Tuñón to strengthen IAPH in Latin America 
The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has appointed Guimara Tuñón Guerra as development director for Central and South America. In this new role she’ll drive regional engagement and expand membership in key port communities. Tuñón, who served as IAPH’s... more
JAL and Kalitta to cooperate on NRT–ORD
Starting today, 4 April, Japan Airlines (JAL) began offering cargo space on Kalitta Air-operated flights between Tokyo (NRT) and Chicago (ORD). This marks the first phase of a new collaboration effort between the two partners, with a full codeshare agreement also being... more
Class societies to create emissions data standard
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency in charge of regulating global shipping, has expanded its ‘IMO Compendium’ to include a new ‘Fuel oil consumption and CII reporting dataset’, with 140 harmonised data fields. Developed by the ‘Smart... more
US tariffs – Xeneta expects “seismic shock”
The global air cargo industry is facing major disruption, as the US imposes sweeping import tariffs from 9 April, including the elimination of de minimis exemptions for low-value shipments from China and Hong Kong from 2 May. These shipments will be subject to 30% duty or a... more
Two ONE services open Asian access to Argentina
TecPlata, ICTSI’s terminal near Buenos Aires, is enhancing its connectivity to Asia through Ocean Network Express’ new East Coast South America Express 2 (SX2) and River Plate Express (RPX) services. The SX2 links East Asia with South America, including a direct call at Pusan... more
Swedish Club adds iceberg alerts to Telp system
The Swedish Club has introduced a new seasonal ‘Iceberg Advisory’ feature to its Trade Enabling Loss Prevention platform (Telp). The system enhances navigational safety by alerting vessels entering zones with high concentrations of icebergs and sea ice. Supported by two... more
DHL acquires Cryopdp
The DHL Group has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Cryopdp, a special courier service by Cryoport that serves clinical trials and biopharma and the cell and gene therapy sectors. The move strengthens DHL’s capabilities in temperature-controlled logistics and supports... more
Xenos Marine names largest US-built heavylift vessel
Xenos Marine has christened the TX-10,000, the largest heavylift vessel ever built in the USA, at Gulf Copper Shipyard in Galveston TX. The 297 m long, 310 m wide and 250 m high vessel features a gantry system with a lifting capacity of 10,000 t and is fully Jones... more
WiseTech acquires Editrade
WiseTech Global has signed an agreement to acquire Editrade, a provider of customs management software headquartered in Santiago (Chile). The acquisition extends the reach of WiseTech’s Cargowise platform in Chile, Ecuador, Panama and Mexico, supporting its goal of expanding... more
Expanding its networks and capacities
South Carolina Ports will grow its weekly service offerings from 25 to 29 in April, expanding connectivity between Charleston and key global markets. Among the new additions are two first calls from Asia, including the MSC/Zim Emerald/ZXB loop, which offers the fastest... more