Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE) has taken delivery of its first new container vessel, the 14,000 TEU ONE Stork. According to ONE, the ship was built at the Kure Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation and features the Japanese…
READ MORE >Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 426,000 tonnes of cargo and airmail in April, up by 4.8% year-on-year. According to AirCargoNews, a 17% growth in transhipment cargo contributed heavily to the growth in throughput. Among HKIA’s key trading regions, cargo…
READ MORE >Despite overcapacity fears and recent container spot rate erosion, analysts have a positive outlook on profitability for container shipping this year, according to the Loadstar
READ MORE >The World Trade Organization (WTO) is forecasting global trade growth of 4.4% in 2018 after a 4.7% increase in 2017, the strongest performance in six years. (source: Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg)
READ MORE >At a workshop held during IATA’s World Cargo Symposium, moderators sparked an interactive discussion about how technology can be applied to the air cargo business and the hurdles ahead. Whether it’s blockchain, artificial intelligence (A.I.), augmented reality, or the “internet…
READ MORE >HKIA is one of the few airports to achieve an airport-wide certification for pharmaceuticals, which means that it has the expertise to handle the entire pharmaceutical transportation process from end-to-end, from aircraft touchdown to releasing the pharmaceuticals to agents.
READ MORE >Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) plans to launch a standalone Asia-North Europe service in April that promises industry-leading transit times between Busan and Rotterdam. Branded as the ‘Asia-Europe Express’ (AEX), the new service will turn in 10 weeks with 10 classic…
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