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Shipping poses risk to whale sharks’ environment worldwide

WHALE shark’s large size makes it common for them to collide with ships, causing unfortunate and lethal injuries, reports Paris-based Sustainability Times. The previously overlooked matter could be the reason why populations of the world’s largest fish have been falling. The creatures... Read More

DHL increases productivity with robotic sortation pilot in Atlanta

DHL eCommerce solutions is having a successful year piloting two DoraSorter robotic systems in its Atlanta distribution center, reports the American Journal of Transportation. The robotic sortation systems are one of the projects that are part of the company’s US$100 million five-year autom... Read More

EVA Air to order Boeing 777 freighter to boost cargo capacity

TAIWAN’s EVA Airways has announced it will order an additional Boeing 777 freighter which it expects to be delivered by the end of 2023 to increase the airline’s competitive edge in the cargo market, reports Taipei’s Central News Agency. The new aircraft, together with EVA’... Read More

Busan to create smart container vessel to ship lithium batteries

MUNICIPAL authorities in Busan, are analysing a design and development of a smart container, which can transport batteries safely, reports London’s Loadstar. The report comes following increasing publicity about the dangers of carrying lithium batteries in containers. Busan authorities will... Read More

Ningbo-Zhoushan hits record volume despite Shanghai lockdown

IN April, Ningbo-Zhoushan port posted a container throughput that increased 10 per cent year on year to over three million TEU, a new high for a single month, reports Colchester’s Seatrade Maritime News. The port maintained smooth operation for container truck transport with new services, f... Read More

Containership orderbook breaks more records

THE giant containership order book is setting new records, with capacity on order as a percentage of the fleet breaching 30 per cent, with 7.5 million TEU of capacity now on order according to Braemar ACM, reports Singapore’s Splash. The TEU capacity on order is the highest ever recorded. T... Read More

Hong Kong eases Covid rules, cargo operation expands

HONG KONG’S Cathay Pacific has welcomed the Hong Kong government’s easing of crew quarantine rules, with adjustments expected to allow expanded cargo operations, reports London’s Air Cargo News. The new rules mean that vaccinated cargo crew will no longer have to quarantine on r... Read More

Forwarders may consider e-booking air cargo in 2022

MANY companies across many industries are switching to technology as a new way to streamline their operations, with forwarders considering air cargo bookings in 2022, reports New York’s FreightWaves. Air cargo booking has existed as a back and forth for freight forwarders for many years, ca... Read More

China-EU trade increases 12pc in first quarter

BILATERAL trade between China and the European Union (EU) rose robustly in the first quarter, said Gao Feng of the Ministry of Commerce said, rising 12.2 per cent year on year to reach US$205.87 billion, reports Xinhua. In the first quarter, bilateral trade in mechanical and electrical products, ... Read More

SF Airlines freighter’s 70th aircraft takes to the sky

CHINA Shenzhen-headquartered rapidly expanding express carrier SF Airline has put its 70th aircraft into action. The China-based airline put its 70th freighter – a B767-300 – into flight operation on April 29 between Shenzhen and Beijing, reports London’s Air Cargo News. “... Read More

US ports set import record as consumers buy now to beat inflation

US CONTAINERISED imports set a new record this spring and are expected to see near-record volume this month as retailers bring in merchandise ahead of rising costs, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. “... Read More

Hutchison’s HUD to build Hong Kong’s first dual fuel standby vessels

HONGKONG United Dockyards Limited (HUD), a company wholly owned by members of CK Hutchison Group, announced its plan to build the first dual fuel (Liquefied Natural Gas-Marine Gas Oil, LNG-MGO) standby vessels, in support of the Hong Kong Climate Action Plan 2030+ to reduce carbon intensity. The ... Read More
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