Unctad's analysis of the coronavirus impact 

Unctad also claims that it is too early to gauge the full economic and trade effects of the Coronavirus outbreak. However, shipping data, based on real-time observations of vessel positions (AIS) and information about the cargoes aboard those ships, already shows a change in the... mehr
SCF pushes its LNG strategy in the French name 

The Russian shipping company's (SCF Group) latest LNG carrier was recently named "SCF La Perouse", after Jean-François de la Pérouse, a French explorer of the Pacific. The cargo capacity of the vessel is 174,000 cbm. The vessel features a slow-speed dual-fuel X-DF... mehr
Declining volumes, but waiting for virus impact 

According to Iata, global air freight demand decreased by 3.3% in January 2020, compared to January 2019. Cargo capacity rose by 0.9%, outstripping demand growth for 21 consecutive months. Airlines in Asia-Pacific (-5.9%) and Europe (-3.7%) suffered sharp declines, while North... mehr
New service launched by Interasia and Wan Hai 

Interasia Lines, based in Japan, is launching a two-weekly new South China to Vietnam and Thailand service (CV6) in conjunction with Wan Hai Lines. The service will become operational in early March. Interasia Lines shall jointly deploy one vessel with Wan Hai Lines... mehr
Rhenus takes over Malcolm Total Logistics in New Zealand 

The Rhenus Group has entered into an agreement to buy 100% of the shares of the operating companies in the Malcolm Total Logistics Group. The company, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Auckland, offers services for the local market including air freight, sea freight, 3PL... mehr
Roll Group invests in Indonesia 

The Bintan Offshore Marine Centre (BOMC), Indonesia, gains a new investor. The Germany-headquartered Roll Group will become an exclusive partner in the BOMC yard, taking care of the cranes and trailers to further develop the facility. BOMC is 70% owned and operated by Qube... mehr
Beware: turning panic into profit 

In times of epidemics, watch out for villains. ITIC, the international transport intermediaries club, has been receiving an increasing number of reports of fraudulent invoices being submitted to vessel owners and managers for medical testing services following the outbreak of... mehr
Loxx invests in transport services to Georgia 

Loxx Logistics is expanding its direct services to Georgia and now offering two weekly departures to Tbilisi and Batumi in cooperation with its Georgian partner company Vengo from Tbilisi that has proved itself on the international market since 2004. To this end, Loxx... mehr
Swiss reduces and adds Far East capacity 

Swiss flights between Zurich and Shanghai/Beijing will be suspended until 24 April. From today, 4 March, to 30 May the frequency of flights to Hong Kong will be reduced to 5/7 days. On 1 March, however, Swiss World Cargo began its five times weekly A340 service to Osaka,... mehr
ONE's intra-Asian service network under change 

The big carriers are preparing their new schedules for 2020. The Japanese Ocean Network Express (ONE), based in Singapore, has now disclosed the details of its Intra-Asia Japan service network for 2020. ONE will operate seven of these services on its own, and rely on... mehr