Shippers and forwarders query carriers' policy 
The associations of European shippers and freight forwarders ESC and Clecat have appealed to the European Commission and criticised the policy currently pursued by liners. In a joint letter to the Competition Directorate of the EC, the associations complained about the... plus
Cathay Pacific Cargo lands in Riyadh
Cathay Pacific Cargo has launched a new scheduled freighter service between Hong Kong and Riyadh. Starting yesterday, 5 January 2021, B747-400ERF flights will operate once per week with a stopover in Dubai (DWC) on the return flight to Hong Kong. Before linking the Saudi... plus
Container flows back on track
According to the current flash estimate, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) showed a slight, seasonally adjusted decrease in November from 121.6 (corrected) to 121. The... plus
Flourishing counterfeit shipments
As the NFL 2020/2021 season heats up, fraud activities are also on the increase. Over the first week of December, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized 200 counterfeit jerseys determined to have several athletes’ autographs that were unapproved and... plus
Premiers mouvements 
La zone de libre-échange créée le 15 novembre «en ligne», en raison du Covid-19, concerne un tiers de la population mondiale. Avant le coup de fouet attendu en commerce avec l’Extrême-Orient, il y a déjà de nouvelles initiatives en trafic avec la Chine. plus
19 M. de bouteilles
La logistique relative aux boissons est pleine de pièges. En Thaïlande, Ceva Logistics vient de remporter un appel d’offres lancé en janvier 2020 par Pernod Ricard. Au cœur de l’offre figure entre autres l’amélioration de l’entreposage à Bangna-Bangkok. plus
The Alliance – January sailing schedule
The Alliance, the shipping consortium made up of ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and HMM, has adjusted its sailings in January to meet the needs of the new global shipping situation. Departures in almost every trade are disrupted to a greater or lesser extent; the details are... plus
Cooperation between Champ and CargoAi
Air service provider Champ Cargosystems has announced a partnership with CargoAi. By connecting their systems through APIs, the partners will provide users with new connections and capabilities for the future. Champ offers increased visibility to CargoAi for its more than 100... plus
ICTSI Pakistan welcomes CWX service
The port of Karachi’s Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT), owned by International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), recently welcomed the inaugural call of a China–India link. The China–Indian west coast X-Press service (CWX), which is operated by Xpress... plus
WFS welcomes Asiana Cargo at MXP
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won the handling contract for Asiana Airlines’ freighter services at Milan Malpensa airport (MXP). The South Korean carrier operates three Boeing B747 freighter flights a week from the Italian cargo hub to Seoul. WFS expects to handle 15,000 t... plus