Air and sea freight specialist, DHL Global Forwarding, have introduced a newly developed global ocean freight service, named Ocean Secure. With improved tracking facilities, the new service will assist those looking to ship ...

Shipyard De Hoop has recently secured a contract for the design and build of a new vessel for Awaritse Nigeria Limited (ANL). The new vessel will be 68.23 metres by 15.77 metres in size, with its purpose to function in the Ro...

Island Offshore has recently secured new contracts, including the expansion of already existing contracts, with a worth of around 167 million US dollars. The company has announced they are to invest in several contracts regar...

Leading classification society company ClassNK have revealed that they have recently classed their first United Sates-flagged ship. The newly introduced vessel, named MT SLNC PAX, will ultimately be operating within the US-fl...

According to Newsfront, the Greek media and publishing company, Greece is set to lead a global shipping industry recovery. 2013 saw a record number of orders from Greek Shipowners with Greek companies accounting for 25% of...

The first day of the Year of the Horse is tomorrow, 31st January, and many sea freight companies are anticipating a slow February owing to the subsequent Chinese New Year celebrations. While early January saw a sharp increas...

Last month, European Justice Ministers reached a decision over the European Account Preservation Order, which aims to facilitate the recovery of cross-border debt claims throughout the EU. According to Rotterdam-based law fi...

Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilding company, today commenced construction of the first of five 19,000 TEU containerships. The vessels, which have been commissioned by China Shipping  Container Line...

Teesport, in the Northeast of the UK, recently became the first port to be visited by a feedership from the recently opened London Gateway. The vessel, Cetus J berthed at DP World’s London Gateway before a scheduled vi...

Following a recent cyber-attack on container terminal software in Antwerp, Nick Davis of Gulf of Aden Group Transits has urged a greater focus on supply chain security in the maritime industry. Hackers attacked the software ...

Recent research by Drewry, the independent maritime adviser, has predicted that ocean freight rates will fall as we approach the end of the year. According to the research organisation, while container shipping costs have co...

FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding arm of American shipping firm FedEx Corp, announced last week that it will significantly expand its global freight network by introducing a new ocean freight service between India...

As well as increasing capacity, the UK's container terminals are focussing on customer service and investing in new technology and equipment in order to attract and retain customers in what is currently a very competitive en...

The High Tide Foundation -  a UK charity which aims to encourage the aspirations and improve the job prospects for young people on Teesside - has recently supported two young people to take part in an eleven day round s...

The Port of Los Angeles has reported a 7.2% decline in its June volume to 646,650 TEU this month. The drop has been attributed to the impact of two new lines which have shifted substantial business to Long Beach, USA:CMA-CGM...

The EC set out plans to reduce red tape for intra-EU ocean shipments earlier this week. The aim of the initiaive is to reduce delays in ports, to make short sea shipping more competitive and ultimately to reduce road congest...

DHL Global Forwarding, the freight branch of German mail and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL, was the first company to test a new sea freight container solution last week. The innovative new container enables a standard 40...

Several ocean carriers, including all members of the G6 alliance, plan to make increased use of the Suez canal and to focus less on the Panama canal in transpacific routes, according to reports in World Cargo News this week....

German companies operating in the shipbuilding and ocean industries defended their market position in 2012 despite increased international competition. In spite of a comparatively week first three quarters in 2012, several ...

Robert Mellin, head of supply and logistics at Swedish telecoms manufacturer Ericsson, has commented that surface transportation will take precedence over air cargo in the future. Speaking at the TIACA Executive Summit earli...

Kellogg, the global cereal company, this week announced its plans to take hundreds of its trucks off the road and increase its use of the Manchester Ship Canal to transport its products.   The Ship Canal is the largest...

The EU has announced €66.7 million in grant funding for proposals to encourage a greener freight transport industry and ease road congestion. The funding forms part of the EU’s Marco Polo initiative which aims to ...

With 300 additional lanes added across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South Africa, UPS is on course to expand its ocean freight services. “UPS offers LCL services from virtually any origin and destination ...

By offering more less than container load (LCL) sea freight services, DHL Global Forwarding hope to step up their multimodel transport services whilst also reducing its CO2 emission by 62 percent. The transhipment port in Br...