According to Xeneta’s crowd-sourced data, average long-term contract freight rates between Asia and North Europe are trending around 6% higher than a year ago.
Conversely the short-term market is some 7% lower.
The Oslo-headquartered freight rate benchmarking firm’s shipper- and …
Renewed demand on the Asia-Europe and transpacific trades was in further evidence today after Hong Kong-based shipping line OOCL released its 2017 fourth-quarter operational update, showing double-digit growth on the east-west deepsea trades.
The carrier also reported that full-year Asia-Europe …
Company veteran David Binks is to step down as European president of FedEx Express in June, retiring from the industry after 35 years.
Mr Binks’ decision ends a career that began in a record year for the company, 1983, when …
In less than two weeks, the institution that has been Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (TSA), will end. For nearly 30 years the TSA, now something of an anomaly in today’s world, represented container lines interests on the transpacific trade. Its closure …
Validators (CEIV) PHARMA certification from the International Aviation Transportation Agency (IATA), LATAM Cargo was also recently awarded with the CEIV PHARMA certification for its handling service in Miami.
This achievement is the result of a joint and coordinated effort of …
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is continuing to give customers a wider choice of pharma solutions by becoming the first UK airline to approve the use of CSafe’s new RAP container for temperature-sensitive life-enhancing healthcare products. Following its approval by both the …
Europium World has appointed Import Services as logistics partner to underpin planned growth in the UK and internationally.
Europium World is an established and successful company focusing on bringing new and innovative products to the mainstream market via worldwide manufacturers …
