THE Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and the University of Canberra have developed a system for testing equipment used to examine large cargo objects such as x-ray machines. ANSTO's Ned Blagojevic said it was the first time an independent scientific standard had been set to determine the best x-ray equipment for air and sea ...
LOGWIN, a provider of international logistics services, has announced that it has joined forces with Finnish partner Wikestrom & Krogius to establish and operate a state-of-the-art supply chain centre for the Wartsila Corporation in Shanghai, China. Under the terms of the agreement, Logwin in partnership with its international forwarding agent, Wikest...
MEMBER lines of the Grand Alliance, which includes Hapag Lloyd, NYK Line, MISC Berhad and OOCL, will bypass the Suez Canal and sail around the Cape of Good Hope on the EU3 service between the Far East and North Europe, citing costs as the key factor. Joining the ranks of carriers, Grand Alliance are opting for longer transit times to avoid high toll fees ...
TAIWANESE shipping lines Evergreen Line and Wan Hai Lines has agreed to exchange slots on its services covering Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Manila, Japan and Korea Evergreen has agreed to swap its North East Asia-South East Asia Service-A (NSA), North East Asia-South East Asia Service-B (NSB) and Wan Hai's Korea-South East Asia Service (KSS) /Ko...
CKYH (Coscon, K LINE, Yang Ming, Hanjin Shipping) Alliance announced today that it is rationalizing its Far East – U.S. East Coast services beginning April, 2009. CKYH Alliance believes this service rationalization will enable them to provide customers with more comprehensive service covering most ports in Far East and U.S. East Coast regions. Meanw...
Wilhelmsen Ships Service is improving its e-commerce model by moving its e-business partner and fully owned subsidiary Marine Transaction Services’ (MTS) customer business solutions in-house. The strategic move is tied to the company’s vision for how to carry out sales, order handling and customer service in the future. “Even thoug...
NIPPON Yusen Kaisha (NYK), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd ("K" Line), Pacific International Lines (Pte.) Ltd (PIL), and Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd (HMM) have reached an agreement to launch a joint service between the Far East and the east coast of South America from mid June 2009. Ten vessels of about 4,250 TEU each will be deployed in thi...
Maersk Line announced plans to implement a rate increase for the trade moving from Australia to North and Southeast Asia. Effective April 15, freight rates from Australia to Japan, South Korea, Russia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Philippines will increase by $50 per container fo...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi