Silk Way, the Azeri freighter operator, has fought back against claims made online that it operated more than 350 secret flights carrying weapons, effectively being subsidised with US government money in the form of ExImbank financing.
About a year ago, …

Pressure is mounting on container ports to improve efficiency in terminal operations, as wholesale change in the shipping industry continues to increase competition and drive down revenue per box.
According to Mark Welles, Navis vice president and general manager Asia …

Amazon UK, Germany and Canada have been named as “notorious markets” for counterfeit goods and blamed for being “unresponsive” and “non-compliant”.
The retail giant joins a list of major e-commerce companies, which includes Alibaba, Taibao and MercadoLibre, facing complaints over …

Four new freighters are set to enter the market, expected to be operational this month.
UK charter company Jota Aviation has bought ASL Spain’s four BAe 146-300QT aircraft, marking a foray back into freight for the airline, which had previously …

The bellwether Shanghai Container Freight Index (SCFI) did not publish today, due to the national holiday in China, but current sentiment suggests that ocean carriers will find their rates under pressure following the Golden Week break.
Last month, the Asia …

The US Customs & Border Protection agency (CBP) is poised to ramp up measures to intercept illegal substances and counterfeit goods entering the country via e-commerce shipments.
Monitoring of incoming mail will be increased through a mandate for data on …

The past few years have been particularly hard for Damco.
Its move from Copenhagen to The Hague in February 2013 was a disaster. It went from profit to a net loss of $111m that year, partly attributed to one-off relocation …