August loaded imports register double-digit growth in Oakland
The Port of Oakland’s loaded container volume continues its steady month-over-month growth, with a 5.4% increase in August compared to the same month last year. Loaded imports saw a significant 14.9% rise, totalling 83,272 TEUs in August 2024, up from 72,481 TEUs in August 2023. “This growth reflects the ongoing surge in demand from U.S. […]
Hactl opens new export service centre with digital focus
Hong Kong cargo handler Hactl has opened a Terminal Services Centre – Export (TSCE) that it claims creates new digital efficiencies for processing cargo. Hactl said the new centre offers a more pleasant working environment for staff and utilises “many innovative new features to enhance operational efficiency”. The company highlighted that agents can now make […]
ACS Time Critical appoints new North America CEO
ACS Time Critical has appointed Robert Alleman as chief executive of the firm’s North American Time Critical Services Alleman will be based at the company’s Texas office and, according to his LinkedIn profile, has previously worked at Royale International as a time-critical account manager and as an on-board courier manager at Chapmean Freeborn, amongst other […]
Former K+N CEO appointed as non-exec director at Swissport
Swissport International has appointed former Kuehne+Nagel chief executive Detlef Trefzger as a non-executive director to the board of directors. The aviation services group said that during its tenure at K+N Trefzger had overseen the company’s development into the world’s largest transport and logistics service provider and invested heavily in new technologies and digitalisation as well […]
SU Navigation vessel joins SNAPS tanker pool
The Stolt NYK Asia Pacific Services (SNAPS) pool has expanded with the addition of a chemical tanker from Singapore-headquartered SU Navigation. The 2023-built, 12,555 dwt Sun Mercury is the latest vessel to join the pool. Stolt Tankers said that the agreement for the vessel to join demonstrated the strategy of pursuing asset-light fleet growth and […]
Maritime CEO Forum: 20 is the new 15 for tankers
Longevity proved to be the overarching theme at this week’s tanker session, which kicked off the Maritime CEO Forum held at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. Charterers will need to fix older ships, posited moderator Sam Chambers, the editorial director at Splash in his opening remarks. It seems inevitable, he said, that the modern tanker […]
Thessaloniki Port boosts financial figures in 2024 H1
Thessaloniki Port Authority recorded consolidated revenue of €48.4 million for the first half of the year, translating to a significant 17.3% growth year-on-year. All key business units at group level, showed revenue increase, according to the port authority: The container terminal posted a significant revenue increase of 16.7% to €34.3 million. The conventional cargo terminal […]
Container shipping braces for rate collapse
Colossal levels of newbuilding, waning demand and a discontented and resentful customer base is a recipe for a run on rates that had been expected last year but is now predicted to be only marginally affected by a United States East Coast port strike. Global Shippers Forum (GSF) director James Hookham will tell a FIATA […]
South Carolina Ports reopens Leatherman Terminal
South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) announced the reopening of the Leatherman Terminal. Starting on 26 September at 8 a.m. (local time), SC Ports will restart operations at the Leatherman Terminal gates to receive containers, in preparation for a significant weekly Asia service launching early next month. Israeli ocean carrier ZIM is set to introduce its […]
Hải quan Hoa Kỳ siết kiểm soát thông tin mô tả hàng hóa
Cơ quan Hải quan và Bảo vệ Biên giới Hoa Kỳ (CBP) đang tăng cường kiểm soát thông tin mô tả hàng hóa không chính xác trong Chương trình sàng lọc trước hàng hóa hàng không (ACAS). Theo đó, từ ngày 7/10/2024, các hãng vận tải và các bên liên quan phải gửi trước thông […]