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Container ships sent for demolition drops 94%
19 Nov 2021 3:44 PM ISTOnly two container ships were sent for demolition between June 30-October 25, a drop of 94 percent from 2020, as ship owners hold on to tonnage with...
UN agency calls for faster vaccination of seafarers; sees freight rates to remain high
19 Nov 2021 2:18 PM ISTDesignating seafarers as “key workers” and vaccinating them as a matter of priority is one of the 10 key suggestions by the United Nations Conference...
Hope to go from 136 to 220 airports in next 5-7 years: Scindia
19 Nov 2021 10:52 AM ISTIndia’s flagship civil aviation event ‘Wings India 2022’ which is jointly organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Federation of Indian...
ZIM Q3 profit zooms to $1.46 billion on higher volumes, freight rates
17 Nov 2021 7:40 PM ISTIsraeli carrier ZIM reported its highest-ever net income of $1.46 billion for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, on higher freight rates and...
Los Angeles port handled 8% fewer containers in Oct
17 Nov 2021 7:33 PM ISTGene Seroka, executive director, Port of Los Angeles, said the port handled around 900,000 TEUs in October, down about 8 percent from last year. Final...
Etihad Cargo to deploy AI-powered airfreight loading with SPEEDCARGO
17 Nov 2021 6:24 PM ISTEtihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group, has entered into a proof-of-concept agreement with SPEEDCARGO, the...
Freight rate reduction could take 18-30 months
17 Nov 2021 12:22 PM ISTGlobal freight rate reduction could take anywhere between 18-30 months, according to Sea‑Intelligence, a research & analysis provider with strong...
Port of Hamburg growth in trade with Indian goods
17 Nov 2021 12:00 AM ISTNovember 17, 2021 Hamburg is the leading universal port in Germany and Europe’s thirdbiggest container port. In the first half of 2021, the port...
Women in Aviation and Logistics mentorship scheme calls for mentees
16 Nov 2021 7:12 PM ISTMovement for change Women in Aviation and Logistics (WAL) is calling for mentees to sign up to its mentorship programme and for organisations to...
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa orders 72 Boeing 737 Max planes
16 Nov 2021 6:04 PM ISTValued at nearly $9 billion, the order includes 737-8 and the high-capacity 737-8-200.
Freightwalla unveils free machine learning-based EXIM cargo tracker
16 Nov 2021 4:21 PM ISTThe digital freight forwarder Freightwalla has launched a free supply chain automation platform, an intelligent shipment tracking service for MSME...
NextBillion.ai, Locus join hands to combine supply chain capabilities
16 Nov 2021 2:11 PM ISTLocus today announced its partnership with the enterprise map data + AI platform NextBillion.ai to combine Locus’ expertise in automating complex...












