SeaLead
Asian carrier SeaLead Shipping has strengthened its Indian network amidst expectations of sustained trade growth. The Singapore-based liner is set to commence an independent direct container service between Australia and […]
Tue 21/03/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
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TOC Asia, organised by TOC Worldwide, returned to the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore last week after a two-year absence. The event, reported on by World Cargo News, brought together […]
Wed 07/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
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New technology holds promise of making perishables shipping more transparent and efficient but in the meantime, freight rates are continuing to climb
Sun 30/10/2022 by Julie Butler
Xiamen Free Trade Zone
The first ever China-Europe freight train with reefer containers departed from Xiamen last Wednesday (Oct. 19). The train, which will travel from East China’s Fujian Province to Moscow, will transport […]
Tue 25/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Ian Rosario/MSC
South African ports have seen one of their busiest citrus export seasons ever, despite the controversy surround new EU cold treatment requirements. According to Freight News, the firm MSC AINO […]
Wed 31/08/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
USDA/Lance Cheng
The US transport sector reports that vaccine mandates have intensified a long-term shortage of truckers in the United States. Website Producer reports Jon Eisen of American Trucking Associations as saying: […]
Tue 22/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
CMA CGM
Container shipping line CMA CGM has announced the freezing of its spot market prices for moving goods to allay fears over soaring freight costs. According to a report by The […]
Wed 22/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
APM Terminals Pacific
As the world’s supply chains buckle under the pressure of container and labour shortages, a record number of freight ships are currently stuck awaiting entry into California’s two largest ports, […]
Mon 06/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Department for Transport (DfT)
A new freight railway service is to open in October that will connect Alicante (Spain) with Barking (London) once a week. Trains will leave the Spanish port on Thursdays and […]
Tue 17/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Drewry
While reefer container freight rates have increased dramatically this year, that is nothing compared to the rise in dry box pricing, according to Drewry’s Reefer Shipping Forecaster report. Drewry’s Reefer […]
Mon 10/05/2021
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Australia’s 2020/21 stone fruit crop is projected to recover from a challenging 2019/20 season. Cherry production is predicted to increase by 14%, and peaches and nectarines by 4%, according to […]
Mon 24/08/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The global airline trade body Iata estimates that the Coronavirus crisis could cost the airfreight industry up to US$113m in lost revenue. This estimate might need to be revised following […]
Mon 16/03/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
