Blank sailings significantly down, says eeSea 
The latest data from the Danish maritime and supply chain intelligence company eeSea’s ‘Blank Sailings Tracker’ shows that 1.7% (for February) and 0.6% (for March) of head-haul sailings have been cancelled on three main east/west trades at this stage of the year. This is a... more
Sinovac vaccine arrives in Turkey
As part of its continuing healthcare, medical equipment and vaccine shipments across the globe, Turkish Cargo last week carried the first batch of Sinovac, Covid-19 vaccines procured from China by the ministry of health, to Turkey. Loaded inside 17 containers equipped... more
New vessel for Wan Hai Lines
Japan Marine United has delivered a 3,055 teu container ship to Wan Hai Lines. The line has ordered a total of eight container vessels with a design capacity of 3,055 teu which can carry containers with a maximum of 12 rows x 6 stages in the hold and a maximum of 14 rows x 7... more
Yang Ming banks on France
In a joint operation, Yang Ming has set up a new subsidiary with the Naxco Group in France. Yang Ming (France) officially became operative on 1 January 2021. The subsidiary aims at assisting Yang Ming to develop local market and integrate regional resource. With the... more
ITJ Video News – 7 January 2021
In the ITJ Video News of the 7th of January 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen shines the spotlight on Olfa Hamdi, the 36-year-old new president and chairwoman of state-owned Tunisair; the shipping line ZIM’s plans to go public; an ‘air bridge’ between Belgium and England;... more
Two Japanese partners for "Pupa"
Japan Aerospace Exploratory Agency (Jaxa) and Yamato Holdings are to collaborate on a cargo pod for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aerial systems. The two organisations have worked together in designing and evaluating the aerodynamic shape of the... more
Kerry Thailand on stock exchange
Kerry Express Thailand (KETH), established in 2006 as an affiliate of Kerry Logistics Network, has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) since the end of December. KETH remains a subsidiary of Kerry Logistics Network after the spin-off. The price of the initial... more
Emirates Skycargo uplifts Brazilian satellite
Emirates SkyCargo has executed a cargo charter to transport Amazonia-1, the first satellite to have been developed completely in Brazil by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), from São José dos Campos (SJK) to Chennai. This is the first time that the carrier has... more
Shippers and forwarders query carriers' policy
The associations of European shippers and freight forwarders ESC and Clecat have appealed to the European Commission and criticised the policy currently pursued by liners. In a joint letter to the Competition Directorate of the EC, the associations complained about the... more
Cathay Pacific Cargo lands in Riyadh
Cathay Pacific Cargo has launched a new scheduled freighter service between Hong Kong and Riyadh. Starting yesterday, 5 January 2021, B747-400ERF flights will operate once per week with a stopover in Dubai (DWC) on the return flight to Hong Kong. Before linking the Saudi... more