Maersk Line and its newly acquired Hamburg Süd subsidiary will launch a new Asia-South America west coast (WCSA) service network in April.
But the two lines’ combined reefer capacity on the trade – in terms of the number of slots …

French contract logistics specialist ID Logistics saw its international business lines overtake French operations as the largest source of earnings last year.
Full-year revenues outside its home market grew 42.7%.
This was partly spurred by opening a new contract logistics …

Air freight volumes into Durban surged 13.7% in the three months to December, and the airport expects full-year growth to be around the same level.
Although total volumes were not reported, terminal operator Dube Cargo said the South African city …

CH Robinson’s disastrous second quarter may have made its mark on full-year incomes, but a buoyant final quarter has left the company feeling optimistic about the year ahead.
During an earnings call today, chief financial officer Andrew Clarke said fourth …

European retailers should expand their e-commerce offering to Asia Pacific, which is cheaper and easier than many believe, retailers heard yesterday.
“Asia Pacific has very little focus for UK e-commerce,” said Justin Irvine, commercial director of SEKO Omni-Channel Logistics.
“The …

Container shipping could see the first widespread use of a cryptocurrency this week.
Hong Kong-based blockchain developer ETH Smart Contract Tech will tomorrow start handing out its bespoke TEU tokens to shippers, forwarders and 3PLs under its 300cubits project.
The …

Japanese shipping groups K Line, MOL and NYK have reported a generally improving trend in their container sectors for their nine-month fiscal period ending on 31 December.
NYK remained profitable and MOL turned in a breakeven performance, but K Line …