Kerry Logistics Opens Central Vietnam Hub
( Apr-14-2010 at 3:37pm )
Kerry Logistics opened the first phase of a logistics center in Danang in central Vietnam. Along with units in Ho Chi Minh City in the south and Hanoi in the north, the facility helps provide full coverage for the whole country. Still under construction during the first phase of operations, the facility will provide...  more >>

AirAsia lifts Aust numbers
( Apr-14-2010 at 3:36pm )
Malaysia-based AirAsia is to ramp up services and fly twice daily from Perth and Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur and three times daily between Perth and Bali. Malaysia-based AirAsia is to ramp up services and fly twice daily from Perth and Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur and three times daily between Perth and Bali. The additional...  more >>

Business booming in Iraq's container repair sector
( Apr-14-2010 at 3:34pm )
IRAQI contractor Miran Village Company, in response to increased demand, has been granted a new, expanded container repair yard (CRY) at Joint Base Balad (JBB), the main logistics hub for US operations in Iraq. The 80th Ordnance Battalion's commander, Chris Mohan, said that the expansion marked a milestone in the growth and development of the company at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. "It...  more >>

MOL, 'K' Line to launch of Asia-USEC Service via Suez
( Apr-14-2010 at 3:33pm )
JAPAN's "K" Line and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have announced an all-water service from major Asian ports to the US east coast via the Suez Canal starting on May 15 with the sailing of the Suez Canal Bridge from Shenzhen-Shekou. The SVE (South China/Vietnam - the US East Coast) service will be operated by "K" Line and MOL with "K" Line providing seven ships...  more >>

Peak season, slow steaming, drives bigger ship demand
( Apr-14-2010 at 3:32pm )
BIGGER ships are again in demand as the peak season revs up and slow steaming absorbs tonnage, according to Paris-based Alphaliner, whose analysts say idle ships of 5,000 TEU or more are finding work with new loops starting up and old ones are resuming as the recession begins to fade away. The number of unemployed large containerships is expected to fall to below 20 units by June, down from...  more >>

New Jeddah port starts operations
( Dec-29-2009 at 11:45am )
The completion of the first phase of Jeddah Islamic Ports newest premier container facility, Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), was recently celebrated with the arrival of UASC’s Vessel Al Muttanabi, Mist News reported. The first call provides a practical demonstration of the Red Seas most modern container terminal in...  more >>

Jade Cargo to build air hub at Chengdu as regional export centre
( Dec-29-2009 at 11:25am )
SHENZHEN's Jade Cargo International and the City of Chengdu have entered into an agreement to establish an air cargo hub for western China as part of official policy to build a regional centre for hi-tech and other export oriented companies. The agreement involves the launch of a freighter service between Chengdu and Europe via the Middle East. Jade will operate B747-400 extended range freighters...  more >>

India proposes cross-border container freight train
( Dec-29-2009 at 11:24am )
INDIA has floated the idea of a container freight train that would operate within the member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). According to a concept paper released by India and proposed to SAARC members such a container train service would run from Bangladesh to Pakistan via India and Nepal to encourage intra-regional trade. The proposed corridor for...  more >>

Cargotec acquires Maghrepic to spur north African sales
( Dec-29-2009 at 11:24am )
CARGO-HANDLING machinery manufacturer for ships, ports and terminals Cargotec has acquired the port service and equipment related part of Maghrepic SA's business operations for an undisclosed purchase price, in a bid to strengthen and grow its sales and service activities in Morocco. Maghrepic has been Cargotec's dealer representative in Morocco "with a long experience in service...  more >>

Panama Canal receives bid on fourth excavation project
( Dec-29-2009 at 11:23am )
THE Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has received four bids for the fourth dry excavation (PAC-4) contract under the waterway's expansion programme. The next step is for the ACP to thoroughly analyse the technical and financial submissions and award the contract in the coming weeks. "Similar to the three prior dry excavation projects, the ACP will award the contract to the firm with...  more >>