THE Port of Tacoma posted a 35 per cent increase in container volume during the first four months of the year to 617,076 TEU year on year, reflecting the arrival of Grand Alliance carriers last July. The port authority said laden container imports were up 48 per cent to 226,676 TEU in the same...

THE Port of Charleston's two container terminals posted a nine per cent year-on-year increase in April to 134,718 TEU, and a 17 per cent increase from April the year before in 2011. "Our volume continues to grow above the market, and we must continue our aggressive sales efforts as we heavily...

PORT of Shanghai posted a four per cent increase in container throughput of 2.82 million TEU in April, while overall tonnage went up 4.6 per cent to 66.28 million tonnes. Import container volume grew 5.8 per cent to 1.37 million TEU while export boxes throughput increased 2.3 per cent to 1.46...

NYK UNIT Yusen Logistics has announced the expansion of its direct less-than-container load (LCL) service with the addition of two routes, a twice weekly service from Shanghai to Los Angeles and a weekly multi-nation consolidation service from Singapore to LA. Cargo is consolidated at Yusen...

NANNING-Guangzhou railway's Guangxi section has completed track laying and is expected to be open for traffic in November this year, Xinhua reports. The railway, capable of handling double stacked unit trains, is said to become the most convenient traffic means of connecting Guangxi and...

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) moved 2.4 million tons of cargo in April, a 4.7 percent increase -- or 108,532 tons - over the same month a year ago. Our total tonnage makes April the highest volume month on record, said GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz The GPA handled 258,951 TEU, 10,040 TEUs...

Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has started new services from Batam, Indonesia to global destinations. Many Indonesian and multinational manufacturers operate on the small island of Batam, which is located 20 kilometers southeast of Singapore. All...

HONG KONG's Kerry Logistics has secured a majority stake in Tin Thanh Express, to offer "one-stop-shop" logistics and supply chain solutions for multinational and local companies across Vietnam. The new JV company branded Kerry TTC Express combines the international freight network of Kerry...

PROVIDER of air, sea and road freight services in Europe and Asia, DHL Global Forwarding, has introduced a second routing option for customers keen on capitalising on its existing road/rail multi-modal overland service connecting Asia and Europe. A company statement said Chengdu-based customers...

Mediterranean Shipping Co. will start charging a higher bunker adjustment factor next month on all...

Cathay Pacific Airways ordered an additional 747-8 freighter as it continues to renew its freighter...

In line with MSC's strategic objective to continue to improve services, MSC Mediterranean Shipping...

Member carriers of the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement (AADA) will levy a rate increase of...

South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marines said it plans to deploy six large container vessels on its...

In April, MacAndrews will set up a refrigerated train service linking Murcia with Balboa in Spain,...

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) moved 2.4 million tons of cargo in April, a 4.7 percent increase --...

Antwerp, Rotterdam and Düsseldorf are the best logistics hubs in Europe, but they face a growing...

French container line CMA CGM said it is raising rates on a host of trades starting June 1. The...

EASTERN China hinterland city recently held a promotional campaign for the planned "New Eurasian...