Shipping election materials for the Philippines 
U-Freight’s Phils and U-Ocean brands in the Philippines have won a competitive government tender held by the country’s commission on elections (Comelc) to deliver the material and equipment from the Philippines to various foreign service posts, and return them subsequently, so... more
Kabir Ahmed re-elected Baffa president
Chairman of Conveyor Logistics Kabir Ahmed has been re-elected president of Baffa (Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association) for a further two years. The election for the association’s directors was held simultaneously in both Dhaka and Chattogram on 30 December. A meeting... more
Ports in India prepare for the worst
The Indian Register of Shipping recently prepared disaster management plans (DMP) for ports operated by the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), covering the ports of Alang, Bhavnagar, Jafrabad, Mandvi, Okha, Porbandar and Veraval. These DMPs support ports in responding promptly in... more
VCFI reports stabilised growth
The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI), which measures the trend and evolution of container transport costs by sea from the port of Valencia (Spain), closed the year with a 4.14% increase in December compared to November. This rise continues the trend of the last... more
A drop in times of overflow?
The Chicago-based maritime intelligence provider Project 44 recently analysed the latest developments in ocean shipping and gave its outlook for 2022. Despite a steady decline in teu capacity occurring during H1/2021, port conditions deteriorated. In December, though, port... more
PVG prepares for returning volumes
Shanghai Airport Authority, which is still hoping to welcome exhibitors and visitors of Transport Logistic China and Air Cargo China, scheduled 15-17 June (while Air Cargo India, initially planned to take place from 22 to 24 February in Mumbai, seems to have been postponed to... more
RZD and Russian Post extend cooperation
Russian Post and FPC, a subsidiary of Russian Railways (RZD), have entered into an agreement on running mail vans with passenger and post & baggage trains for the next three years. The companies plan to organise multimodal services for Russian Post deliveries along... more
New trends in ship recycling
P.T. Marcopolo Shipyard, a subsidiary of the Singapore-headquartered Marco Polo Marine, has ventured into green ship recycling, to help shipowners recycle their end-of-life ships in a safe and environmentally sound manner. In addition to being awarded the permit by local... more
Taiwan's national carrier sets new cargo record
2021 proved to be the best-ever year in the 62-year history of the China Airlines cargo team. Even as the impact of Covid-19 was felt all around the world, China Airlines switched to a cargo-centric business model that put its fleet of 21 freighters, including three newly... more
Philippos Philis is ECSA's new president
At its general assembly, ECSA (European Community Shipowners' Associations) elected Philippos Philis as its new president for a two-year term, with Karin Orsel as new vice-president. Philippos Philis founded Lemissoler in 1996 and has been chairman and CEO of the shipping... more