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Uber Freight Expands into Europe

Mar 20, 2019

Uber has announced that its lesser-known service, Uber Freight, will be arriving in Europe helping independent trucking companies with logistics.Next month, Uber Freight will start operations in the Netherlands, marking the unit’s first international expansion…

JAXPORT Receives Largest Ever Box Ship

Mar 20, 2019

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) and terminal operator SSA Atlantic on Monday afternoon welcomed the largest container ship to ever visit Jacksonville.JAXPORT set a new port record today with the arrival of the ZIM vessel Cape Sounio…

Hapag-Lloyd Collaborates with XVELA

Mar 19, 2019

German-based global cargo container shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd AG Hapag-Lloyd set to implement XVELA’s collaboration services to increase transparency throughout the transportation supply chain and more efficiently employ assets and resources…

Fakes Make Up 3.3% of Global Trade

Mar 19, 2019

Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods, mostly originated in China, has risen steadily, posing a major challenge in an innovation-driven global economy, revealed a new study.Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods has risen steadily in the last…

Jumbo Lifts, Ships Two Ship Unloaders

Mar 19, 2019

The heavy lift shipping and offshore transportation & installation contractor Jumbo Maritime has recently completed two shipments of two giant ship unloaders from Gdynia Port, Poland to Djen Djen Port in Algeria for Fagioli.The ship unloaders…

New Vessel to Pep Up FRS Service

Mar 19, 2019

Förde Reederei Seetouristik (Fast Reliable Seaways) or FRS, a German transportation company specialising in passenger ferry and freight transportation,  will introduce a faster and higher capacity vessel to the Melilla – Motril route.The ro…

GSL Extends Hapag-Lloyd Charter

Mar 18, 2019

Marshall Islands-incorporated  containership charter owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has agreed a three-year charter with Hapag-Lloyd for the 2015-built, 9,115 TEU containership UASC Al Khor.The new charter is in direct continuation of the current charter and is expected to commence in June…

ARC Loads Cargo in Thessaloniki

Mar 18, 2019

The largest U.S.-flagged roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) carrier American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) said that its M/V Patriot loaded equipment for the Army’s 4th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) at the port of Thessaloniki.M/V Patriot moved a mix of helicopters…

Shipping Software Market to Reach USD1.9Bln by 2024

Mar 17, 2019

The global Shipping Software market is valued at 1160 million in 2018 and is expected to reach 1880 million by the end of 2024, growing at a CAGR of 8.3% between 2019 and 2024.The shipping software market stands tall as one of the most proactive industry verticals…

ICTSI Net Income Up 22% in 2018

Mar 15, 2019

Manila-head quartered port and terminal operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has released solid results for 2018. ICTSI’s box volumes were higher, revenues increased and the group generated higher profit.The port operator…

AAL Delivers Chinese Modules in Texas

Mar 13, 2019

Breakbulk and project heavy lift specialist AAL Shipping has shipped 22 petrochemical plant modules from Wison Heavy Industry’s facilities in China for the an ethylene-glycol plant expansion project in Point Comfort, Texas on behalf of Pacific Ocean Group…

India Box Trade Grew 6% in Q4 2018: Maersk

Mar 12, 2019

India’s containerised trade with the world has grown steadily, recording an overall import-export trade growth of 6% according to the Q4 2018 trade report released by Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company.Increasing demand for…

Zeebrugge Preps for Brexit with Digital Tools

Mar 12, 2019

The Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, has revealed it developed a new data sharing platform to allow a fluent flow of cargo to and from the UK despite extra customs administrations which will be implemented after the Brexit deadline.The development…

Drewry Benchmarking Club Reaches Milestone

Mar 11, 2019

Drewry  has welcome one of the world’s leading automotive and energy companies to its exclusive, online ocean freight cost comparison service, Benchmarking Club.With this latest addition, Drewry Benchmarking Club now counts more than 10% of its members in the S&P 100 and Nasdaq 100…

Saia Opens New Massachusetts Terminal

Mar 11, 2019

American trucking company Saia announced  that Saia LTL Freight has opened its newest Northeastern terminal in Wrentham, Massachusetts. This is the 11th facility the company has launched in the region since 2017.'Our expansion in the Northeast…

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