Februar 22, 2018
HMM to Order 20 Mega-Ships
Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine is ordering up to 20 mega-ships in a government-backed deal to more than double the shipping line’s capacity. (Business Korea)
READ MORE >Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine is ordering up to 20 mega-ships in a government-backed deal to more than double the shipping line’s capacity. (Business Korea)
READ MORE >Warburg Pincus, a New York-based private equity firm, is forming a joint venture to develop industrial properties in Vietnam. Experts at the company believe that the logistics and industrial real estate market in Vietnam is in the ‘early innings’ and at…
READ MORE >On February 12, an FTA was signed that will eliminate tariffs on 99% of Australian goods within five years of the agreement entering into force. Trade minister Steven Ciobo said the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA) would grant immediate tariff-free…
READ MORE >AUSTIN, TEXAS—Southwest Airlines is getting serious about cargo, with today’s announcement that, following the rollout of its new Southwest Cargo Suite (SCS) point-of-sale system in March, Southwest Airlines Cargo will begin international cargo shipments to destinations in Mexico in May.
READ MORE >U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say that they are taking a number of steps to facilitate trade at U.S. borders, in addition to its trade enforcement efforts.
READ MORE >According to one key source, China’s demand for fruit and other perishables is not expected to diminish any time soon. “If all the fruit produced by Europe was exported to China, it would only meet 16% of demand – this…
READ MORE >The Chilean Customs department has announced that it will expand its Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) program. Participation will initially be limited to exporters and customs agents but will subsequently be expanded to importers, shippers, ports, and other trade operators. Peru…
READ MORE >Due to heavy snowfall in the region, Paris airports are facing disruptions in operations, including flight delays and cancellations. Unfortunately, this means that our personnel are unable to get freight shipments to and from the airport. The winter weather is forecasted…
READ MORE >U.S. Customs and Border Protection is continuing to evaluate key aspects of its trusted trader pilot as it prepares to make the program operational as early as this fall. The trusted trader concept seeks to update the Customs Trade Partnership…
READ MORE >A new monthly roll-on/roll-off shipping service between Europe, New Zealand and Australia will begin calling the port of Baltimore on March 14. Hoegh Autoliners — a Bermuda-based shipping line that handles a variety of autos, trucks, and other wheeled vehicles…
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