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CEVA Logistics Opens Offices in Bangladesh

Mar 09, 2020

As part of its expansion in the emerging Southeast Asian markets, CEVA Logistics has officially opened its own offices in Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangladesh.In line with its regional development strategy, CEVA has decided to open its own offices…

Rumo Says No Impact from Coronavirus on Soy Freight

Mar 09, 2020

An executive at Brazil's largest railway operator Rumo said soy crushing in China is returning to normal levels after an extended halt, a good sign for logistics operators involved in moving the oilseeds from Brazil's fields to the world's top importing country…

Trump: No Promises Regarding Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on Brazil

Mar 09, 2020

President Donald Trump praised the United States' relationship with Brazil under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday, but declined to say whether he would impose steel and aluminum tariffs on the South American country.Ahead of a…

CMA CGM: Virus Impact Limited as China Activity Resumes

Mar 06, 2020

French shipping group CMA CGM said its operations in China were returning to normal after the coronavirus outbreak crippled traffic last month, forecasting the health emergency would have a limited impact on its results this year.CMA CGM, the world's fourth-largest container shipping firm…

Silk Roadblock: Coronavirus Exposes Nigeria's Reliance on China

Mar 06, 2020

Yetunde Oluyide has run a gift shop in bustling Lagos for nearly a decade, but with coronavirus curtailing imports of Chinese goods, she is losing more than 2 million naira ($5,555) a month.Oluyide's reliance on China to fill the shelves of…

Container Shortages? Virus Exposes Germany's Vulnerabilities

Mar 05, 2020

Germany is heading for its longest recession since reunification in 1990 as the coronavirus exposes its vulnerability to disruptions in global trade, business association BDI said on Thursday.Industry in Europe’s largest economy had already…

Traxens Joins EU DataPorts Project

Mar 04, 2020

French supply chain data services company Traxens has joined the new European DataPorts project, aimed at creating a data platform for cognitive ports of the future.DataPorts is an EU-funded, three-year project with a budget of $7.3 million (€6…

Shipping Goods into Nigeria Costs More Than for African Peers

Mar 04, 2020

It costs as much as five times more to ship goods into Nigeria than it does to deliver items via other African ports, consultancy SBM Intelligence said in a note on Wednesday.SBM tracked shipments from the European Union into Appapa, a key import hub in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos…

P&O Maritime Logistics Names Helweg CEO

Mar 04, 2020

Marine solutions and logistics company P&O Maritime Logistics (POML) said it has appointed Martin Helweg as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will report to Mike Bhaskaran, DP World’s Chief Operating Officer for Logistics and Technology.For the past three years…

Maersk Moves Indian Grapes to Europe

Mar 03, 2020

The global container company A.P. Moller – Maersk has started end-to-end cold chain logistics solution for its customers exporting grapes from Nashik and Sangli in India to North Europe.With this new offering, Maersk is enabling the exporters…

Busan Builds Logistics Center in Rotterdam

Feb 27, 2020

South Korean port company Busan Port Authority (BPA) said that it signed a contract with Samsung SDS to operate a logistics center in Rotterdam.BPA will begin a construction of the logistics center in September this year and complete and operate it in around June 2021…

Evergreen Line Launches New Digital Platform

Feb 26, 2020

Taiwanese container transportation and shipping company Evergreen Line has launched a new digital platform designed to provide customers with seamless booking capabilities and greater access to integrated trade services.Evergreen Line said in…

Global shipping Hit by Coronavirus

Feb 23, 2020

Global shipping holds its breath as the coronavirus continues to spread and generates massive economic and financial uncertainty.Two weeks ago, BIMCO argued that – from an economic perspective - when China sneezes, we all catch the flu. Since the SARS outbreak in 2003…

Diana Shipping Fixes Coronis with Koch

Feb 20, 2020

Diana Shipping  announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Coronis.The global shipping company…

Fitzgerald to Rejoin Crowley as COO

Feb 20, 2020

Crowley Maritime Corp. announced today that Ray Fitzgerald, who began his career with Crowley and most recently served as president and chief operating officer of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions, and chairman of American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC)…

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