Rise in boxship orders kills recovery 
The UK-based analyst Drewry said in its inaugural report "Drewry maritime equity insight" that just when it looked like the container shipping industry was on the road to recovery, a sudden spurt in vessel ordering seems to be derailing the progress. The analyst... mehr
Order of merit for CHC founder
Dr Sven Sievers, a founder member and former second chairman of Cargo Human Care (CHC), a humanitarian and medical aid project which was set up by employees of Lufthansa Cargo in cooperation with doctors from all over Germany, has been presented with the Order of Merit of the... mehr
AAL and Peter Döhle join forces
The two multipurpose operators AAL, based in Singapore, and Peter Döhle, headquartered in Hamburg (Germany) have launched a new global cooperation. From June, the two partners will share their experience, resources and hardware across the world, to offer joint tramp and project... mehr
Box volumes down in March
According to a Container Trade Statistics report, box volumes on the Asia-Europe trades fell by 22.9% in March. Volumes decreased from 1.3 million teu to 981,600 teu in the month under review, following a 32.3% surge in traffic in February because of the Chinese New Year. On... mehr
Creseada celebrating 30 years of service
Creseada International, based in Lagos (Nigeria), is celebrating 30 years of delivering trusted supply chain solutions for clients around the world. Founded in 1985 by managing director Mike Ayinde, the company has seven warehouses (one bonded) covering over 7,000 sqm near... mehr
Ethiopian to North America via the green isle
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will route its daily Washington Dulles (USA)-bound flight and its thrice weekly-Toronto Pearson (Canada) service from Rome (Fiumicino) via Dublin, with effect from 10 May. At an earlier date, the carrier said that it was routing its Addis... mehr
Cargo most vulnerable at truck stops
A total of 284 cargo theft incidents were recorded by Freight Watch International in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea) in Q1/2015, according to Freightwatch International. The European countries with the highest number of recorded incidents were: The Netherlands (85),... mehr
Afrika als China von Morgen? 
Das chinesische Engagement in Afrika, das zuletzt exorbitant gewachsen ist, verstärkt sich weiter. Bis 2020 soll das Handelsvolumen von 160 auf 400 Mrd. USD steigen. Neben grossen Infrastrukturprojekten ist Afrika auch das Ziel chinesischer Standortverlagerung. mehr
Ballast water management - a major dilemma
The round table (RT) of International Shipping Organisations (comprising Bimco, the International Chamber of Shipping, Intercargo and Intertanko) is concerned that the international convention to regulate ships’ ballast water may come into force in the near future without a... mehr
