A carrier for carbon 
Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (Nedo) has completed the conceptual design of a new vessel. A project entrusted by Nedo to Japan CCS also involved MOL which launched research and development (R&D) on the adoption of a large-scale... plus
Non au deal 
Conteneurs: MCI ne devient pas CIMC. En octobre, la naissance d’un nouvel oligopole dans la fabrication de conteneurs semblait encore inévitable, mais le projet est tombé à l’eau à cause de la grande politique. plus
New rail link between Baltics and Turkey
Metrans has introduced new rail connections between the Baltic Sea, Central Europe and Turkey by adding Gdansk (Poland) as another terminal in Northeast Europe to its network. The new link with Turkey is operated in partnership with Omsan Logistics. The first container train... plus
UK P&I Club welcomes William Beveridge
UK P&I Club, a provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community, has appointed William Beveridge as chief underwriting officer, effective 17 September 2022. Reporting to CEO Andrew Taylor, Beveridge will oversee all the club’s... plus
Two ASL Group members join Iata
Three weeks before the Iata World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in London, where ITJ will distribute its upcoming edition 39-40/2022, the global airlines' association has announced that ASL Airlines Belgium has become an airline member effective 18 August 2022. Formerly TNT Airways,... plus
Yang Ming keeps fleet size up
Keelung-headquartered carrier Yang Ming decided to extend its charter on five Seaspan neo-panamax containerships. They belong to the Hong Kong-based company Seaspan. The Taiwanese shipping group has announced an option on Seaspan's five 14,000 teu units. Currently, Yang Ming... plus
Humanitarian air bridge for flood victims
Since last Friday, 2 September 2022, Emirates has been offering cargo capacity on all its 53 weekly passenger flights to Pakistan for organisations based at the world’s largest humanitarian hub, International Humanitarian City (IHC), to transport critical equipment and supplies,... plus
How to push furniture expansion worldwide
Maersk has entered into a partnership with Castlery, a Singaporean furniture retailer. The aim of the agreement is to reduce waiting times for orders to one to two months, approximately three times less than the industry average of three to six months. As Castlery expands... plus
Future Port starts operations
Tuas Port‘s first three berths are now operational. PSA inaugurated the new facilities after the completion of the first development phase, a milestone in Singapore’s maritime strategy. The port is located on Singapore's western seaboard. Planned as the nucleus of... plus
Time to create a privatisation strategy
Only 15 days left! All interested applicants to develop a strategy for the privatisation of the JSC Uzbekistan Airways, which in 2021 generated net profit of UZS 53.7 billion (EUR 4,4 million) by providing air transport services including for cargo, are invited to submit their... plus