Carriers, faced with increasing congestion, low productivity and a mounting backlog of exports in southern China have been forced to omit port calls, extend gate-in times and, in Ocean Network Express (ONE)’s case, added a $1,000 surcharge on reefer cargo …

Asia-Europe shippers and freight forwarders using the overland rail routes have been warned of potential disruption, as political tension mounts in the aftermath of the recent diversion of a passenger plane for the arrest of a Belarussian journalist.
Last month’s …

Two more container lines have suspended expedited services through the US port of Oakland.
They are following in the footsteps of Zim, which was forced to divert the inaugural sailing of its Central China E-Commerce Express to Los Angeles and …

Aero Africa, a Hong Kong-based air cargo management group, has welcomed two specialists to its management team in China and southern Africa.
Joey Xu joins as director airfreight Asia. She has wide experience in airfreight and joins from M&M, where …

Former CMA CGM UK MD Gary Jeffreys (above) has been named as the new UK & Ireland MD for Maersk.
Mr Jeffreys takes up his new role on 10 August, replacing Maersk’s current UK & Ireland MD, Jeremey Haycock.
Mr …

APM Terminals veteran executive Jonathan Graham (above) has been appointed MD of APM Terminals Liberia.
He replaces George Adjei, who has been appointed MD of APM Terminals Cotonou.
“Jonathan is no stranger to Africa and Liberia,” said David Skov, head …

Take the masterful DSV Panalpina (DSV PAN), knowing its M&A-driven value proposition may need another fillip soon enough for its stock to break through new highs, which were reached recently partly thanks to the Agility deal – equity-financed at Dkr1,299.5 …