Asia-North Europe ships are taking up to 54 extra days to complete round-trip voyages, due to chronic port congestion at their European hub ports.
According to an Alphaliner survey, based on current schedule delays on the services, at least 44 …

South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) has asked flag-carrier HMM to reserve space for food and agri-product exporters on its South Korea-Australia services in November and December.
Each month, HMM will set aside 36 teu for …

Swissport International is consolidating responsibility for the development of its cargo business with the appointment of Dirk Goovaerts (above) to the new position of global cargo chair.
Mr Goovaerts will add the role to his existing job as head of …

Here’s a novel development that the vast majority of UK taxpayers may be unaware of – they are set to become shareholders in DP World’s African port portfolio.
Yesterday the UK’s international investment fund CDC Group, formerly known as the …

The mad dash to avoid container shipping delays has seen some airfreight rates climb by ten times in a single week.
Yesterday, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics told customers: “The already tense situation in the airfreight market has worsened dramatically in recent …

Time and tides wait for no-one and, so it seems, after the flood comes the ebb tide.
Shipping lines seeking renewal of contracts with customers are looking to lock shippers into long-term deals while the fevered market continues to rage.…

Amid major bottlenecks in the UK’s post-Brexit border regime, Netherlands-headquartered Customs Support Group (CSG) has acquired customs broker UK Customs Solutions (UKCS).
Based in Felixstowe, Nottingham, Glasgow and Dover, UKCS and its 150 staff expands CSG’s UK strength to 210 …