Following the announcement yesterday of the impending sale of its shipping business to CMA CGM, shortsea operator Containerships has sought to reassure its staff, customers and service providers that it will be business as usual for the next few months.…

Companies on both sides of the Channel preparing for Brexit claim they are hamstrung by an inability to talk to each other while political negotiations continue.
They are urging the politicians to allow them to work together to find solutions.…

Sky Bus Air Cargo, a Peruvian freighter operator, has won approval to operate charters between Peru and the US.
The airline, which has one older DC8 freighter (pictured), applied for permission from the US Department of Transport, in September.
The …

Shipping consolidation continues apace with CMA CGM announcing it is to acquire European shortsea specialist Containerships.
The announcement follows the signing of an agreement between CMA and Containerships’ parent company, Container Finance.
Containerships boasts strong market presence in the Baltic …

The world’s two biggest container lines, Maersk Line and MSC, are closing a number of services on their networks in an attempt to plug losses and regain profitability in the final half of the year.
The carriers have already announced …

The mandate for US truckers to use electronic logging devices (ELDs) continues to feed controversy as its repercussions reach beyond domestic surface transport.
Air cargo providers are also feeling the impact – from higher trucking rates to delays and, in …

Hutchison Ports Thailand (HPT) began operations at Laem Chabang Terminal D on Monday, when the 5,556 teu MOL Grandeur came to call.
The new $600m terminal is HPT’s third at Thailand’s major container gateway of Laem Chabang.
The new deepsea …