cooperative arrangement that will ex...
K Line upgrades Australian ro-ro services
NewsKawasaki Kisen Kaisha is enhancing its Thailand-Australia ro-ro service by introducing an anti-clockwise loop to complement the existing clo...
PDI centre for Ho Chi Minh
NewsK Line-Gemadept Logistics Co., Ltd (KGL), the joint venture of K Line and Gemadept Corporation that runs Total Logistics Services in Vietnam...
Japanese trio to merge container lines
NewsJapanβs three main ocean carriers β Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) NYK Line and K Line β are spinning off and merging their container shipping...