Container transport survey: availability of cargo space is now number one customer requirement
20 May 2020
Container shipping lines’ ability to provide cargo space as needed showed a marginal improvement in …
Category: Container ports
UK businesses new to importing warned of costly risks
19 May 2020
UK businesses turning to importing as a way of diversifying income streams during the coronavirus …
Electronic bill of lading can save container industry $billions
19 May 2020
The ocean container industry can save $4bn per year in costs with just a 50% adoption …
Hapag-Lloyd’s ‘decent start’ in 2020 despite pandemic, uncertainties remain
15 May 2020
Higher transport volumes and better freight rates boosted revenues Pandemic will have “very significant” impacts …
Port of Hamburg Q1 seaborne cargo down 7.9%
15 May 2020
Container handling down 6.6% at 2.2m TEU. Seaborne cargo throughput at Port of Hamburg in …
Maersk warns of 20% to 25% volume slide in 2020 Q2
13 May 2020
Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk had a “financially strong” 2020 first quarter but expects Q2 …
Direct railfreight offers faster transit time in Asia-Europe trade
12 May 2020
Boxlines rerouting via the Cape of Good Hope to save on Suez Canal transit fees, …
China railfreight growth sees 50 trains per week at Duisport
6 May 2020
German intermodal hub Duisport has recorded 50 container trains per week as Chinese transport reached …
FIATA: Supply chain container imbalances at a ‘tipping point’
1 May 2020
FIATA has warned that container imbalances in the global supply chain has reached a “tipping …
Smooth as silk: Shandong-Europe Express train debuts in Hamburg
30 April 2020
New China to Europe rail link along the New Silk Road The new Shandong-Europe Express …