HGK Shipping to purchase Köppen’s tank containers business
NewsHGK Shipping, which is Europe’s largest inland waterways shipping company, is acquiring the tank container business of Köppen GmbH, which...
MSC connects Neom to its global shipping network
NewsMediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has started calling at the Red Sea port of Neom in Saudi Arabia and, in conjunction with its logistics ...
In vino flexitanks
NewsBulk wine shipments are on the rise and flexitanks are in a good position to play a bigger role in this trade....
CyberLogitec inks deal with Kambara Kisen
NewsKorea’s CyberLogitec, a subsidiary of EUSU Holdings, has signed a contract for four software modules with Japanese container shipping comp...
Facing the cost of securing the supply chain
NewsPoliticians in the Netherlands and Belgium are looking to the shipping industry to help fund new security measures to clamp down on the narc...
Dual purpose shore power in Karmsund
NewsLast month Celebrity Cruises’ CELEBRITY APEX became the first ship to be connected to shore power at Karmsund Havn’s Haugesund Cruise Te...
Calls for stronger data governance in supply chains
NewsShippers and forwarders organisations are calling for improved standards of data protection and confidentiality in digital trading and booki...
Lidl’s Panda Express
NewsSupermarket chain Lidl’s own shipping line is finally in business. Tailwind Shipping Lines’ first ship on its Panda Express service call...
JB Hunt ships own boxes
NewsJB Hunt has this month begun receiving the first new containers shipped from factories in China to the US on its own charter vessels....
Port of Blyth and Royal IHC in long-term agreement
NewsPort of Blyth has reached an agreement with major tenant Royal IHC that will see the offshore engineering firm commit their long term future...
IMO agrees new emissions accord
NewsAt meetings in London during April, members of the IMO (IMO) made a commitment to cut the global shipping industry’s total annual greenhou...
Chabahar takes Afghan traffic
NewsIran’s new port of Chabahar, backed by India, is reported to have taken over from Karachi as the main export port for Afghani shippers, ev...
Revamp for Chiquita
NewsChiquita is reorganising its European banana business. It has cancelled a contract with MSC that brought around 80,000 tpa of bananas in its...
INTTRA teams with Info-X
NewsCombination improves booking cargo process for shippers and NVOCCs....
TOC Europe 2018
NewsTOC Europe is the global meeting place for port authorities, terminal operators, shipping lines, 3pls and shippers....