New head of Swiss WorldCargo named
Alain Chisari has been appointed as the new head of Swiss WorldCargo to succeed Lorenzo Stoll, who left the airline in July to take over as chief executive of a healthcare company. In his new role, Chisari will have overall responsibility for Swiss’s entire airfreight division of some 300 employees worldwide and for developing and […]
Dimerco report shines light on impending disruptions to global shipping and the USA
Surging air freight, blank sailings, and the impending strike on the USA East Coast are all part of the impending disruptions that customers should be aware of. This is the gist of the October 2024 – Asia-Pacific Monthly Freight Report released by Dimerco, a leading global logistics and supply chain provider. The report provides crucial […]
Box lines reshape intra-Europe service networks
Ocean carriers have announced several changes to their intra-Europe services, according to DynaLiners. In a bold expansion of its shipping services, WEC Lines is now steering a broader course, connecting northwest Europe directly to Portugal, according to Alphaliner. The details of the two updated WEC Lines services are as follows: Northwest Europe – Spain/Portugal: Dublin, […]
MSC joins call for regulatory framework to accelerate net-zero fuel adoption
At the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) High-Level “Ocean for the Future” meeting held at the UN headquarters in New York on 23 September, business leaders from sectors including shipping, ports, energy, and banking urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member States to adopt a global regulatory framework to accelerate the maritime industry’s path toward […]
MSC orders ten LNG/dual fuel ULCVs from Chinese shipyard
The world’s largest container shipping company MSC has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for ten LNG/dual fuel ships of 21,000 TEU capacity with Hengli Heavy Industries of China, according to a recent DynaLiners report. The delivery of the container vessels is expected to start in 2027. The Swiss-Italian box line appears to be continuing […]
IAG Cargo looks to capitalise on new Asia Pacific flights
IAG Cargo is hoping to capitalise on the addition of extra capacity to the Asia Pacific region as sister companies British Airway and Iberia add flights to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo. The service between Gatwick and Bangkok will be operated three times per week by British Airways – also part of the IAG Group […]
Cooler air cargo market in September just a blip
The air cargo market showed signs of cooling slightly in September but expectations are that demand will quickly pick up again in October. Freight forwarder Dimerco said that e-commerce and electronics volumes had “underperformed expectations in September”. The company also pointed out that while the Global Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) Composite Output Index remained in […]
91 hours left to avert supply chain mayhem in the US
The countdown is on. As Daily Splash, our free newsletter, published today, there remained just 91 hours left to resolve a worker impasse in America that threatens to send supply chains around the world into chaos. If by the end of Monday, no pay deal has been struck between employers and employees, 45,000 American dockworkers […]
Carbon levy top of the agenda at next week’s IMO green gathering
Monday sees the 82nd gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) kick off at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) where carbon levies will be high up on the agenda as well as a surfeit of other green issues. Remarkably, there have been more than 170 submissions made in the run-up to […]
New OPS system at Barcelona container terminal allows first emission-free port call
For the first time, a ship was able to shut off all its engines while docked at the Port of Barcelona, marking the first emission-free port call for a container vessel. The new Onshore Power Supply (OPS) system at Hutchison Ports BEST container terminal made this significant step toward decarbonizing port activities possible. The system, which […]