Ocean Transportation

TNT Begins Flight Between Liege Hub, Tunis

August 4, 2015

TNT has launched air service between its European hub in Liege, Belgium, and the Tunisian capital of Tunis.

Robust Demand Reported for Warehouse, DC Space Near Top U.S. Seaports

August 3, 2015

Distribution centers near the nation's top seaports are bursting with consumer goods and other cargo - and that's before the Panama Canal extension opens next spring. Distribution center and warehouse occupancy levels have reached historic highs, while expensive construction and labor costs keep new development sparse in many seaport industrial real estate markets.

Grimaldi Group Enhances Med-West Africa Service

July 30, 2015

Grimaldi Group

The Grimaldi Group is enhancing its Mediterranean Express Service (MEX), linking ports in the Mediterranean with West Africa.

CargoSmart Unveils Big Schedules Search Engine

July 30, 2015

CargoSmart Limited

CargoSmart Limited, a vendor of shipment-management software, has created Big Schedules, a sailing-schedule search platform that helps shippers and logistics service providers to manage and visualize their ocean routes.

On-time Performance in Container Trade Keeps Getting Better

July 27, 2015

Drewry

Container service reliability made another steady improvement in June with the aggregate on-time performance for the three key East-West trades rising by 5.7 percentage points to extend the data-series record to 77.3 percent, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

Continued Decline Predicted for Rentals of Ocean Container Equipment

July 24, 2015

Drewry

Container equipment rental rates came under renewed pressure in 2014 and by mid-2015 new dry freight pricing was at a ten-year low, whilst lease rates had fallen to an all-time low, according to the latest edition of the Container Leasing report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Yusen Logistics Expands Air Freight Forwarding in Mexico

July 22, 2015

Yusen Logistics (Mexico) S.A. de C.V

Yusen Logistics (Mexico) S.A. de C.V. has opened two new offices at the Mexico City airport.

CaroTrans Resumes Import Service Between Rotterdam, L.A.

July 21, 2015

CaroTrans

CaroTrans, the global non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has resumed direct, all-water import service from Rotterdam to Los Angeles.

DHL Launches Trans Border Connect Between U.S., Mexico

July 20, 2015

DHL

DHL Global Forwarding has launched Trans Border Connect, its less-than-truckload (LTL) service between the U.S. and Mexico.

Shipping Industry Not Doing Enough to Reduce Emissions, Report Says

July 16, 2015

Maritime Executive

A new report released by the Global Commission on the Economy and the Climate identifies 10 key economic opportunities that could close up to 96 percent of the gap between business-as-usual emissions and the level needed to limit dangerous climate change. Shipping is on the list.

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