Shared news and articles from and about the shipping and freight industry..
A heart-warming story about two brothers from Scotland and how they are faring with the sailing of their autonomous ship (well kind of), the HMS Adventure.. Go to full article … Read more here..
After two decades of experience in export and freight forwarding sectors, CoLoadX CEO Fauad Shariff has seen it all. In his current position at the helm of a marketplace for … Read more here..
Recently there has been quite a buzz in the air about freight rail and movement of cargo especially from China to Europe and how quickly the cargo is moving.. In … Read more here..
“We’re in an era where complexities melt away in the face of digital capabilities,” says Eytan Buchman, VP of marketing for the online freight marketplace Freightos. For decades, shippers were … Read more here..
The days when pallets or containers disappeared into the supply chain and – hopefully – showed up on the other end weeks later are long over, says Sensefinity CEO Orlando … Read more here..
Trade Finance Global (TFG), the leading trade information provider and international trade finance brokerage has launched a Global Scholarship to students studying international trade and shipping, in recognition of the … Read more here..
Outdated technology and common mistakes shippers make can cost shippers thousands of dollars or more.. In this series of Executive Insights, we chat with the CEO of Haven – Matthew … Read more here..
An anti-apartheid artwork featuring the military vehicle Casspir was shipped from South Africa and United States as part of The Casspir Project.. Here is the news item from Transnet regarding … Read more here..
Port operations were halted at Karachi port due to the collision of two Hapag Lloyd ships (the Tolten and Hamburg Bay) at the South Asia Port Terminal.. Go to full … Read more here..
South Africa has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in Africa (at 52%). Africa also has the youngest population in the world and according to the African Economic Outlook … Read more here..
An unfortunate situation has developed in the Arabian Sea where Maersk Honam had a serious fire on board.. There have been some casualties as a result of this.. Go to … Read more here..
If you have been wishing and looking for options to ship liquid bulk cargo in a container, your wish may have come true.. REEFLEX is an innovative idea combining the … Read more here..
As far as container shipping is concerned, the current decade or the period since Y2K has probably seen the most number of consolidations, mergers, acquisitions and alliances than any other … Read more here..
This interesting insight on the impact of extreme weather on contracts of carriage has been reproduced from Gard.. Go to full article >>>
Are demurrage and detention charges justified..?? No this is not my question..!! This is a question that has arisen on the back of rising demurrage and detention charges incurred due … Read more here..