The African economy has become one of the most promising global growth markets. Shipping is taking care of the largest part of international trade and in Africa this is even more the case due to less developed land infrastructure. European…
A new shipping company has established itself in Vancouver as the Vancouver International Maritime Centre (VIMC) completes its Asia tour, launching in Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong. Greystoke Marine Management Ltd. is the latest company to choose Vancouver for its base of operations…
Port of Palm Beach Executive Director Manuel Almira was inducted into the Florida Custom Brokers & Forwarders Association Hall of Fame. Almira was recognized and awarded the distinction during the organization’s 57th Annual Gala in Miami, Fla…
CKYHE Alliance, COSCON, “K”Line, Yang Ming, Hanjin and Evergreen Line, is reorganizing their service network for Asia-US East Coast trade in 2016. CKYHE Alliance will provide five Asia-US East Coast services (AWE1/AWE3/AWE4/AWE8/NUE) from early June of 2016…
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) reviewed its medium-term management plan, which was formulated in March 2015 as the business strategy toward our 100th anniversary in 2019, in response to the structural changes afoot in the business environment…
Crowley's Jay Brickman, vice president of government and Cuba services, was honored last week with induction into the Hall of Fame of the Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association (FCBFA), in recognition of his strong contributions to international trade…
Four carriers have announced a new OCEAN Alliance to start next year. Where does this leave those carriers left behind? To the surprise of many it was announced last Wednesday that four carriers – CMA CGM, COSCO Container Lines, Evergreen…
Worldwide shipping group CMA CGM announced that it is the main partner of the Monumenta 2016 art exhibition in Paris. CMA CGM has decided to be at the heart of the creation of the masterpiece, by providing its containerships, containers and its technical and logistical expertise…
Cosco Pacific Ltd. has appointed Zhang Wei as vice chairman and managing director, replacing Qiu Jinguang who has stepped down from the positions with immediate effect, reports Dow Jones. 'Qiu Jinguang has resigned as an Executive Director…
There’s a unique new artwork on display at one of Manhattan’s best-known cultural hubs, and it was GAC that delivered it from Europe to the Big Apple. Van Gogh’s Ear, a sculpture by Scandinavian artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset…
Iran all set launch a shipping line to Europe, North and South American countries, as sanctions against Iran’s shipping industry has been recently lifted. The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has resumed its routes to various destinations across Europe…
The number of TEUs shipped to Ports of Stockholm increased by five percent over the first quarter of 2016.During the first quarter of 2016 there was a five percent gain in TEU numbers at Ports of Stockholm compared to the same period of the previous year…
Royal Dutch Shell will close the head office of BG Group, the gas producer it agreed to acquire for $50 billion in February, by the end of the year, it said on Monday, as part of a plan to save costs and cut 10,300 jobs worldwide.The oil…
Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) and Seagull Maritime AS announced today that they have signed a collaborative agreement that will capitalise on their complementary strengths to bring state-of-the-art fuel management training to the maritime industry…
* Maersk Line will introduce a simplified process for obtaining the Landing Certificates from May 1st , 2016 * Maersk line waives off the Landing Certificate fee of INR 1000Mumbai, 25th April, 2016: Maersk Line India has taken a major…